- Life & Medical Sciences
(+34) 946 430 850 (International calls)
A 36 m² laboratory specialising in biological testing for the assessment of the biocompatibility and functionality of biomedical products and materials.
Located in Donostia-San Sebastián (Paseo Mikeletegi 2), the laboratory operates in coordination with TECNALIA’s ingredient and biomaterials laboratories.
Its capabilities include UV-Vis spectrophotometry, freeze-drying, surface property measurements, and toxicity and biocompatibility testing.
Equipment
- Climatic chambers: own breeding centres with more than 20 termite colonies (breeding centre with Hylotrupes bajulus), temperature and humidity chambers, thermal shock chambers, ultraviolet ageing chambers: (fluorescent (QUV), with a Xenon arc lamp), salt spray chambers, humidity saturation chambers…
- Equipment for physical tests: viscometers, gloss meter, colorimeter, pycnometer, thickness gauges, particle size gauges, sieves, etc.
- Mechanical test bench: universal testing machine and structural dynamometer, impact meter, abrasion meter…
- Equipment for analytical techniques: SEM, FTIR, FTIR – ATR, Micro-ATR; GC, HPLC-MS, DSC, U-IS, TGA…
- Equipment for characterising the fire resistance performance of materials: SBI, cone calorimeter, smoke opacity and toxicity.
- UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrophotometry
- Sample freeze-drying
- Toxicity and biocompatibility testing of biomedical products
- Surface property measurements
- Programming and control of microbial culture conditions
Aimed at:
- Manufacturers and importers of wood and wood derivatives.
- Manufacturers and importers of wooden floors.
- Sawmills and structural timber companies.
- Wood treatment companies.
- Historical heritage companies.
- Builders, promoters and architects’ studios.
- Local council town planning departments.
TECNALIA
Área Anardi, 5, E-20730, Azpeitia (Gipuzkoa)
Biological and Preclinical Testing:
- Biotechnology, Biological Processes and Systems
- Healthcare Technologies
Application sectors
- Agrifood industry
- Pharmaceuticals and genetics
- Healthcare and medical devices
Industrial plan
- HAZI · Healthcare and Biosanitary Sector
