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SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SERVICES

Bioservice ICMAB

A biological characterization service supporting ICMAB research groups in cell-based and bacterial assays for advanced materials and devices.

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Biological characterization for advanced materials research

The Bioservice ICMAB platform was created in 2020 in collaboration with ICN2 to support ICMAB research groups in biological assays with cells and bacteria.

This biological characterization service provides advice, training and experimental support for studies aimed at evaluating new materials and devices in biological environments.

Experimental work is mainly carried out at the Biolab Facility at ICN2, within the UAB research campus ecosystem.

Main Bioservice capabilities

The platform supports biological characterization studies for materials science research, from cell culture support to viability and antibacterial assays.

Cell culture support

Maintenance and cryopreservation of mammalian cell lines and bacteria.

Cell viability assays

Biological evaluation using XTT and Alamar Blue assays.

Antibacterial activity

Assays to evaluate antibacterial performance of materials and devices.

Advice & training

Technical support, experimental planning and training for ICMAB researchers.

Equipment

Bioservice equipment supports microbiology, cell culture and shared biological characterization workflows.

Biological safety cabinet Telstar BIO II A*

Microcentrifuge Heraeus Biofuge pico

Orbital shaker Stuart Mini SSM1

Microwave ProClean 310

Fridge, 4 °C

Biological safety cabinet HERAsafe HS12*

CO2 incubator HERAcell

CO2 incubator Function line BB16

Microcentrifuge Eppendorf 5415C

Water bath Grant mini

Fridge Liebherr Medline, 4 °C

Centrifuge SIGMA 2-16PK

Osmometer OSMOMAT 030

Freezer Liebherr Öko super, -20 °C

Digital Vortex Mixer

outside of the Biolab, room 2001

Autoclave Selecta Med20

outside of the Biolab, room 2001

Ultra-freezer HEF U410, -86 °C

Outside of the Biolab, Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors Lab

SpectraMax iD3 Multi-Mode Microplate Reader

Autoclave Autester ST DRY-PV-B18

Incubator Forma Series II Water Jacket

Vertical Laminar Flow Bench Telstar AV-100*

Optical microscope Zeiss Telaval 31

Request Service

To use the Bioservice, contact the technical team by email. After a first meeting, the technician evaluates the experiments with the researcher and prepares a quotation with the proposed work plan.

Apply for a service

1

Contact
Send your request to the Bioservice team.

2

Evaluation
Define biological assays and feasibility.

3

Quotation
Receive the proposed plan and budget.

4

Experiments
Work starts after budget approval.

5

Results
Data and technical feedback are delivered.

Bioservice team

Technical staff, scientists in charge and user committee members supporting the Bioservice platform.

Technicians

Scientists in charge

User's Committee

Bioservice facilities and laboratory environment

A visual overview of the Bioservice laboratory spaces and equipment used for biological characterization studies.

Contact Bioservice

Biolab Facility
ICN2 Av. de Serragalliners, s/n

BioLab
ICMAB - C. dels Til·lers, s/n
Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra
Barcelona

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Phone

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Funding and acknowledgements

The Bioservice Facility has received funds from the CENanoTech project (2015 FEDER/S-16). In turn, the CENanoTech project is funded through the call for unique institutional R&D infrastructures launched by the Universities and Research Secretariat of the Regional Ministry of Economy and Knowledge of the Government of Catalonia, with funding received from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the Operational Programme Catalonia 2014-2020. The project has also been co-funded by the Severo Ochoa Programme, granted by the back then Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (SEV-2013-0295).