Kirk Louie Umali Amandoron

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What hemocompatibility tests should be done on hydrogels as wound dressings? What results would tell that it is an effective wound dressing?

I want to understand more on the hemocompatibility tests for hydrogels especially those that are made for wound dressings. I also want to know if they should be more attractive to clotting factors...

01 October 2015 4,124 1 View

What medium is best for human keratinocytes?

I want to perform a cytotoxicity assay on keratinocytes so I want to know in which media I can keep them healthy.

16 June 2015 4,369 2 View

How can I modify the freeze/thaw method of making PVA hydrogels if I want to have silica or cellulose additives?

I want to study the effects of silica and cellulose additives on PVA hydrogels as these materials are rich agricultural residues in my country.

15 November 2014 7,555 2 View

How can you store hydrogels?

I need a way to store hydrogels for a few months with at the very most minimal changes to its structure and properties.

04 November 2014 6,668 14 View

What is the best way to produce a primary cell culture of fibroblast cells from mice?

I want to test the cytotoxicity of some hydrogels on these cell types.

26 February 2014 2,051 1 View

Suppose I am to culture fibroblast cells in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium with Fetal Bovine Serum, what is the the best concentration of FBS?

I want to know the optimal conditions for culturing fibroblast cells.

30 January 2014 4,638 25 View

Are there any models or standards pertaining to the biocompatibility of hydrogels?

I wanted to know if there are any models or standards in biocompatibility tests (i.e. cytotoxicity assay, proliferation assay) for hydrogels, that I can use as a basis of comparison?

05 January 2014 3,302 2 View

Which cytotoxicity assay is best for preliminary testing of biocompatibility of hydrogels - WST assay or MTT assay?

I need to decide which procedure to use in testing the cytotoxicity of polyacrylamide hydrogels with rice husk ash composites.

05 January 2014 9,351 1 View