Multi-use Variable-gravity Platform
- Dual 390 mm rotors, simultaneous 0 – 2 g
- Twin independent self-balancing centrifuges: 0 – 2 g each
- Thermal control
- Humidity control
- Up to 12 experiment modules, each with video capability
- Experiment modules accommodate a wide variety of samples
- Cultured cells (recently-published paper citing MVP use)
- Drosophila
- Plants
- C. elegans
- Aquatics
- Cement
- Tissue Chips
- Bacteria
- Organoids
- Rotors and experiment modules removable on orbit
Facility (features 2 identical carousels)
Size: Single locker
Rotor diameter: 390 mm
0-2g fractional G-level control: Yes, 0.1 – 2G
Self-balancing to prevent micro-g loading of specimens as fluids or specimens shift or fluids are added or removed: Yes
Specimen mass measurement: Available as an upgrade
Air and water filtration: Available as an upgrade
Temperature control: 14C-40C
Humidity control: 50% – 85%
Gas composition: Monitoring and control in some modules
Data channels to each
experiment module: Power and high speed USB
Ground based control and data retrieval available: Yes
Specimen Holders
Levels of containment: 2
Total number of experiment modules: 12 (6 per carousel)
Controlled air convection in each specimen holder: Yes
Specimen video: Yes, digital video or still pictures, 12 video cameras (6 per carousel)
Specimen lighting: Yes, 12 independent systems (6 per carousel)