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Faculty of Chemistry

Nanotechnolgy of Polymers and Biomaterials Group facilities


We have a well-equipped polymer synthesis laboratory.
Analytical instruments within the group include:


♦ STM/AFM microscope (Nanoscope IVA ): EAFM, CAFM, MAFM, PicoForce

AFM microscope AFM microscope

♦ Spectroscopic ellipsometer J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. M-2000

Ellipsometer

♦ Fluorescence Microscope Nikon TE2000

Fluorescence Microscope Fluorescence Microscope

♦ Capillary Electrophoresis Agilent Technologies 7100

Electrophoresis

♦ HPLC/GPC Waters System (UV, Photodiod Array, Fluorescence and RI detectors for aqueous and THF eluents)

GPC System

    Other equipment
  • HP 8452A diode-array spectrophotometer
  • SLM Aminco 8100 spectrofluorimeter
  • Ubbelhode capillary viscometer equipped with electronic time-measuring unit ViscoClock
  • Contact Angle Instrument
  • VibraCell Sonicator
  • Electrochemical equipment
    - PalmSens3 potentiostat/galvanostat
    -BioLogic 80 mL water-jacketed glass electrochemical cell with Teflon cap
    - Set of platinum and glassy carbon working electrodes and silver counter electrode
    - Reference electrodes for both aqueous and non-aqueous media
    -Spectroelectrochemical quartz cell with 0.5 mm optical pathway equipped with a platinum gauze working electrode, platinum counter electrode and a reference electrodes for both aqueous and non-aqueous media all connected to PalmSens3 potentiostat/galvanostat
  • Microwave reactor CEM Discover Labmate. This reactor is designed to perform reactions under controlled conditions. It accommodates vessels from 7 ml to 125 ml for reactions under both atmospheric pressure and under elevated pressure (up to 300 psi, 20 bar). The highest possible temperature obtained in this reactor is 300 °C. Maximum power: 300W at 2.45 MHz. Accessories: 80-mL pressurized vessel, fiber optic temperature sensor.
  • Synthetic equipment
    - Vacuum manifolds
    - Schlenk glassware
    - Vacuum pumps

Instruments' use schedule