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Field trip to Medtronic.
Group Picture in the lobby of Medtronic.
Health and Science Investigation year III students were taken on
a tour of the facility to learn about the engineering and cell biology
behind the vascular stents used as artery implants. Here are the
students with Librarian Karen Coster and teacher Judy Barcelon.
The field trip was organized by Karen Gunderson, whose daughter
Janel is an alumni of our HSI/Biotech program and is currently
attending UCLA's Nursing Program.
One of the stations set up by the great lab crew at Medtronic was
for students to practice purifying polmers that are used to coat
the stents. Here they are working under the fume hood to
precipitate out the plastic and leave all of the other contaminants
in solution.
At this lab station students learned how tissues are sliced and
stained to determine the health of the artery before and after a
stent was placed inside. Students were able to work with dissected
pig hearts and examine one that had a stent implant. It was
incredible all of the scientific research going on behind the
scenes. We are hoping to place students in this lab setting for
their second semester internship.
At this lab station students examined how cells are grown in a
monolayer and then subjected to different substances to determine
the effect these substances have on cellular viability. Students
were able to get some hands on experience with dividing cells and
diluting cell cultures.
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