STRC has the first private research center in the field of nanotechnology in Iran. The laboratories of this department are among the best-equipped laboratories in the field of nanotechnology and tissue engineering
Department of Nanotechnology and tissue engineering
Introduction
Physical space
This group has a space with an area of more than 100 square meters, which includes separate sections of nanomaterial synthesis laboratory, nanofiber manufacturing laboratory, scaffolding laboratory (hydrogel, Casting, etc.), scaffold analysis laboratory and researchers’ room.
List of laboratory equipment
Device name | Manufacturing company | Made in |
Bench-top electrospinning | NanoAzma | Iran |
Semi-automatic electrospinning | NanoAzma | Iran |
Tensile analysis | SNTAM | Iran |
Vacuum oven | memmert | Germany |
pH-meter | Metrohm | Switzerland |
Electrical Conductometer | Metrohm | Switzerland |
Viscometer | Brookfield | USA |
Plasma (Surface hydrophilization) | Diener | Germany |
Ultraviolet cabinet | UVP | UK |
Sonic probe | BANDELIN | Germany |
Sonic bath | BANDELIN | Germany |
Freeze dryer | CHRiST | Germany |
Lab Scale | Sartorius | Germany |
Homogenizer | heidolph | Germany |
Syringe pump | JMS | Japan |
Vacuum pump | Kowake Air Vac | Taiwan |
Rotary pump | heidolph | Germany |
Magnetic Stirrer | Variomag Biomodul 40 B | Germany |
Magnetic Stirrer | Variomag Multipoint | Germany |
Optical microscope | Lieca Gallen | USA |
Rotary evaporator | heidolph | Germany |
Industrial chemical fume hood | SHIMIFAN | Iran |
Magnetic Stirrer | heidolph | Germany |
Magnetic Stirrer | heidolph | Germany |
Magnetic Stirrer | Labinco | Netherlands |
Magnetic Stirrer | IKA C-MAG | USA |
Heat dryer | DSHG04 | China |
Vacuum oven pump | Platinum | USA |
Furnace | AZAR Furnaces | Iran |
Fridge/freezer | General steel | Iran |
Fridge/freezer | Electro steel | Iran |
Oil bath | LAB TECH | South Korea |
Bain-marie | memmert | Germany |
Microvawe | samsung | South Korea |
Lab environment
Department of Molecular biology and genetic engineering
Introduction
The Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, a leading research center for micro-RNA technology, gene cloning and genomic manipulation.
This department can be called one of the most powerful genetic engineering laboratories in Iran, which has been one of the pioneers of micro RNA science and genomic engineering research. This group is also a leader in genomic engineering technologies and implementation of large-scale cloning and gene expression projects.
Physical space
This department has a space with an area of more than 200 square meters, which includes separate sections of the Molecular Research Laboratory, Bacterial Culture Laboratory, Researchers’ Room and Study Hall.
List of laboratory equipment
Device name | Manufacturing company |
Real Time PCR | Applied Biosystems/corbett |
PCR thermal cycler | PEQLAB/Bio rad/Takara |
UltraCentrifuge | Sigma |
Western blotting | Bio-rad |
shaking incubator | Vision scientific |
Centrifuge | Hettich |
laminator | berthold |
spectrophotometer | Eppendorf |
electrophoresis | Elchrom scientific |
shaking incubator | Qiagen |
Hot plate | Qiagen |
Lab environment
Department of Stemcell biology
Introduction
Department of Stemcell biology works on various fields related to cell science and basic science and application in the field of stem cells.
One of the most important research areas of this group to produce stem cells can be induction (iPSC), bone tissue engineering, liver, skin and more tissues and studies in the field of three-dimensional culture of the next factors and the effect of cell scaffolds.
Physical space
This group has an area of more than 250 square meters, which includes separate sections of laboratory or cell culture room, virus culture laboratory, immunology laboratory, separate room for fluorescent microscope, duct room for flow cytometry, cold room and animal lab.
List of laboratory equipment
Device name | Manufacturing company | Number of each |
Incubator | memmert | 5 |
Bain-marie | memmert | 2 |
Shaker | Padideh-Nojen-Pars | 2 |
Centrifuge | Hettich | 2 |
Furnace | Fan-Azma-Gostar | 1 |
Micro-spin | Kiagen | 2 |
Invert microscope | motic | 2 |
Fluorescent microscope | Nikon | 1 |
Binocular light microscope | labomed | 2 |
Vertical laminar hood | Zhal Tajhiz | 6 |
Horizontal laminar hood | Zhal Tajhiz | 1 |
Refrigerated centrifuge | eppendorf | 1 |
Loop microscope | NOVEX | 1 |
Lab scale | sartorius | 1 |
ELISA reader | biotek | 1 |
Autoclave | Iranian Teb Zaaiem | 2 |