LABORATORY OF CELL CULTURES, FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Palacký University Olomouc
Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc,
Czech Republic
Phone: +420-585 632 302 Fax: +420-585 632 312 e-mail: jitka.ulrichova@upol.cz
Testing laboratory No. 1308, accredited by Czech Accreditation Institute, o.p.s. in accord to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018, Certificate of Accreditation No. 269/2019 of 06/06/2019.
The Laboratory of Cell Cultures offers biological evaluation of medical devices to meet the high demands of both contemporary equipment manufacturers and health care providers.
All accredited tests comply with Standard Operating Procedures, based on ČSN EN ISO 10 993 “Biological evaluation of medical devices” and ČSN EN ISO 7405 “Dentistry – Preclinical evaluation of biocompatibility of medical devices used in dentistry – test methods for dental materials”.
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Test name Cytotoxicity tests in vitro |
Tested Materials |
| Test of direct contact | Insoluble solid samples with at least one flat surface |
| Test of extract | Insoluble solid samples |
| Test of soluble samples | Soluble solid samples, liquid samples |
Accredited biological evaluations utilise mouse fibroblasts NIH 3T3 and Balb/c 3T3 lines.
The accredited testing Laboratory of Cell Cultures can also provide other biological tests using primary cell cultures, cell lines, and subcellular fractions in co-operation with the Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc.
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| Rat Hepatocytes |  |
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| Human Hepatocytes |  |
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| Rat Neonatal Cardiomyocytes |  |
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| Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells – HUVEC |  |
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| Human Keratinocytes |  |
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| Human Fibroblasts |  |
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| Human Osteoblasts |  |
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Cancerous cell lines – HepG2, SaOS, HL-60, T-REX HeLa, …. 
Laboratory staff
Prof. RNDr. Jitka Ulrichová, CSc. Head of the laboratory
Ing. Adéla Galandáková, PhD. Technical Head of the laboratory
Mgr. Pavel Kosina, PhD. Quality manager
Sylva Snášelová Technician