SASTRA-ABLEST

Bio-Innovation Space

Tissue Culture

BSL-3 Facility

Imaging

Molecular Biology

Next Generation Sequencer

Animal Facility

Common Facilities

3D Printing

Bio-Innovation Space Facility

Bioinnovation space of ABLEST provides a well-equipped positive and safe environment to meet the requirements of laboratory personnel with BSL-1 safety level. This facility is provided with equivalent linear feet (ELF) of work surface with individual sink and chemically resistant lab bench within the laboratory to accommodate residential incubatees. This individual workstation provides a clean bench top, storage cupboard with a set of equipments including mini centrifuge, hot plate stirrer, vortex mixture and a micropipette set. A standard chemical fume hood is installed to protect laboratory personnel from hazardous chemicals exposure. Other shared facilities available at Bioinnovation space facility are refrigerator, water bath, pH meter, weighing balance and ice flaker.

BSL 3 - Facility

The virology facility is assured with biosafety level-3, supporting basic research investigations. The facility provides access to Class II Type B2 cabinet ensuring safety for sample handling and processing. Our dedicated virology facility have all infrastructures including negative pressure, clean roomwith epoxy flooring, HVAC, HEPA filters, safety fire and pressure alarms, CO₂ incubator, inverted microscope, centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, deep freezers (-20°C & -80°C ) for cold storage, refrigerator, water bath, pH meter, weighing balance, UV sterilizer unit and autoclave to carryout high end research needed to study the pathological microorganisms with assured biological safety compliance for all researchers.

Molecular Biology Facility

The facility aims to offer a comprehensive molecular biology workflow platform to unravel the macromolecular interactions and to study various biochemical processes at molecular levels. The state-of-the-art laboratory equipped with high-end equipments include TECAN multimode plate reader, thermocycler, RT-PCR, electrophoresis units, western blot, Chem-Doc XRS, fluorometer, and QAxcel Bioanalyser extends to provide complete solutions from isolation of nucleic acids to protein expression studies.

Dual Laser Metal 3D Printer

The Laser Metal 3D Printer at ABLEST employs cutting-edge laser powder bed fusion technology with 200W dual fiber lasers for high-precision manufacturing. This advanced system is dedicated to manufacturing customized titanium alloy (TC4, Ti6Al4V) products, serving a wide range of industries, including:

Medical: Implants and prosthetics
Aerospace: Lightweight and complex components
Advanced Manufacturing: Custom prototypes and specialized parts

Our Services:

3D Modelling & Customized Designs: Tailored design solutions to meet precise project requirements
3D Printing: Advanced metal 3D printing services for high-performance and specialised applications.
Post-Processing: Comprehensive finishing services to ensure exceptional quality and functionality of 3D printed parts.

Printer Specifications:

Build Volume: Ø158 mm × 100 mm
Laser Power: Dual 200W fiber lasers
Layer Thickness: 10 μm – 50 μm
Materials Supported: TC4, Ti6Al4V, Titanium alloy

Please email the .STL file to ablest@sastra.ac.in for feasibility assessment and cost estimation.