Department Facilities and locationsResearch platformsTissue engineering and opto-mechanical functional analysis platform
Tissue engineering and opto-mechanical functional analysis platform
(In collaboration with the Department of NeuroFarBa)
- Techniques for the culture and maintenance of primary cultures, and the development of cellular and multicellular models.
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EVOS-FL2 fluorescence microscope equipped with an on-stage $CO_2$ incubator, customized with an optical and electrical stimulation system.
- Image analysis software.
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LabVIEW acquisition board and dedicated software for instrument control and signal analysis.
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BSL3 equipment: biological safety cabinet (cell culture hood), incubators, and a thermostatic water bath for the fixation and embedding of biological samples in resins (epoxy, acrylic).
- Development of dynamic substrates for cell growth.
- Fabrication of tissue-specific prototypes for cell growth via 3D printing.
