Characterization Techniques
Surface Characterization
| Research microscope with optical and video cameras | Nikon Microphot FXA |
| Upright microscope with Nikon DS-FI2 camera | Olympus BX60 + BX-FLA |
| Stereo microscope | Olympus SZX12 |
| Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) | Veeco (di) MultiMode V |
| Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) | Ntegra-Prima AFM |
Particle and Dispersion Characterization
| Particle sizing, aerosols, disperions | Malvern 2600 |
| Particle size and zeta potential meter | Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS |
| Particle size and zeta potential meter | Malvern Zetasizer 3000 |
| Rheometer, controlled stress | Paar-Physica MCR 300 |
| Rheometer, controlled stress | Bohlin CS |
| Sorptometer | ASAP 2010 |
| Sorptometer | Hydrosorb 1000 |
| Sorptometer | Autosorb 1 |
| Zeta potential meter | Acoustosizer II |
| Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) | MBraun camera, Seifert source |
| X-ray diffraction (XRD / SAXS) | Bruker D8 Discover |
Solution and Liquid Crystal Characterization
| Tensiometer for liquids | Sensadyne 9000 Bubble Tensiometer |
| Optical tension and contact angle meter (x 2) | KSV CAM 200 |
| Densitometer, vibrating tube | Anton-Paar DSA5000 |
| Tension and contact angle meter, receding & advancing | KSV Sigma 70 |
| Stability of emulsions, suspensions and foams | Formulaction Turbiscan Classic MA 2000 |
| Freezing point osmometer | Gonotec Osmomat 030 |
| Membrane filtration and separation | Sterlitech cross-flow filtration equipment |
Spectrometry
| FTIR Spectrometer | Perkin-Elmer FTIR-1000 |
| FTIR Viewing Micro ATR System (3x) | Sensir Durascope (Perkin-Elmer FTIR 1000) |
| FTIR Spectrometer | Bruker Equinox 55, connected to TGA 209 |
| Luminescence Spectrometer | PerkinElmer LS50B |
| UV-vis Spectrometer | Shimadzu UV-2501PC |
| UV-vis-NIR Spectrometer, Integrating Sphere, Fibres, etc. | Perkin-Elmer Lambda 900 system |
| UV-vis spectrometer | Thermo ScientificNanoDrop 2000c |
| Diffuse reflectance unit | SpectraTech 0030-0011 |
| Attenuated Total Reflectance unit ATR | Specac Specaclamp ATR 11080 |
| FTIR Microscope | Bruker IR Microscope A 590 |
Other instruments
| Thermobalance and FTIR analysator | Netzsch TGA 209, connected to Bruker Equinox FTIR |
| Thermobalance with MS analysator | STA 449F1 Jupiter (TG) and QMS 403C Aêolos (MS) |
| Quarz crystal microbalance | KSV QCM Z- 500 |
Cell Imaging
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| Widefield microscope | Zeiss Axiovert 200M (inverted microscope) |
| Widefield microscope | Zeiss SteREO Lumar V12 with Microinjection |
| Widefield microscope | EVOSfl cell culture microscope |
| Widefield microscope | Leica DMRE (upright microscope) |
| Widefield microscope | Leica DM RXA (upright microscope) |
| Widefield microscope | Leica DM IRBE (inverted microscope) |
| Confocal microscope | Zeiss LSM780 |
| Confocal microscope | 3i CSU-W1 spinning disk |
| Confocal microscope | Zeiss LSM510 with JPK Nanowizard II AFM |
| Confocal microscope | Leica TCS SP5 Matrix |
| Confocal microscope | Leica TCS SP1 |
| Confocal microscope | Leica TCS SP5 Multiphoton |
| Confocal microscope | BD Pathway 855 |
| Confocal microscope | 3i CSU22 spinning disk |
| Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy FLIM | Lambert LIFA FLIM |
| Total Internal Reflection Microscopy TIRFM | Zeiss TIRF microscope |
| Fluorescence stereo microscope | Zeiss SteREO Lumar V12 |
| Laser-capture microsdissection LCM | Zeiss P.A.L.M. LCM |
| Atomic Force Microscope | Agilent 5500 AFM |
| Imaging | Perkin Elmer Operetta High Content Imaging System |
| Flow cytometer | BD LSR Fortessa |
| Flow cytometer | BD FACSCalibur |
| Flow cytometer | BD LSR II |
| Flow cytometer | BD Accuri C6 |
| Flow cytometer | BD FACSAria IIu |
| Gel analyser | BioRad ChemiDoc MP |
| Microplate reader | BioTek Synergy H1 multi-mode reader |
| Gel analyser | Li-Cor Odyssey |
Pharmacy
| Particle size analyses for liquid suspensions and dry powders | Sympatec GmbH / HelosKF |
| UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 2000c |
| UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | PerkinElmer LAMBDA 35 |
| Fluorospectrometer | Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 |
| Small scale microwave synthesis of nanoparticles | Anton Paar Monowave 300 |
| Dissolution testing of pharmaceutics | Sotax AT7 dissolution unit |
| Fluorescence plate reader | Thermo Scientific Varioskan Flash |
| Pulver flow studies | FlowPro |
| Compound structure analysis | PerkinElmer ATR-IR |
| Surface structure analysis (custom built) | Scanning White Light Interferometer SWLI |
| Disintegration studies of solid pharmaceutics | Sotax DT2 |
| Tapped density measurements of powder systems | Copley Scientific JV2000 |
| Melt flow measurements of casted films | Custom Scientific Instruments Melt flow indexer Type MF12 |
| Sample separation; nanoparticles | HealForce Neofuge 13 |
| Texture analyser of different materials | Stable Micro Systems TA.xt.plus Texture Analyser |
| Polymorf studies of active pharmaceutical ingredients | TA Instruments DSC Q2000 + Refridger Cooling System 40 |
| Microscopy | Westburg Evos XL |
Organic Electronics
| Glove box | MBRAUN Unilab glove box |
| Spin coater | Chemat Technology KW-4A |
| Vacuum evaporator | CVC |
| Vacuum evaporator | JEOL JEE-4B |
| Thickness meter | Intellemetrics IL 150 |
| Thickness meter | Maxtek TM-100 |
| Vacuum drying oven < 250 ºC | Binder |
| Sputter, O+2 and N+2 plasma etcher | Bal-Tec SCD 050 |
| Langmuir-Blodgett film deposition equipment | KSV 2200 |
| Atomic force microscope | Veeco diCaliber AFM |
| Atomic force microscope | Parc Scientific Instruments AFM Autoprobe CP |
| Upright microscope | Olympus BX60 with fluorescence equipment and CCD-camera |
| Modular DC Source/Monitor | Agilent 4142B |
| Voltage source | Keithley 230 |
| Current source | Keithley 220 |
| Power source (multiple) | Kikusui, Agilent E3631A, Keithley 2230-30-1, ...) |
| Signal/waveform generators (multiple) | Stanford DS345, DG535, Agilent 33522B, ... |
| Electrometer | Keithley 617 |
| Sourcemeters (multiple) | Keithley 2612, 2636, 2400 |
| Picoammeter | Keithley 485 |
| Multimeters (multiple) | Keithley 2000, 2001, 2100 (2x), Agilent 34410A, 34461A, ... |
| Lock-in amplifiers (multiple) | Stanford SR510, SR830 |
| Memory oscilloscopes (multiple) | Tektronix 680B, 2230, Agilent MSOX2002, ... |
| Scanner, low current and voltage measuerments | Keithley 7001 |
| High-voltage amplifier | TREK 2205 |
| Optical table | Newport RS 3000 (1.5 x 3.0 m) |
| UV-vis absorption spectrometer | Hitachi U-3200 |
| Luminescence spectrometer | Perkin-Elmer LS 50B |
| Spectrometer, 200-850 nm | Ocean Optics USB2000 |
| Laser, Ar+, 10 W MLVS, 1.3 W MLUV | Coherent innova 90C6 |
| Laser, Pulsed Nd:YAG, 6-8 ns, 1064 nm, 532 nm, 355 nm | Brilliant Ultra GRM, Quantel |
| Laser, Dye | Coherent CR 599 |
| Laser, N2-dye pulse laser, 5 ns, 400 muJ/pulse | Oriel 79110 |
| Diode lasers (multiple), 785 nm, 45 mW | Power Technology PM(785-60), PMT(785-50) |
| Diode laser, 905 nm, 8 mW | PMT(905-10) |
| Diode lsaer, 980 nm, 40 mW | PMT(980-50) |
Surface chemical analysis instrumentation accessible via TopAnalytica
Link: www.topanalytica.com
| TOF-SIMS | Time Of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy |
| ESCA | Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis (XPS) |
| SEM-EDS | Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive Spectrometer |
| BIB | Broad Ion Beam cutting |
| EPMA | Electron Probe MicroAnalysis (SEM-WDS) |