Rheological, biorheological characterization
Viscosity measurements: single point, shear-rate sweep. Viscometers:
• Anton Paar MCR 702e full range rheometer
• Brookfield DV II LV viscometer
• Brookfield DV II viscometer
• Pulsatile fluidic system (ELVEFLOW MOP-Fluidics),
• ROTEM-Delta viscoelastic-based thromboelastography system.
Biofluid structural / mechanical / rheological properties
• Cell Aggregometer: Rheoscan A200.
• Cell deformability measurement system: Rheoscan D300.
• Surface tensiometer: Kibron – Finland.
• Optical Rheology / Biorheology LINKAM CSS450
Structural and microstructural visualization/characterizations
• Anton Paar MCR702e – Stagnation Plate System
• CSS450 LINKAM Optical shearing system for controlled shear flow.
• Microscopy: Olympus BX51 microscope (10, 20, 50, 100X objectives) with dark field.
• Imaging/image processing dedicated hardware and software. Cameras: JVC color and IDT CMOS IDT X-STREAM VISION XS-3 fast camera.
Biorheology / hemorheology
• Biosafety cabinet Class II (Thermo Fisher Scientific MSC 0.9)
• Blood collection facilities and permissions
Fluidics / microfluidics / biomicrofluidics
• Complete ELVESYS/BLACK HOLE LAB Dry-Film lithography fabrication station. Plasma chamber, furnace, film roller, UV chamber, heat plates, fume hood, desiccators.
• Conventional cutting, laminate manufacturing methods, adhesive transfer taping, polymer layering, glass slides.
• Molding methods: PDMS casting, glass/polymer bonding.
• Precision Laser Cutter (Full spectrum – Muse)
Complete microfluidic set-ups • ELVEFLOW MOP-Microfluidic Organ-on-chip System, 0.01 µL/min to 5000 µL/min with flow and pressure sensors (0-2 bar) and programmable control, working pressure range from -900 mbar to 1000 mbar. 10 port distributor – software controlled.
• Syringe pumps: KDS 200 (5.746 μl/hr – 147.07 ml/min) and NE-500 Programmable OEM pumps (0.73 µL/hr (1 mL syringe) to 2100 mL/hr (60 mL syringe)).
• Peristaltic pumps.
Flow visualization/velocimetry, imaging/image processing dedicated hardware and software
• IDT CMOS IDT X-STREAM VISION XS-3 fast camera,
• JVC colour camera,
• Velocimetry Micro-Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) set-up:
• Classic (fast camera-microscopy-laser-fluorescence)
• μPIV-based (for dense suspensions).
• Specialised software.
Other
Wet Lab Facilities
• Fume hoods (chemistry), vacuum, DI water, compressed air, Cold storage: 4 °C fridges, −20 °C freezers, optional −80 °C, Autoclave/sterilization equipment, waste streams: chemical, sharps, biohazard, solvent, glass, other.
Biosafety
• Containment Level II facility
• Class II Biosafety Cabinet
