TESTS AND FEATURES
- Biological-sample image acquisition (protein localisation, cell organelles) through transmitted light and fluorescence optical microscopy.
- Cell isolation through FACS (Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting).
- Quantitative analysis of metals in biological samples.
- Image analysis of histological preparations and cell cultures.
- Tissue analysis through infrared microscopy.
- Statistical data analysis.
- Intensive parallel computational calculation for biomedical data analysis.
- Characterisation of species in complex samples.
- Characterisation of pure species through FTIR
- Characterisation of impurities in active principles.
- Characterisation of the surface roughness of biosanitary material (bracket, protheses, implants).
- Characterisation of biomedical material through microtomography.
- Characterisation of proteins through mass spectrometry.
- Micro-morphologic characterisation of materials and semi-quantitative micro-analysis.
- Structural and morphologic characterisation of biological samples (culture or tissue) through optical microscopy.
- Hysteresis cycles of nanoparticles designed for magnetic hyperthermia.
- Absolute count of leukocytes and haemoglobin-based products.
- Determination of bacterial or viral load.
- Determination of ferric compounds in tissue.
- Determination of structure of active principles in pharmaceutic samples.
- PCDDs and PCDFs (17 priority congeners) determination in blood samples.
- Structural determination of crystalline substances.
- Observation of biological samples through transmission electron microscopy.
- Image diagnostic of testing animals.
- Tests for cytotoxicity/proliferation of new drugs in human cells.
- Experimental tests in animal subjects.
- Study of apoptosis with Annexin V.
- Study of cell cycle and ploidy.
- Protein thermal stability study.
- Study and characterisation of new biosanitary materials through high-resolution electron microscopy.
- Three-dimensional studies of biological samples through confocal microscopy.
- Three-dimensional evaluation of proteins in solution
- Time lapse experiments with confocal laser microscopy.
- Generation of mice monoclonal antibodies for the development of immunoassays.
- Identification of crystalline substances.
- Genetic identification of bacterial species.
- Quantitative microanalysis of calcium and phosphorus in bones and teeth. Determination of the presence of other chemical elements in this kind of biological materials.
- Obtention of rabbit polyclonal serums for immunoassays.
- Paternity tests.
- Purification of proteins of biotechnological interest.
- Metal screening.
- Screening of organic substances in biological matrixes.
- Sequencing and genotyping.
- Service for animal husbandry and maintenance for laboratory animals.
TECHNOLOGY
- Animal facilities
- Electrochemical anodizing
- Flow cytometry
- Computational cluster (OpenMP, MPI, Infiniband)
- Gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC-MS)
- Protein chromatography FPLC
- Liquid chromatography (HPLC)
- Cell cultures
- Monocrystal X-Ray diffraction
- Circular dichroism spectrometry
- X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry
- FTIR spectrometry
- ICP inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry
- High-resolution mass spectrometry with an electrospray source (ESI-QToF)
- Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy
- RMN spectroscopy
- Stereomicroscopy
- Genotyping
- HRGC-HRMS following the EPA 1613 normative
- Vibrant sample magnetometer (VSM)
- Micro-CT
- Confocal microscopy
- Conventional microscopy (transmitted light)
- Fluorescence microscopy
- High-resolution electron microscopy
- Scanning electron microscopy and micro-analysis
- Transmission electron microscopy
- FTIR microscopy
- PCR in real time
- PET-CT and resonance for small animals
- Image processing
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
- Coordinator:
- Ana Salas Bustamante
- Department o Unit:
- Biotechnological and biomedical tests
- Phone number:
- (+34) 985 103660
- E-mail:
- sctbiologico@uniovi.es