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Biothu00e8que
CHU Caen Normandy

Catalog of biological collections

The InnovaBIO Biological Resource Center offers you its  online catalog  which allows you to have access to the biological resources in the bank and to the techniques offered.

Professor Denis Vivien
Head of CRB InnovaBIO

Neurology & Infectious Diseases

BIO STROKE

Acute ischemic or hemorrhagic neurovascular pathology
Sample types:
  • plasma citrate
Responsible: Richard Macrez

Covid -19 CRB

covid-19
Sample types:
  • bronchial aspiration
  • tracheal suction
  • IBA (bronchoalveolar fluid)
  • right lba
  • left lba
  • peritoneal dialysis fluid ( PDF )
  • pleural fluid
  • pdp (protected distal sampling)
  • plasma citrate
  • EDTA plasma
  • fluorinated plasma
  • heparin plasma
  • heparin gel plasma
  • dry serum with gel
  • dry serum without gel
Manager: Denis Vivien

MAESTRO

Transient cerebral ischemia
Sample types:
  • plasma citrate
  • EDTA plasma

Techniques used

Serum

Type of tubesCentrifugationVolume of serum obtainedSamplingConservation

2000 g
10 minutes

≅ 1 – 1.5 ml

Recommended volumes:
200-500 μL/aliquots

-80°C

Plasma

Type of tubesCentrifugationVolume of plasma obtainedSamplingConservation

2300 g
11 minutes (room temperature)

Double centrifugation for citrate tubes = platelet-free plasma
Possibility of collecting the buffy coat at the interface of the plasma and the cell pellet.

≅ 1.5 – 2 ml

Recommended volumes:
200-500 μL/aliquots

-80°C

Isolation of PBMCs

Type of tubesDilution in PBSCentrifugationPBS rinsesCell counting and viabilityConservation

Yes
(1:2)

400 g – 30 mins
without brake, at room temperature

500 g – 10 min

Luna II with trypan blue
/erythrosine

Container for progressive freezing
at -80°C then
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

Yes
(1:2)

1200 g – 10 min
with brake, at room temperature

300 g – 8 min

Luna II with trypan blue
/erythrosine

Container for progressive freezing
at -80°C then
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

Yes
(1:2 to 14)

1000 g – 800 g
10 – 15 min
without brake, at room temperature

250 g – 10 min

Luna II with trypan blue
/erythrosine

Container for progressive freezing
at -80°C then
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

No

1500 g – 1800 g
1520 min
without brake, at room temperature

300 g
10-15 min

Luna II with trypan blue
/erythrosine

Container for progressive freezing
at -80°C then
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

 Number of cells or cryotubes varies depending on the initial blood volume and the technique used (Contact us)