NAME Validation of medical devices through physicochemical tests

DESCRIPTION

Ability to characterize medical devices and materials to fabricate them. The characterization can be: 1) structural / topographical of the geometries and surfaces or the monodispersity of a nanoparticle solution, 2) mechanical, for the determination of the rheological properties of samples or materials, 3 ) chemical, to identify the formation or disappearance of bonds and 4) electrical, by studying the electrochemical or impedance behaviour of biosensors under certain conditions or determining the Z-potential of nanoparticle solutions

FIELDS OF APPLICATION

Additive manufacturing

Biomedical consumables

Digital health

Electromedical devices

In-Vitro diagnostics

Laboratory equipment

MOST OUTSTANDING EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENTS

  • Analizadores de impedancia y electroquímicos (Autolab, CHI, Schlumberger…) y de Z-potencial (Z-sizer nano)

    Analizadores de impedancia y electroquímicos (Autolab, CHI, Schlumberger…) y de Z-potencial (Z-sizer nano)

  • Espectrofotómetros (de absorbancia Eon de Biotek, UV-Vis y FTIR de Perkin Elmer)

    Espectrofotómetros (de absorbancia Eon de Biotek, UV-Vis y FTIR de Perkin Elmer)

  • Perkin Elmer DSC 6000

    Perkin Elmer DSC 6000

  • Reómetro Anton Paar Physica MCR 301

    Reómetro Anton Paar Physica MCR 301

  • SEM Phenom G2 Pro

    SEM Phenom G2 Pro

SERVICES OFFERED BY THE ASSET

Determination of compounds released by/in biodevices by spectrophotometry

Identification of functional groups of molecules and quantitative determination of components of solutions through absorbance measurements and spectrophotometry in the UV-Vis range. This can be done with different types of devices, such as polymeric membranes or microdevices.

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to characterize materials for biodevices

Thermo-analytical analysis of the crystallization temperature of different materials using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) to identify suitable materials for their use in the fabrication of medical devices

Electrochemical or impedance analysis for the characterization of biosensors

Study of the electrical behaviour of different configurations of (micro)electrodes through electrochemical measurements, impedance measurements, impedance spectroscopy, electrochemical impedance, etc.

Identification of constituent compounds of medical devices by FTIR spectroscopy

Analysis of the formation or disappearance of bonds using FTIR spectroscopy to identify the presence of specific compounds or the degradation of materials

Nanoparticle size and distribution characterization using DLS

Partikulen diametroa eta nanopartikula esekiduren monodisibotasuna neurtzea hainbat disolbatzailetan, argiaren barreiatze dinamikoaren ekipoak (DLS) erabiliz.

Rheometry to determine viscoelastic properties of biodevices

Determination of the viscosity, elasticity or shear moduli of materials or compounds used in biomedical applications. Ability to determine the quantitative and qualitative relationships between deformation and mechanical stress and their derivatives.

Scanning electron microscopy to characterize surfaces of medical devices

Analysis of the topography, morphology and dimensions of micro or nanometric structures using scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

ENTITY MANAGING THE ASSET

ENTITY MANAGING THE ASSET
CEIT
Contact person:
Sergio Arana
sarana@ceit.es