Chemical Analysis
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| TraceDec | Capacitively Coupled contactless conductivity Detector (Multiple Units) | TraceDec Capacitively Coupled contactless conductivity Detector |
| Agilent | Agilent 1200 Series Rapid Resolution System (Binary Solvent) | G1379B = 1200 Series Degasser; G1312B = 1200 Series Binary Pump SL; G1367C = 1200 Series HiP-ALS SL Autosampler; G1330B = 1200 Series FC/ALS Temp Cont Chamber; G1316B = 1200 Series TCC SL Thermostatted Column Compartment; G1314C = 1200 Series Variable wavelength detect High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). Binary solvent Rapid Resolution System, capable of increasing normal analysis speed without compromising on sensitivity, resolution, precision or levels of carry-over. The flow-through design of the autosampler helps to minimise carry-over. |
| Dionex / Amersham Biosciences (G.E. Healthcare) | Dionex Ultimate 3000 Fraction Collection System | Dionex Ultimate 3000 Fraction Collection System (w/ Amersham BioSciences pH/C-900 pH & Conductivity Detector Module) LPG-3400 AB Low Pressure Gradient Pump; VWD-3400RS Variable Wavelength Detector; AFC-3000 Automated Fraction Collector; pH/C-900 Conductivity & pH Monitor Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography & Standard HPLC. Analytical & Semi-Preparative Liquid Chromatography System which is primarily used for the purification of proteins, peptides and nucleotides, but which is also useful for semi-preparative reverse-phase or normal-phase HPLC. |
| Dionex | LC Packings (Dionex) Ultimate 3000 Cap LC System | LPG-3600 Micro Pump; UVD-3000 UV Detector; FLM-3100 Flow Manager / Thermostatted Column Compartment; WPS-3000T Autosampler; SRD-3600 Degasser (6-Channel) Nano- & Capillary-scale Liquid Chromatography (Nano-Cap-LC). Dual, low-pressure micro-gradient HPLC system, capable of nano-, cap- & micro-HPLC applications. Includes a 6-channel degasser module and a Flow Manager. The in-line split-loop injection method helps to minimise carry-over. |
| Dionex | Dionex Ultimate 3000 Cap LC System | Dionex Ultimate 3000 Cap LC System DGP-3600M Micro Pump; VWD-3400RS Variable Wavelength Detector; WPS-3000TBPL Nano/Cap Autosampler; SRD-3600 Degasser (6-Channel) Capillary-scale Liquid Chromatography (Cap-LC). Dual, low-pressure micro-gradient HPLC system, optimised for micro-flows and small-scale bio-analytical applications. Includes a 6-channel degasser module and a bio-compatible thermostatted autosampler. |
| Dionex | Dionex Ultimate 3000 Cap LC / Nano-LC System | NCS-3500RS nano LC module; LPG-3400MB Bio-compatible Micro Pump; VWD-3400RS Variable Wavelength Detector; WPS-3000TBFC Analytical Autosampler; SRD-3400 Degasser (4-Channel) Nano- & Capillary-scale Liquid Chromatography (Nano-Cap-LC). Versatile nano-scale system which includes a (bio-compatible) low-pressure gradient pump in one module and a binary high-pressure gradient pump alongside a ternary low-pressure micro pump in a separate module. Includes a 4-channel degasser module and a bio-compatible thermostatted autosampler. |
| Bio-Rad | Trans Blot SD cell | Bio-Rad Gel Electrophoresis Equipment. DNA analyis / Protein analysis |
| Agilent | 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System | Agilent 7100 Capillary Electrophoresis System. Capillary Electrophoresis. Used to separate, identify, quantify and fractionate a huge variety of compounds. Includes a built-in vial sensor, a capillary cooling system and a high sensitivity detection cell. |
| Caliper Life Sciences | TurboVap LV Concentration Workstation | Caliper Life Sciences TurboVap LV Concentration Workstation. Solvent Evaporation. A micro-processor controlled concentrator used for sample preparation that provides unattended, automated sample evaporation / drying. Utilises a proprietary gas-vortexing action. |
Imaging
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Syngene | Gbox iChemi XR | G-BOX Universal Darkroom. High performance imaging |
| Bio-Rad | GelDoc EZ Imager | Bio-Rad Gel Documentation System for image analysis |
Optical Microscopy
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Zeiss | LSM 510 META | Confocal Fluoresence Lifetime Imaging System (FLIM). Technique that maps the spatial distribution of lifetimes within microscopic images of fixed cells as well as of living cells. The fluorescence lifetime is the signature of a fluorescent material. |
| Picoquant | Microtime 200 | Picoquant MicroTime 200 – Confocal Microscope with PIE (pulsed interleaved excitation). With PIE-fluorescence imaging and fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy, spectral cross talk is eliminated. Used with environmentally sensitive dyes and FRET pairs to probe the environment of live cells. Fluorscent lifetime imaging. PIE extends confocal capabilities. Multiple excitation sources, spectral cross-talk is eliminated provoding improved sensitivity and quantitative FRET analysis. |
| Andor | DU-897E-CSO-#BV 512×512 EMCCD | Andor iXon Ultra 897 back-illuminated 512 x 512 camera (Part of the IX81 fluorescent microscope suite) Fluorescence/Live Cell Microscope. |
| Hamamatsu | C4742-80-12AG Digital CCD camera | Hamamatsu CCD camera (Part of the IX81 fluorescent microscope suite). Fluorescence/Live Cell Microscope. This is a high resolution digital camera with a progressive scan interline CCD chip with no mechanical shutter. Peltier cooling with hermetic vacuum sealing drastically reduces dark noise and minimizes thermal drift |
| Olympus | IX81 | Fluorescent High Speed Motorised inverted Microscope with colour camera and Princeton Spectrometer. Fluorescence analysis of fixed and living samples |
| Olympus | IX81 | Fluorescent High Speed Motorised inverted Microscope with Andor Camera. Fluorescence analysis of fixed and living samples |
| Nikon | YFL 077329 | Nikon YFL 077329 Microscope |
| Axiotrom | Zeiss | Axiotrom inspection Microscope |
| MEIJI | Techno EMZ 8TR | MEIJI Video Microscope System: (a): FL-150 Fiber-Optic Light Module; Model No.: MI-1504FMJ; Serial No.: 0501-00027555 (b): Main-Frame Base; Model No.: EMZ-8TR; (c): JVC Colour Video Camera; Model No.: TK-C1481BEG; Serial No.: 0993605 |
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Anton Paar | MCR 301 | Modular Compact Rheometer. Yield stresses, viscoelastic effects, shear |
| Q-Sense | E1 | Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation monitoring, QCM-D. Can be used in surface science to characterize the formation of thin films (nm).Common applications include measurements on proteins, polymers, surfactants and cells onto surfaces in liquid. |
| Bespoke | Bespoke | Customised Contact Angle Instrument with Navitar lens |
| Perkin Elmer | Pyris 1 | Perkin Elmer Pyris 1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter. |
| TEG | TEG 5000 | TEG® 5000 Thrombelastograph® Hemostasis Analyzer system. Thrombelastography. Diagnostic instrument providing whole blood hemostasis testing that can help assess bleeding and thrombotic risks, and also monitor antithrombotic therapies. Facilitates understanding of hemorrhagic or thrombotic risk |
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Omicron | DAR400 | DAR400 Twin Anode X-ray source. X-ray photoelectron spectrometer upgrade for UHV surface science system. Ultra High Vacumn Mass Spectrometer. Used to study the electronic and chemical structure of porphyrin systems. Surface Characterisation. X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS Upgraded to STM) |
| Bruker | HCT | Bruker HCT (High Capacity Trap) ESI Mass Spectrometer. High Pressure Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS). Separation and detection of a huge variety of analytes – both biological and chemical in nature, with the mass spectrometer allowing the determination and elucidation of the elemental composition and chemical structures of the analyte. |
| Thermo | Evolution 60S | Thermo Scientific Evolution 60S UV Visible Spectrophotometer |
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Jasco | FP 8300 | Jasco FP 8300 fluorscence spectrometer. Fluorescence spectroscopy. Specifically designed for bio-applications, such as stopped flow, fluorescence anisotropy and auto-titration applications. |
| Thermo Nicolet | Nexus FT-IR | Thermo Nicolet Nexus 470 Fibre-coupled FTIR Spectrometer |
| Perkin Elmer | Gx FT-IR | Perkin Elmer Spectrum GX FT-IR |
| Perkin Elmer | Lambda 900 | Perkin Elmer Lambda 900 UV VIS Spec |
| Stuart | SRT60 | Stuart roller mixer SRT60 Coagulometer. Hematology |
| Shimadzu Uvmini | 1240 | Shimadzu Uvmini-1240 UV-VIS Spectrometer |
| Coherent | Innova 70C | Argon Ion Laser (visible) – used with HR800 raman |
| HORIBA Jobin Yvon | HR800 | Raman System (HR800). Non-destructive spectroscopic technique for chemical analysis of solids, powders, liquids, and gases. System configured with lasers to give UV, Vis and NIR sensitivity. |
| Perkin Elmer | RamanStation 400F | Perkin Elmer Bench Raman system with fibre probe. Nano material characterisation |
| VEECO | Raman dual microscope | VEECO micro-Raman / AFM System. Raman Spectroscopy, Atomic Force Spectroscopy. Non-destructive spectroscopic technique for chemical analysis of solids, powders, liquids, and gases. System configured with lasers to give UV, Vis and NIR sensitivity. |
| Coherent | 300C MotoFreD | UV laser – used with HR800 raman |
| Omicron | EA125 | Electron Energy Analyser. Used to analyse and record the energy of the electrons ejected by the x-ray source. The EA125 energy analyser is an essential component of the X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy (XPS) equipment. Its function is to analyse and record the energy of the electrons ejected by the x-ray source.. This instrument is used in conjunction with the Scanning Tunnelling Microscope to characterise the chemical and electronic properties of interfaces and surfaces. The analyser is equipped with 5 channeltron detectors and this provided for shorter data acquisition times and provided an option for higher resolution studies in comparison with conventional single channel analysers |
| Make | Model | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Veeco | Dimension 3100 | Molecular Scale Scanning Probe Microscope. Surface Characterisation |
| Omicron | VT-UHV-STM | Ultra-High-Vacuum, Scanning Tunnelling Microscope & Atomic Force Microscope. Materials, surface Characterisation. Used to study electronic and structural properties of molecules adsorbed on metal and semi conducter surfaces |
| Veeco | VT-103-3K-3 Isolation Enclosure | Dimension Acoustic Chamber |