Instruments

 

Molecular Characterization

Gel Permeation Chromatograph (GPC)

THF-GPC-MALS 

  • FLO-M Vacuum degasser
  • Agilent 1100 Pump
  • Agilent 1100 autosampler
  • Wyatt Dawn-EOS LS Detector
  • Waters 410 DRI Detector

Toluene-GPC-MALS

  • FLO-M Vacuum degasser
  • 2 Isco Syringe Pumps (500mL)
  • Manual Injector
  • Wyatt Dawn-EOS LS Detector
  • Hitachi DRI detector

Tosoh EcoSEC instrument

Tosoh EcoSEC Elite HLC-8420GPC with Lens3 Light Scattering Detector

  • Vacuum degasser
  • Pump
  • Autosampler
  • Lens3 LS Detector
  • DRI detector

Mixed GPC instrument

Mixed GPC (aqueous or organic)

  • FLO-M Vacuum degasser
  • Agilent 1100 Pump
  • Agilent 1100 autosampler
  • Wyatt Heleos LS detector with DLS Capability and Temp Control (0° to 60°C)
  • Agilent 1200 DRI detector

Viscotek TDA 302 detector

Viscotek TDA-302 Triple detector

 

 

Thermal Analysis

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

TA Discovery DSC250

TA Discovery DSC250 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) with Refrigerated System Cooling (RSC-90) -90°C to 550°C

TA Q100 Modulated DSC

TA Q200 Modulated Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) with Refrigerated System Cooling (RSC-40) -40°C to 400°C, or Liquid Nitrogen Cooling

 

 

Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

TA Discovery TGA550

TA Discovery TGA550 Modulated High Sensitivity Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) with Modulated TGA mode

 

 

 

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)

TA Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer

TA Q800 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)

  • NPC (Nitrogen Purge Cooling)
  • ACS-2 Air Chiller System (-55°C)
  • Compression clamp
  • Submersion compression clamp
  • Dual surface film clamp
  • Single/dual Cantilever Clamp

 

 

 

Rheology

TA Discovery HR 20 Advanced Hybrid Rheometer

TA Discovery HR 20 Advanced Hybrid Rheometer

  • Environmental Testing Chamber (ETC) with ACS-2 chiller (-55°C to 600°C) 
  • Upper and Lower Peltier Plates (-40°C to 200°C)
  • UV Curing Accessory
  • A variety of parallel and conical plates is available 

TA Ares Advanced Rheometer AR 200

TA Ares Advanced Rheometer AR200 with ETC (Environmental Testing Chamber), Tension and Asphalt Geometries

 

 

Light Scattering

Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS

Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS with Titrator

  • One angle Backscattering (173°)
  • Zeta Potential
  • Titrator

Multiangle Dynamic?Static Light Scattering System

Multiangle Dynamic/Static Light Scattering System

  • Crystal Laser CL-2000 Diode Pumped Laser (532nm, 500mW)
  • Melles Griot He-Ne Laser (632.8nm, 15mW)
  • Coherent Innova 90 Ion Laser (488, 514.5, 657nm, 500mW)
  • Oriel 77341 PMT
  • EMI 9863 PMT
  • Pacific Industries AD-126 Amplifier Discriminator and 126 Lab Photometer
  • ALV Correlator
  • Neslab RTE 111 Circulating Bath

Beckman Coulter LS-200

Beckman Coulter LS-200 Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer

  • Micro Cell Accessory
  • Dry Powder sampler
  • Standard Flow sampler


 

 

Proteomics

Thermo Scientific Q-Exactive

Thermo Scientific Q-Exactive is part of the SLMBR. It is located / managed by the Mass Spectrometry Facility.

 

 

 

Other Instruments / Capabilities

Perkin Elmer LS50B

Perkin Elmer LS50B Luminescence Spectrometer

  • Temperature Control (VWR 1167 Circulating Bath)

Agilent 8453 DAD Spectrophometer

Agilent 8453 UV/Vis/NIR DAD Spectrophotometer

  • 7 Multicell Accessory
  • Temperature Control (VWR 1167 Circulating Bath)
  • 190 to 1100nm

Bruker Alpha ATR FTIR

Bruker Alpha ATR FTIR

Jasco P-2000 Polarimeter

Jasco P-2000 Polarimeter

Barnstead Nanopure Water System with Ultrafilter (0.005µm)

EPR - Bruker EMX CW EPR Spectrometer, with Liquid He Cryostat. This instrument is part of the SLMBR, but it is located in 301 Choppin, and managed by Dr. David Vinyard