FACILITIES & SERVICES

FACILITIES

In Des.solve Research Laboratory, you can find the most advanced equipment to perform DES related research, including several characterization techniques and biological experiments.


General equipment

(Fume hood, vacuum oven, ultra-sound bath, microplate reader, high pressure reactor)

 

 

Characterization equipment

(DSC, rheometer, viscosimeter/densimeter)

 

 

Biological equipment

(Biological security chamber, CO2 cell incubator, microscope)

 

 

SERVICES

Des.solve Research Laboratory provides different external services listed in the table below.

Analysis

Description

DQ

FCT

Academic Institutions

Industry

Thermal analysis (DSC)

 

20

30

40

50

Polarized Optical Microscopy
(POM -Reflection and Transmission Modes)

 

12.5

22.5

30

37.5

DSC coupled with Optical microscopy and/or POM

 

50

75

100

150

Rheometer

 

30

40

50

70

Densimeter/Viscosimeter

 

30

40

50

70

Multiplate reader

(UV, XXX, XXX)

1 - Multiwell plate

10

12.5

15

17.5

Microscope

 

12.5

22.5

30

37.5

Cytotoxicity evaluation (according to ISO 10993-5)

- 1 Sample

- Leachables extract testing

- 3 time points

- Triplicates

- 3 independent assays

- Cell viability (MTS assay)

150

175

225

250

IC50 citotoxicity evaluation

 

- 6 concentrations

- 1 time point

- Triplicates

- 3 independent assays

- Cell viability (MTS assay)

230

270

350

400

Technical report

 

15

22.5

30

37.5

 * value € per hour (unless otherwise specified) + IVA

Bookings can be made through the email: aduarte@fct.unl.pt