BioFlux biofilm assays can now be performed on the popular catheter material polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).  Silicone rubbers such as PDMS have been used since the 1960's in a variety of medical devices, including catheters and bloodstream.

In this webinar Zbynek Novy and Milos Petrik from the Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine at Palacky University will describe the studies about use of rlabeled siderophores for the nuclear and optical imaging of infection and cancer.

Cancer researchers are increasingly turning to more complex live-cell assay systems that recapitulate key aspects of the tumor microenvironment. These include: tissue organization, bio-matrices containing proteins and presence of immune cells.

Regulatory testing for microbiological water quality is often conducted by growing microbes on agar medium in visible colonies. However, this is a time-consuming process and not all bacteria can grow in media and therefore be detected.

xCELLigence instruments are revolutionizing pure and applied biofilm research. Beyond gains in efficiency, the real-time and label-free xCELLigence assay provides access to information that has been inaccessible using traditional methodologies.

Dr. Webber is a group leader at the Quadrum Institute and a leading authority on antimicrobial resistance. Recently, Dr. Webber published highly publicized work on triclosan reistance mechanisms and will share his studies in this area and others.

Accurate measurements of intracellular Ca2+ concentrations allows for a more comprehensive understanding of Ca2+ regulated cell functions and signaling pathways. Ca2+ is an important molecule that affects a wide range of physiological pathways.