Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics

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Make: Olympus, Japan

Model: Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope- Fluoview Fv3000

  • High-Resolution Real-Time Imaging
  • Accurate Time Lapse Imaging
  • Macro to Micro Imaging
  • High Sensitivity Multi Channel Imaging
  • 3D Imaging
  • High Speed Imaging

Useful for multiple disciplines of tissue engineering, material science, biomaterials, cancer research, stem cells research and pharmaceuticals.

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Centre of Biomaterials
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT)

Dr. Arunkumar Palaniappan
Centre of Biomaterials,
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics
VIT, Vellore -632014.
Email: cbcmt.confmicro@vit.ac.in

User Type Charges (INR) (+ applicable GST)
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 2000
Research Scholar from Academic Institutio) 2000
Project Staff from Academic Institution 2000
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 2000
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 2000
Industry Personnel from Industry 5000
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 5000

Make: ACM Gillac Insturments

Model: Potentiostat

  • Potential sweep range from -3V to +3V
  • AC impedance frequency range 10-4 to 10+4
  • Linear polarization resistance can be evaluated
  • Galvanic corrosion

Biomedical implant (degradation research), materials science, mechanical, surface engineers and metallurgy

Room No.: 205
Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management
Centre of Biomaterials
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics

Dr. Suya Prem Anand
Centre of Biomaterials,
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics
VIT Vellore -632014.
Email: cbcmt.corrotest@vit.ac.in

User Type Charges (INR) (+ applicable GST)
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 250
Research Scholar from Academic Institution 350
Project Staff from Academic Institution 350
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 400
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 500
Industry Personnel from Industry 500
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 400

Make: DUCOM

Model: TR-282 IAS

  • Stroke length 200 ? 500 ?m
  • Frequency 5 ? 15 Hz
  • Load 1 ? 100 N
  • Temperature up to 50 deg C
  • Integrated with potentiostat for evaluating wear-corrosion synergistic effect
  • Open circuit potential under fretting motion
  • Potentiostatic test under fretting motion

Biomedical implant (degradation research), materials science, metallurgy, tribology and electrochemical

Room No.: 205
Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management
Centre of Biomaterials
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics

Dr. Suya Prem Anand
Centre for Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics,
VIT Vellore -632014.
Email: cbcmt.frettingtribo@vit.ac.in

User Type Charges (INR) (+ applicable GST)
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 250
Research Scholar from Academic Institution 350
Project Staff from Academic Institution 350
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 400
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 500
Industry Personnel from Industry 500
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 400

Make: CHENNAI METCO

Model: ECONOMET VH-1MDX

  • Usage Range: Heat treatment, carbide, quench hardened layer, the surface coating layer, steel, non-ferrous metal and small and thin shape parts, etc
  • Test Load: 10gf (0.098N),25gf (0.245N),50gf (0.49N),100gf (0.98N),200gf (1.96N),300gf (2.94N),500gf(4.9N),1kgf (9.8N)
  • Automatic (Loading, Dwell, Unloading
  • 400X(Measuring) 100X observation
  • Hardness measuring range: 8~2900HV
  • Duration time: 0~60s
  • Min measuring unit: 0.031'm

Tissue engineering, Material science and Biomaterials.

Room No.: 205
Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management
Centre of Biomaterials
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics

Dr. SuyaPremAnand
Centre of Biomaterials,
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics
VIT, Vellore -632014.
Email: cbcmt.vicmicrohard@vit.ac.in

User Type Charges (INR) (+ applicable GST)
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 250
Research Scholar from Academic Institution 350
Project Staff from Academic Institution 350
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 400
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 500
Industry Personnel from Industry 500
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 400

Make: HOLMARC

Model: CONTACT ANGLE METRE HO-IAD-CAM-01A

  • Sessile drop method
  • Automatic curve fit analysis using drop snake method.
  • High performance aberration corrected imaging lens with precise manual focus adjustment.
  • CMOS Sensor
  • Image resolution 2592 x 1944 pixels
  • LED Based diffused lighting mechanism.
  • Live images can be viewed on the PC monitor showing the droplet on the solid surface reassures the operator - regarding validity of the contact angle measurement.
  • Substrate can be rotated +/-180 degree from horizontal position

Tissue engineering, Material science and Biomaterials.

Room No.: 205
Centre for Disaster Mitigation and Management
Centre of Biomaterials
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics

Dr. Suya Prem Anand
Centre of Biomaterials,
Cellular and Molecular Theranostics
VIT Vellore -632014.
Email: cbcmt.wettest@vit.ac.in

User Type Charges (INR) (+ applicable GST)
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 250
Research Scholar from Academic Institution 350
Project Staff from Academic Institution 350
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 400
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 500
Industry Personnel from Industry 500
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 400

Make: Tinius Olsen, UK

Model: H5KS

  • Two load cells
    50 N capacity
    5 KN capacity

Compression, Tensile and Flexural strength of polymeric materials, biomaterials, bio-ceramics, scaffolds etc.,

Room No.: 343
Technology Tower
School of Advanced Sciences

Dr. N. Arunai Nambi Raj
Professor,
School of Advanced Sciences
VIT, Vellore - 632014.
Email: sas.mtm@vit.ac.in

User Type Charges (INR) (+ applicable GST)
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 100
Research Scholar from Academic Institution 100
Project Staff from Academic Institution 150
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 200
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 250
Industry Personnel from Industry 300
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 300

Make: Invitrogen

Model: EVOS M5000

High-Resolution Real-Time Imaging
Accurate Time Lapse Imaging
Macro to Micro Imaging
High Sensitivity Multi Channel Imaging
High Speed Imaging
Useful for multiple disciplines of tissue engineering, material science, biomaterials, cancer research, stem cells research and pharmaceuticals.
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Room No: 002
Souvenir Shop, Near Central Stores
Centre of Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT)
Dr. Arunkumar Palaniappan
Centre of Biomaterials, Cellular and Molecular Theranostics
VIT, Vellore -632014.
Email id: cbcmt.evosfluomicro@vit.ac.in
Instrument email id: yet to receive
User Type Charges (per hour in INR) (+ applicable GST)
Students (UG/PG)/Research Scholars from VIT 500
UG /PG Students from Academic Institution 1000
Research Scholar from Academic Institution 1000
Project Staff from Academic Institution 1000
Faculty Members from Academic Institution 1000
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 1000
Industry Personnel from Industry 2000
Personnel from Non - Government Organization 2000

Make: Nanoparticle Tracking Analyser (NTA)

Model: Particle Metrix Zetaview-PMX 130-Mono laser

To measure the size, zeta potential/surface charge, fluorescence and concentration of sub-micron particles within the size range of 10nm-1000nm with fluorescence and non-fluorescence modes.

  • Size: 10nm-1000nm
  • Zeta potential: -500 to +500mV
  • Concentration: 105 – 109 particles/ml
  • Fluorescence: @520 nm: 550 nm
  • Useful to characterize nanoparticle and novel drug formulations in nanomedicines
  • Useful for extracellular vesicle research-Exosomes, microvesicles, etc
  • Fluorescence marker analysis in exosomes from clinical and non-clinical liquid biopsies.
Centre for Biomaterials Cellular and Molecular Theranostics Testing Laboratories (CBCMTL),
Vellore Institute of Technology,
Tissue Engineering Lab,
402 B, Fourth Floor, A L Mudaliar Block,
VIT - Vellore Campus,
Thiruvalam Road, Vellore,
Tamil Nadu, India

Dr. Arunkumar Pitchaimani
Centre for Biomaterials Cellular and Molecular Theranostics Testing Laboratories (CBCMTL),
Vellore Institute of Technology
Tissue Engineering Lab,
402 B, Fourth Floor, A L Mudaliar Block, VIT
Vellore Campus, Thiruvalam Road
Vellore,Tamil Nadu-632014
Email: nta.cbcmt@vit.ac.in
Mobile: 9003771311

User Type Charges (per sample in INR) (+ applicable GST)
Normal mode Fluorescent mode
Students (UG/PG)/Research Scholars from VIT 200 300
UG /PG Students from Academic Institutions 300 400
Research Scholar from an Academic Institution 300 400
Project Staff from Academic Institution 300 400
Faculty Members from Academic Institutions 300 400
Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 400 500
Industry Personnel from Industry 400 500
Personnel from Non - Government Organizations 400 500

Make: Shimadzu Corporation

Model: Shimadzu LC-20 Series

  • Analytical: Separation, Identification, Qualitative (Purity analysis)
  • High-Pressure Binary Gradient Solvent Delivery Pump
  • Flow rate: 0.01 mL/min to 150 mL/min
  • Flow-rate accuracy: ± 1%
  • Flow-rate precision: No more than 0.1 %RSD
  • Maximum discharge pressure: 42 Mpa (6200 psi)
  • Constant-flow mode and Constant-Pressure mode of operations
  • 7725i Rheodyne Injector for Analytical and Preparative application
  • Sample Loop 20uL / 200uL / 500uL / 2mL / 5mL
  • SPD-M40 High Sensitivity PDA Detector (190 – 800 nm)
  • Light source: Deuterium (D2) lamp, tungsten (W) lamps
  • Number of diode elements: 1024
  • Programmable slit width with 1.2nm (High-Resolution Mode) and 8nm (High Sensitivity Mode)
  • Wavelength accuracy and precision: ± 1 nm and 0.1 nm
  • FRC-10A Fraction Collector
  • Identification, qualitative (Purity analysis) by Analytical HPLC
  • Separation by Preparative HPLC
    • Centre for Biomaterials Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT),
    305, Third Floor, Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) Lab, CDMM Block,
    Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore Campus,
    Thiruvalam Road, Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
    Dr. Loganathan Rangasamy
    Centre for Biomaterials Cellular and Molecular Theranostics (CBCMT),
    Drug Discovery Unit (DDU) Lab,
    305, CDMM Block,
    Vellore Institute of Technology - Vellore Campus,
    Thiruvalam Road, Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India.
    Office Phone: +91 – 416 – 220 2296
    Email: hplc.cbcmt@vit.ac.in
    Mobile: +91 93842 21484
    S. No. Experiment Details Students (UG/PG)/Research Scholars from VIT UG /PG Students from Academic Institutions (in INR) Research Scholar from Academic Institution (in INR) Project Staff from Academic Institution (in INR) Faculty Members from Academic Institutions (in INR) Research Scientist from R&D Organizations (in INR) Industry Personnel from Industry (in INR)
    1 Analytical qualitative HPLC 300 500 500 1000 1000 2000 2000
    2 Analytical quantitative HPLC 1000 1500 1500 1500 1500 2500 2500
    3 Preparative HPLC 1500 3000 3000 3000 3000 6000 6000

    * Charges for per sample in INR (+ applicable GST)

    Make: CBCMTL, VIT, Vellore

    Model: NABL Accredited Testing Facility as per ISO - 10993 (Part 5)

    In vitro cytotoxicity for Medical Devices (Disposable Catheters, Wound Dressing Materials, Contact lenses, Bone Cement, and Internal Prosthetic Replacements) with the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL - India) as per ISO - 10993 (Part 5)
    To test the biological toxicology for medical devices (Disposable Catheters, Wound Dressing Materials, Contact lenses, Bone Cements, and Internal Prosthetic Replacements)
    CENTRE FOR BIOMATERIALS CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR THERANOSTICS TESTING LABORATORIES (CBCMTL),
    402 B, FOURTH FLOOR, TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB, A L MUDALIAR BLOCK,
    VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - VELLORE CAMPUS,
    THIRUVALAM ROAD, VELLORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
    Dr. AMIT KUMAR JAISWAL
    CENTRE FOR BIOMATERIALS CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR THERANOSTICS TESTING LABORATORIES (CBCMTL - NABL Accredited Lab)
    402 B, FOURTH FLOOR, TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB, A L MUDALIAR BLOCK,
    VELLORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - VELLORE CAMPUS,
    THIRUVALAM ROAD, VELLORE, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
    Office Phone: +91 – 416 – 220 2235
    E-mail ID: cbcmtl.nabl@vit.ac.in
    Mobile: +91-97892 80874
    S.No User Type Charges for per sample in INR (+ applicable GST)
    1 UG /PG Students from Academic Institutions 8000
    2 Research Scholar from an Academic Institution 8000
    3 Project Staff from Academic Institutions 8000
    4 Faculty Members from Academic Institutions 10000
    5 Research Scientist from R&D Organizations 10000
    6 Industry Personnel from Industry 10000
    7 Personnel from Non - Government Organizations 10000