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Biothu00e8que
Caen Normandy University Hospital

Catalogue of biological collections

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

Professor Denis Vivien,
Head of the Biological Resource Center InnovaBIO

Neurology & Infectious Diseases

BIO STROKE

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

Covid-19 CRB

Covid-19
Sample types:
  • bronchial aspiration
  • tracheal aspiration
  • BAL (bronchoalveolar fluid)
  • lba right
  • left
  • peritoneal dialysis fluid (PDF)
  • pleural fluid
  • pdp (protected distal sampling)
  • plasma citrate
  • EDTA plasma
  • fluoride plasma
  • plasma heparin
  • 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

Tube typeCentrifugationSerum volume obtainedSamplingConservation

2000 g
10 minutes

≅ 1 – 1.5 ml

Recommended volumes:
200-500 μL/aliquots

-80°C

Plasma

Tube typeCentrifugationPlasma volume obtainedSamplingConservation

2300 g
11 minutes (room temperature)

Double centrifugation for citrate tubes = free plasma in platelets.
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

Tube typeDilution in PBSCentrifugationPBS rinsesCell counting and viabilityConservation

Yes
(1:2)

400 g – 30 min
without braking, at room temperature

500 g – 10 min

Luna II with
trypan blue/erythrosine

freezing container
at -80°C followed by
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

freezing container
at -80°C followed by
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

Yes
(1:2 to 14)

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

250 g – 10 min

Luna II with
trypan blue/erythrosine

freezing container
at -80°C followed by
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

No

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

300 g
10-15 min

Luna II with
trypan blue/erythrosine

freezing container
at -80°C followed by
storage in
liquid nitrogen (-196°C)

 The number of cells or cryotubes varies depending on the initial blood volume and the technique used (Please contact us)