Techniques in the Lab
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Patch-clamping
- Single-channel recordings
- Whole-cell electrophysiology
- Brain slices patch-clamping
- Cell cultures electrophysiology
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Live cell imaging
- Confocal microscopy
- TIRFM
- Super-Resolution Microscopy
- Two-photon tissue imaging
- Second Harmonic Generation Imaging
- Optogenetics
- Single Particles Tracking
- Light Sheet M
icroscopy
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Microfluidics
- Lithography
- Soft photolithography
- 3D printing
- SEM characterization
- Silicon, Plastic, and Glass designs
- Single cell and population studies
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Exosomes Isolation and Characterization
- Cryo-EM
- Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC)
- Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA)
- Asymmetric Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4)
- EV fusion assays