Research Core Facilities | UTHealth School of Dentistry

Histology

Contact - Dr. Peter T. Triolo, Jr.
Room DBB-4.099 Phone 713-500-4012

The service offers fixation, processing, decalcification, cutting, mounting and staining of both hard and soft tissues. Our laboratory has extensive experience in tooth and bone processing and staining. We will work with you to help in planning and executing your research project. You are encouraged to call to discuss your needs.

The fee-for-service schedule does not include labor for UT School of Dentistry researchers. We can accommodate small projects quickly; larger and ongoing projects are on a first-come, first-served basis. The equipment available in the facility includes an automatic processor, embedding center, vacuum ovens, mounting bath/hotplate, microtome, and staining set up.

Image Analysis

Contact - Dr. Peter T. Triolo, Jr.
Room DBB-400G Phone 713-500-4012

The Image Analysis facility is equipped with:

Olympus BH Microscope with transmitted light, with objectives 1X through 40X
Artfix Scanner which can accept transparencies,strip film, small X-rays, and microscope slides, scanning resolution - 72 to 4,000 ppi
Sony Color CCD Cameras
In Sight Camera
Frame grabber compatible with all installed programs
Software for Windows 2000: Image pro Plus v. 4.5, Optimas, Gel Pro Analyzer
Photo quality ink jet printer

Initial instruction and project consultation is a free service for UTSD researchers.

Oral Biomaterials Laboratory

Contact - Dr. Rade Paravina
Phone 713-500-4210

The Houston Center for Biomaterials and Biomimetics has 2,500 square feet of laboratory space and 700 square feet of office and conference space.

The Oral Biomaterials Laboratory is equipped with:

Servo-hydraulic mechanical tester
Knoop, Rockwell and Rockwell Superficial hardness testers
Impact tester
Torsiometer for measuring properties in bending and torsion
Surface roughness instrument
Image analyzing metallograph
Color spectrophotometer
Color viewing booth
Macbeth Book of Color
Accelerated aging chamber
Thermal cycling apparatus
Measuring microscope
Glass meter
Dental colorimeter
Wear tester
Stiffness tester
Scanning electron microscope