Facilities

Facilities available at the Nanobiomaterials Laboratory include equipment for growth and transfer of nanomaterials such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanostructured topological insulators, among others. In addition our lab meet level 1 biosecurity requirement to work with non-pathogenic bacteria.

 

Our facilities include:

-CVD systems (two zones 1200°C)
-Box furnace (1200°C, multisegment)
-Spin coater
-Laminar flow cabinet
-Controlled temperature incubators
-Orbital shaker
-Autoclave
-Spectrophotometer
-Fluorescence microscope (Leica DM500)
-Optical microscope (Nikon LV150N)
-Centrifuges
-Hot plates
-Fume hood
-Dry globebox (GS Alpha line)
-High/low frequency ultrasound probe
-High-precision balance
-High-speed homogenizer
-Thermocycler
-Electrophoresis chamber
-Potentiostat (CH Instruments 600E)
-Pull-off adhesion tester
-Universal cutting mill (Fritsch Pulverisette 19)
-Dry film thickness gauge

For atomic-scale microscopy and spectroscopy:

4K / 77K ultrahigh vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscope (LT-STM) Scienta-Omicron