In order for our project to be a success, it must follow these requirements given to us by our sponsor:

 

  • Use a falcon tube or petri dish as the basis for the cell culture environment.
  • The system must fit inside of an incubator.
  • The system must survive in an incubator.
  • We must be able to support a piece of magnetic metal the size of ~100 cells.
  • The system must have a way to monitor the location of a levitating object the size of ~100 cells.
  • The system must use the location of the object to avoid a normal force from the object’s container.
  • The system must be able to be sterilized.
  • The project may not go over budget.