University of Maribor 3 articles published in JoVE Chemistry Preparation of Food Samples Using Homogenization and Microwave-Assisted Wet Acid Digestion for Multi-Element Determination with ICP-MS Matjaž Rantaša1, David Majer1, Matjaž Finšgar1 1Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor The presented protocol describes sample homogenization with a laboratory mixer, acid digestion of food samples using a mixture of 68 wt% HNO3 and 30 wt% H2O2 via microwave-assisted wet acid digestion, and multi-element determination performed with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Biology Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy of Calcium Dynamics in Acute Mouse Pancreatic Tissue Slices Andraž Stožer1, Jurij Dolenšek1,2, Lidija Križančić Bombek1, Viljem Pohorec1, Marjan Slak Rupnik1,3, Maša Skelin Klemen1 1Institute of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, 2Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, 3Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna We present the preparation of acute pancreatic tissue slices and their use in confocal laser scanning microscopy to study calcium dynamics simultaneously in a large number of live cells, over long time periods, and with high spatiotemporal resolution. Bioengineering Core/shell Printing Scaffolds For Tissue Engineering Of Tubular Structures Marko Milojević1, Boštjan Vihar1,2, Luka Banović2, Mihael Miško2, Lidija Gradišnik1, Tanja Zidarič1, Uroš Maver1,3 1Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor, 2Institute for Development of Advanced Applied Systems (IRNAS), 3Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Maribor Presented here is a simple-to-use, core/shell, three-dimensional bioprinting set-up for one-step fabrication of hollow scaffolds, suitable for tissue engineering of vascular and other tubular structures.
