Facilities
Labs
Th-Lab – Platelet function and thrombogenicity Lab
Th-Lab is dedicated to the analysis of the thrombogenic potential of blood medical devices with specific emphasis on shear-mediated platelet activation. The research activities aim at developing point-of-care systems for the assessment of platelet function at the bed-side, in order to prevent thromboembolic complications through an effective and efficient drug management.
Equipment and Available Technologies
Laboratory facilities include equipment and reagents for gel-filtered platelet separation and prothrombinase assay studies:
- Fluorescence microscope
- hematology analyzer
- Laboratory water-bath
- Benchtop centrifuge
- Gel-chromatography columns
- Peristaltic pumps
- Harvard Apparatus Pump 11 Elite Syringe Pumps
- Hamilton PSD/8 precision syringe pump
- pH-meter
- Optical refractometer
- Thermocouple probes
- Microprobe sonicator
- Hemodynamic Shearing Device (HSD) with stepper motor and controller (as part of the Device Thrombogenicity Emulator setup)