Research Institute for Dental Sciences

1- The SBMU Research Institute for Dental Sciences (RIDS) Lab & Services

The SBMU RIDS (Research Institute for Dental Sciences) is equipped with several specialized and separate labs, including Dental materials Lab, Molecular Biology Lab, Cell Culture Lab, and Histology Lab, as well as the ability for performing researches in several medical and biological branches, especially in dental sciences, is ready to collaborate with researchers in various fields including dental biology, tissue engineering, dental materials, and molecular researches. The services rendered by the SBMU RIDS also include extraction, and culture of different cells, especially stem cells, and stem cell differentiation, genetic and protein investigations, performing histological and histo-pathological tests, and also immunological analyses.

The services rendered by the SBMU RIDS labs are listed as follows:

Extraction, culture, and storage of different cells;
Studying stem cell differentiation in various levels;
Studying qualitatively gene expression under RT_PCR method;
Studying quantitative gene expression under Real-Time PCR method;
Studying qualitatively protein count under Western Blot method;
Studying quantitatively protein count under ELISA method;
Investigating protein presence under Immuno-fluorescence, and Immunohistochemistry methods;
Preparing tissue sections, and performing histological and histo-morpho-metric analyses

The services rendered by the SBMU RIDS Dental Materials Lab are listed as follows:

Calculating preferred distances by direct observation, or by software;
Performing Compression test;
Conducting Macro-Shear test;
Conducting Macro-Tensile test;
Performing Load Cell: 2.5 KN-20KN;
Calculating compression under Vicker’s method;
Calculating compression based on the amount and time-period used;
Performing Micro-Tensile test;
Conducting Micro-Shear test;
Performing calibration based on the desired solution and various solution pH

2- The facilities available at the SBMU RIDS are listed in the following table:

	Tool/Machinery Name	Application
1	Biological Hood, Laminar Flow, Class 2	Providing a sterile environment for cell culture
2	CO2 Incubator	Providing a suitable biological space for cell incubation
3	Invert Light Microscope	Watching live cells during culture
4	Ordinary Light Microscope	Watching the samples on the slides
5	Stereo Microscope (Loop)	Watching the samples in 3D
6	Warm Bath	Providing hydro-space with preferred temperature
7	Centrifuge	Precipitating different materials
8	Various Samplers	Taking & transferring fluids with high care (low volume)
9	Pipets	Taking & transferring fluids with high care (high volume)
10	Hot Plates	Heating with direct contact
11	Vacuum Pump	Providing vacuum spaces for different purposes
12	Fridge	Keeping biological materials
13	Freezer (-80° C)	Keeping frozen cells and tissues
14	Fluorescent Light Source and System	Making fluorescence microscopic photos
15	High Quality Balance	Scaling materials in very low amounts
16	Fridge Centrifuge	Precipitating materials at preferred temperature
17	Tissue Processing Instrument	Processing and preparing tissues for microscopic evaluations
18	Microtome Instrument	Providing tissue samples from casts
19	Paraffin Distribution Tool	Distributing paraffin for casting of the tissue samples
20	Chemical Hood	Providing a safe environment for work with toxic materials
21	Oven	Providing warm spaces for keeping microscopic slides
22	Dying Tissue Set	General and specific tissue dyes
23	PCR	Gene reproduction and qualitative recognition
24	Real-Time PCR	Gene reproduction and quantitative recognition
25	Vertical and Horizontal Electrophoresis Tanks	DNA, RNA, and protein electrophoresis
26	Water De-Ionizer Instrument	Preparing ultra-pure water
27	Fridge Micro-Centrifuge	Centrifuging micro-tubes in low temperatures
28	Thermo-Block Instrument	Warming samples in micro-tubes
29	Mini-Fusion Instrument	Centrifuging solutions for a short-period
30	Heater-Stirring Instrument	Warming and mixing solutions
31	Simple Incubator	Microbial Incubation