Worldwide, outdoor air pollution is responsible for 4.2 million premature deaths per year. Both chronic and acute exposure to particulate matter air pollution is a risk factor for heart and lung diseases. One of the atmospheric pollutant particles is represented by soot or black carbon (BC)

Last updated on: 15-11-2019 - 16:16

Contact: Eva Bongaerts
Organisation: University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
Partners: University of Hasselt (UHasselt), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Status: History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
TEM, NTA and western blot were used to characterize the purified inflammation‐associated EV subpopulations from TNF-α treated HUVEC based on their sedimentation speeds (10K and110K) and surface markers (CDs and ICAM-1). Protein arrays were used to discover the immunomodulatory content of

Last updated on: 14-11-2019 - 14:02

Organisation: University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal, Currently submitted for further validation by an external party (e.g. OECD, EURL ECVAM,…)
This method describes the steps from a living mouse to a multi-cellular brain slice model where complex cellular interactions can be evaluated.

Last updated on: 08-11-2019 - 13:14

Contact: Melissa Schepers
Organisation: University of Hasselt (UHasselt)
Status: Still in development