Characterization Facilities

• Horizontal dual-beam design for superior heat flow and weight measurements
• Dual-sample TGA mode for double the productivity of competitive systems
• Ultra-low drift balance design for unrivaled performance in baseline flatness, sensitivity, and resolution
• Modulated DSC for the best determination of heat capacity
• Hi-Res TGA for the best separation of overlapping weight losses
• Modulated TGA for increased productivity for studying kinetics
• Innovative Gas-Delivery manifold design and integrated software-controlled gas switching
• New innovative ‘app-style’ touch screen enhancing usability and making it easier than ever to get great data

Discovery SDT 650 is an innovative SDT with unrivaled performance in weight drift, sensitivity and simultaneous DSC and TGA measurements. It features an exclusive horizontal dual-beam thermos-balance. The integrated thermocouple design, within the ceramic beams, provides direct sample, reference, and differential temperature measurements. This ensures superior DSC and TGA performance without requiring baseline subtractions and other post-test manipulation.

• Portable FT-IR system
• Wavelength range: 4500-450 cm-1 using KBr beam splitter; 6500-650 cm-1 using ZnSe
• Rotatory Michelson Interferometer
• High linearity room temperature detector
• Atmospheric Compensation and Error trapping
• Operating range: 5°C to 45°C

• It records Infrared spectrum of solid and liquid samples
• It includes Beer’s Law and chemometrics-based quantitative prediction by use of software
• Helps de-convolute, baseline correction, normalise, and extrapolate the spectra

The FT-IR allows the researchers to determine the functional groups in the synthesised compound. Each molecule or chemical structure produces a unique spectral fingerprint, making FTIR analysis an efficient tool for chemical identification. The infrared spectrum helps in identifying unknown compounds. It is also useful in studying the metal bonding interactions and presence of additives in polymer matrix.

• Light source: Xenon pulse lamp (Immunity to room light)
• Beam-splitting system: Beam splitter
• Detectors: 2 silicon diode detectors for simultaneous sample beam and reference beam measurements
• Optical design: Double beam
• Wavelength: 190-1100 nm
• Wavelength accuracy: ± 0.5 at 541.94 nm
• Data interval: 0.15 – 5.0 nm
• Focused beam measurement: 1.5 x 1.0 mm
• Minimum sample volume: 0.5 µL
• Dimensions and weight: 19 x 23 x 8 in and 18 kg

• Wavelength range of 190-1100 nm. Completely covers UV-Vis range and extends up to near IR
• Allows complete spectral range scanning in under 3 seconds, ideal for fast kinetics or high sample throughput
• Data collection rate of 80 data points/ second. Allows accurate measurement of sub-second kinetic reactions with excellent data-fitting
• Room-light immunity which allows for unique optical design for accurate sample measurement, even with the sample lid open. Especially useful for enzyme assays, fiber-optic-based measurements
• Xenon pulse lamp source which eliminates photo bleaching, while allowing the highest quality data to be collected over the complete UV-Vis range

• USB 3.0 digital camera, max. 2068 fps
• Automatic single liquid dispenser using disposable pipette tips
• Integrated sample stage 10mm. Movement range in x direction: Movement range in z direction: 10mm
• Full One Attension Software for determination of Contact angle by sessile/raising drop method with automatic base line detection
• Batch sessile drop experiment to measure and analyse contact angles on several samples
• Surface/interfacial tension by pendant/raising drop method
• Contact angle by liquid meniscus method
• Surface free energy, based on calculation equations

Measures surface wettability, surface tension of the liquid, free energy of the solid and static and dynamic contact angles. The Optical tensiometer allows researchers to check the wettability of the synthesised material through surface energy calculations. The hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of the material is determined by contact angle measurement. This is useful for applications of oil spill removal, dye removal, edible coatings, printing, and anticorrosion painting.

• Automated workflow selection, execution and reproducibility
• Illumination: Trans-UV, epi-white, trans-white, XcitaBlue (UV/Blue) conversion screen
• Detector: Super-cooled CCD
• Image resolution: 4 megapixels (6.45×6.45µm)
• Cooling system: Peltier
• Camera cooling temperature: -30˚C controlled
• Filter holder: 3 (2 for filters, 1 for Chemiluminescence)
• Emission filter: 1 included, 3 optional
• Operating voltage: 110/115/230 V AC nominal
• Operating temperature: 10-28˚C (21˚C recommended)

• Automated workflow selection, execution and reproducibility
• Illumination: Trans-UV, epi-white, trans-white, XcitaBlue (UV/Blue) conversion screen
  Detector: Super-cooled CCD
• Image resolution: 4 megapixels (6.45×6.45µm)
• Cooling system: Peltier
• Camera cooling temperature: -30˚C controlled
• Filter holder: 3 (2 for filters, 1 for Chemiluminescence)
• Emission filter: 1 included, 3 optional
• Operating voltage: 110/115/230 V AC nominal
• Operating temperature: 10-28˚C (21˚C recommended)

The ChemiDoc XRS+ system provides reliable quantitative data for characterising DNA and protein samples. It enables direct digital visualisation of western blots for accurate images of signal from chemiluminescent reactions. It is suitable for biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology and pharmacogenomics.

• Waters Binary HPLC System has 1525 Binary HPLC pump, 2998 Photodiode Array Detector, 1500 Column Heater and Breeze 2 software
• Performance specifications for 1525 Binary Pump:
  Programmable flow rate: 0.00 to 10mL/min, in 0.01mL/min increments
  Maximum Operating Pressure: 41,368 kPa (414 bar, 6000 psi)
• Performance specifications for PDA detector:
  Wavelength range: 190 to 800 nm
  Optical resolution: 1.2 nm
  Photodiodes: 512
  Digital resolution: 1.2 nm/ pixel
  Wavelength accuracy: ± 1.0 nm
  Wavelength repeatability: ± 0.1 nm
  Waters Binary HPLC system allows compound purification and isolation