Infrastructure

    Centre for biological characterisation of biomaterials

    Centro de caracterización biológica de biomateriales

    Our centre focuses on biologically assessing biomaterials and medical devices. To do so, we have a cell culture room and a biotechnology and microbiology laboratory.

    Description

    The laboratory has the following equipment:

    • Laminar flow hoods
    • Autoclaves.
    • Incubators and climatic chamber.
    • Refrigerators, freezers and deep-freezers (-80ºC)
    • Precision balance.
    • UV-visible spectrophotometer.
    • Fluorescence spectrophotometer
    • UV, fluorescence and luminescence micro plate reader.
    • Manual colony counter.
    • Semi-automatic coagulometer.
    • Biofilm formation reactor.
    • Automatic liquid dispenser.
    • Chemical extraction hood.
    • Filler, cryostat and microtome to prepare histological samples.

    The cell culture room is a class 100,000 clean room and has the following equipment:

    • Laminar flow hood and biosafety hood.
    • Incubators with CO2 control.
    • Autoclave.
    • Refrigerated centrifuge.
    • PCR thermal cycler.
    • Vertical and horizontal electrophoresis.
    • Transilluminator.
    • Inverted microscope.
    • Fluorescence microscope.

    Aimed at:

    • Companies.
    • Universities.
    • Research centres.