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Facilities & Instrumentation

The KSask Lab features advanced biomaterials and surface engineering instrumentation for polymer processing, surface analysis, biocompatibility testing, and more. We have labs in the engineering building (JHE), in the health sciences centre (HSC / MUMC) and utilize various core facilities across campus as detailed below. We have dedicated biosafety CL-2 spaces and access state-of-the-art microscopy and analytical facilities to support high-quality, clinically focused research.

Core Facilities & Institutes

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CCEM
CMCB
Brockhouse
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Centre for Emerging Device Technologies
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Experimental Capabilities

  • Material Preparation / Surface Modification

    • Polymer curing, casting, film preparations

    • Coatings: dip, spin, slot-die, spray coatings​

    • Metal/alloy surface preparation, polishing, etc.​

  • Surface Characterization

    • Contact angles, surface energy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

    • Imaging: Electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence

    • Quartz crystal microbalance (QCM / QCM-D)

    • Other analysis methods (SPR, BLI, etc.)

  • ​Protein-Material Interactions

    • Protein radiolabelling (iodine) (MNR)

    • ​Surface-based immunoassays

    • Enzyme-, fluorescence-, radio-immunoassays​

    • Proteomics: Western blotting, mass spectrometry​

  • ​Cell and Tissue Culture

    • Multiple biosafety cabinets (BSCs)​

    • Centrifuges, incubators, microscopes, etc.

  • Biocompatibility / Thrombogenicity Tests

    • Static and flow based test systems

    • Platelet adhesion testing 

      • Complete blood counts (CBC) and (SEM)​​​

    • Various other assays and methods​

Protein Labelling
Gamma Counting

Main Instrumentation

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