physiology and pharmacology experiments
in virtual laboratories
almost like in the real world
- Perfect for online teaching and remote learning -
: Undergarments, sleepwear (Sleep 'n Play), and bibs/burp cloths. Toddler Wear : Expanded sizes up to 5T and children's sizes.
In the landscape of American manufacturing, few names command as much gravity in the workshop as Gerber. For decades, the name has been synonymous with precision—the handheld tools that cut the material, the machines that plot the patterns, and the technology that translates digital design into physical reality.
Gerber Apparel is a division of the Gerber Childrenswear brand, which has been a trusted name in infant and toddler clothing for over 100 years. Unlike the generic "Gerber" baby food line (though under the same parent brand umbrella), Gerber Apparel focuses exclusively on soft goods—bodysuits, sleepers, pajamas, pants, and layette sets. The brand is synonymous with "the first outfit" for millions of newborns in North America.
To wear it is to wear a blueprint. It is clothing that respects the wearer’s time, intelligence, and labor. In a world of disposable trends, Gerber Apparel offers something increasingly rare: a garment designed to outlast the job it was made for.
Gerber Apparel distinguishes itself through its fabric specifications:
: Organizing pattern pieces on a fabric roll to minimize waste.
Gerber Apparel is not about looking the part of the maker; it is about functioning as one. It strips away the superfluous, favoring a minimalist brutalism that finds beauty in pure function.
: The software integrates with physical Plotters (to print patterns) and Digitizers (to scan paper patterns into the computer). Gerber Pattern Making Software
: Automatically adjusting a pattern to fit various sizes (S, M, L, XL).
The name "Gerber" in the apparel world refers to two distinct industry leaders: , the creator of the iconic Onesies® brand, and Gerber Technology , the standard-setting CAD software used for pattern making and manufacturing. 1. Gerber Childrenswear: Baby & Toddler Essentials
running on all Windows platforms,
from Win 7 to Win 11, 32 bit as well as 64 bit versions
without any specific requirements (see Technical Specifications)
including platform-independent Online Versions
for experiments via the Virtual Physiology server
existing so far for SimHeart and SimVessel
with beta-versions of SimMuscle and SimNeuron
SimHeart offers a virtual laboratory for recordings of heart contractions in the Langendorff set-up in response on the most relevant transmitters and drugs, including a drug laboratory for the adjustment of the appropriate solutions.
SimVessel offers a virtual laboratory for the examination of smooth muscle contractions of vessels and the intestine.
The experiments can be done with muscle stripes, placed in an organ bath to which physiologically relevant signal substances and widely used drugs can be added. Preparing the appropriate dilutions can be trained, as in SimHeart, in a drug laboratory.
The virtual “SimMuscle” laboratory contains two nerve-muscle preparations and all the apparatus that you will need for experimentation in a simplified but quite realistic form.
When entering the lab you first need to switch on all the devices (POWER buttons). Then drag one of two already prepared nerve-muscle preparations from the Petri-dish to hang it in the suspension apparatus. This includes a mechano-electrical converter transforming changes of either the muscle force or muscle length, selectable by a toggle switch, into an electric potential. You can pre-stretch the muscle hanging one or more weights in the loop at which the muscle is fixed.
Muscle contractions are induced by current pulses delivered from a stimulation apparatus to the electrodes on which the nerve is placed. Stimuli as well as muscle contractions are displayed on a dual beam storage oscilloscope, appropriately displayed with accordingly adjusted voltage amplification and time base (via the rotary switches) and zero lines. Single or double pulses as well as trains of stimuli of selectable amplitude and intervals can be applied.
The example shows muscle contractions, here changes of the muscle length, in response to different trains of voltage pulses inducing isolated twitches, incomplete and complete tetanic contractions depending on the intervals in which the pulses are applied.
: Undergarments, sleepwear (Sleep 'n Play), and bibs/burp cloths. Toddler Wear : Expanded sizes up to 5T and children's sizes.
In the landscape of American manufacturing, few names command as much gravity in the workshop as Gerber. For decades, the name has been synonymous with precision—the handheld tools that cut the material, the machines that plot the patterns, and the technology that translates digital design into physical reality.
Gerber Apparel is a division of the Gerber Childrenswear brand, which has been a trusted name in infant and toddler clothing for over 100 years. Unlike the generic "Gerber" baby food line (though under the same parent brand umbrella), Gerber Apparel focuses exclusively on soft goods—bodysuits, sleepers, pajamas, pants, and layette sets. The brand is synonymous with "the first outfit" for millions of newborns in North America.
To wear it is to wear a blueprint. It is clothing that respects the wearer’s time, intelligence, and labor. In a world of disposable trends, Gerber Apparel offers something increasingly rare: a garment designed to outlast the job it was made for.
Gerber Apparel distinguishes itself through its fabric specifications:
: Organizing pattern pieces on a fabric roll to minimize waste.
Gerber Apparel is not about looking the part of the maker; it is about functioning as one. It strips away the superfluous, favoring a minimalist brutalism that finds beauty in pure function.
: The software integrates with physical Plotters (to print patterns) and Digitizers (to scan paper patterns into the computer). Gerber Pattern Making Software
: Automatically adjusting a pattern to fit various sizes (S, M, L, XL).
The name "Gerber" in the apparel world refers to two distinct industry leaders: , the creator of the iconic Onesies® brand, and Gerber Technology , the standard-setting CAD software used for pattern making and manufacturing. 1. Gerber Childrenswear: Baby & Toddler Essentials
SimNeuron offers virtual laboratories for voltage- and current-clamp experiments in an easy to overlook lab design
In fully licensed versions there is the possibility to select to which specific features of the program the students shall have access. This can be done in so-called pre-settings window which you can open from the labs via the SETTINGS button in the switch bank. In demo versions the pre-settings are fixed with most functions enabled. For decades, the name has been synonymous with
