Analysis and cellular and animal models
ANIMAL HOUSE
Facilities prepared for the breeding, housing and use of wild and genetically modified rodents.
Animal models
SMALL-RODENT ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PLATFORM
Monitoring of brain electrical activity in moving mice to observe the neurological effect of treatments and study neurodegenerative pathologies.
Animal models
STEREOTAXIC SURGERY
Surgical and brain implantation procedures in rodents with control of stereotaxic coordinates for the introduction of nanoparticles, drugs, contrast agents, electrodes or cells into specific regions of the brain.
Animal models
MAGNETIC HYPERTHERMIA
Experimentation with magnetic nanoparticles for the development of anticancer technologies.
Animal models
OPTICAL HYPERTHERMIA
Generation of hyperthermia by means of fibre-optic lasers in order to the elimination of tumour tissue, using different types of nanoparticles, mainly gold.
Animal models
EXTRACELLULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Records of electrical activity in cell cultures with high temporal and spatial resolution.
Cultures and in vitro models
HUMAN CELL CULTURE LABORATORY
Preliminary analysis of the immunological and toxicity response that occurs when certain substances are brought into contact with human body systems.
Cultures and in vitro models
CULTURE CELL UNIT
Primary cultures of mouse tissues or organs, delivery of frozen or flask cell lines from human and animal origin, cell viability tests, viability analysis on different surfaces and toxicity assessment of biomaterials or nanoparticles (biosafety levels 1 and 2).
Cultures and in vitro models
P3 BIOSAFETY LABORATORY
P3 biosafety laboratory for research with high-risk pathogens and specific studies for the detection of SARS-COVID19.
Cultures and in vitro models
FLOW CYTOMETER WITH CELL SORTING SYSTEM
Sorting, counting and analysis of cell populations of bacteria, animal or plant cells marked with fluorochromes.
Cultures and in vitro models
CELLULAR MICROASPIRATION
Measurement of mechanical properties of cells using the micropipette aspiration technique.
Cultures and in vitro models
NANOMATERIAL CHARACTERISATION
Measurement of size, concentration and surface load of nanomaterials scattered in colloidal solutions using Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS).
Chemical and microstructural analysis
PROTEIN PURIFICATION
Set of high performance chromatographs for purification of viral antigens and allergenic proteins from natural and recombinant sources.
Chemical and microstructural analysis
DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF ALLERGENS AND BIOMARKERS
Infrastructure for protein separation in complex mixtures, quantification of target proteins, allergenic content of food samples, diagnostic biomarkers in human liquid biopsies, inhibition tests.
Chemical and microstructural analysis
BIOCHEMISTRY
Infrastructure for sampling and clinical analysis of biological samples.
Chemical and microstructural analysis
PROTEIN QUANTIFICATION
Protein quantification equipment by mass spectrometry for the extraction, prepurification and derivatization of small molecules.