Facilities & Research

Centre for Application of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technology

Facilities & Research

Facilities

  1. High Dose Gamma Irradiation Facility (2.2 kGy/hr)
  2. Low Dose Gamma/Blood Irradiation Facility (5 Gy/min)
  3. Gamma survey meter
  4. UV-Visible spectrophotometer
  5. 14C Urea Breath Test facility
  6. Ultra Low Temperature Freezer (-80°C)
  7. Type-I and Type-II Water Purification Systems
  8. Semi micro balance (d = 10μg)
  9. Ultra sonicator
  10. Radio Thin Layer Chromatography Scanner
  11. Radioimmunoassay Counting System
  12. RIA Centrifuge
  13. Liquid Scintillation System
  14. Thermoluminescent Reader
  15. BOD Incubator
  16. CO2 Incubator
  17. Cell culture facility
  18. Digital Autoclave
  19. Photosynthesis system
  20. Fluorescent Microscope
  21. Inverted Microscope

Laboratories

  1. Radioisotope Labelling Laboratory
  2. Radioimmunoassay/Immunoradiometricassay (RIA/IRMA) Laboratory
  3. Radioiodination Laboratory
  4. Hybridoma Laboratory
  5. Counting/Instrumentation Room

Research

Research in different areas of science and technology using radiation and radioisotopes are undertaken. Presently following research projects sanctioned to CARRT are in progress

Sl. No.

Title of the project

Principal Investigator

1

Radioiodination of C-Peptide and Development of an assay

 Prof K Bhaskar Shenoy
Dept. of Applied Zoology

2

Epidemiological study of Helicobacter Pylori infection in communication of coastal region of Karnataka: A diagnostic study by using the 14C urea capsule breath test and setting diagnostic services

 Prof H M Somashekarappa
University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC)

3

Evaluation and comparison of radioprotective potential of some bioflavonoids in mice exposed  to gamma radiation

 Prof Rajashekhar K Patil
Dept. of Applied Zoology

4

Application of radiation in forestry: Effect of gamma irradiation on storage, viability and germination of seeds and relative growth rate and tolerance of seedlings of some endemic plants of Western Ghats

 Prof K R Chandrashekar
Dept. of Applied Botany

Research projects sanctioned to other universities and institutes using CARRT facility

Sl. No.

Title

Investigator and Institute

1

Effect of irradiation on coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the harvested coffee.

 Dr. M. G. Venkatesha Bangalore University Bangalore

2

Influence of gamma irradiation on pollen viability, germinability, fruit set, seed set and induction of parthenogentic plants in Cucumis melo

 Prof. H. Niranjana Murthy Karnatak University Dharwad

3

Development and validation of radioimmunoassay for the in-vitro quantitative estimation of melatonin in human serum and plasma sample.

 Shri Shrikant L. Patil K.S.Hegde Medical Academy Nitte University, Mangalore

4

Isotope based in vivo studies on triazole ring to develop new intact ring or its metabolite as nitrification inhibitor.

 Dr. Bijul Lakshman A Selvamm Arts and Science College, Tamil Nadu

5

Isolation and characterization of novel radio protective flavonoids from Tragia involucrata

 Dr.Chandrashekhar Gajanan Joshi Mangalore University, Madkeri

6

Application of Irradiation for Preventing Post harvest losses in Fish and Fishery products.

 Dr. B. Manja Naik College of Fisheries, Mangalore

7

Adrenergic receptor subtype functional correlation in the brain and pancreas of high fat simple carbohydrate fed c57bl/6j  mice: implications in metabolic syndrome.

 Dr. Asha Abraham St. Aloysius College, Mangalore

8

Therapeutic effect of Thymol/Zingerone, dietary polyphenols on radiation induced damage in swiss albino mice- A pilot study

 Dr. Archana.P.R Dept. of Physiology Manipal University