Material Characterization
- X-ray Diffraction (XRD) - Brunker D8 Discover, 2D detector with in situ heating capabilities.
- X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) - Brunker S4 Pioneer.
- Particle Size Analysis (PSA) - Beckman Coulter Multisizer 4.
- Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)/Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) - Stanton Redcroft.
- Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) - Stanton Redcroft.
- Advanced Surface Area and Porosity (BET) -
- Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) - Microtrac.
- X-ray diffraction and X-ray Fluorescence, X-ray laboratory.
Mechanical and Physical Testing
- Instron Universal Testing Machines - Models 8874 and 8566.
- High Temperature Instron Universal Testing Machine - Model 8802.
- Biaxial Flexural Testing.
- Compressive Strength Testing.
- Tensile Testing.
- Hardness Testing Machine - Shimadzu HMV-2000.
- Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) - Sumitomo SPS 1050.
- Microwave Furnaces.
- Parallel Plate Viscometer.
- 3D Printer.
- High Temperature Instron, Spark Plasma Sintering Furnace, Mechanical Testing Laboratory.
Imaging and Microscopy
- Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy Equipped & Energy Dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) - FEI Quanta 200F.
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) - Digital Instruments Nanoscope IIIa Dimension 3100.
- Fluorescent Optical Microscopy - Olympus.
- Wavelength Dispersive Spectroscopy (WDS).
- Laser Light Inferometry - Zygo.
- Laser Profilometry - Solarius Laserscan.
- Polarized Light Microscope.
- Solarius Laser Light Profilometer, Fluorescent Microscope, Biomaterials Laboratory.
Biological Evaluation of Materials
- Class II Biosafety Fumigation Hood.
- Vi-Cell Viability Analyzer - Beckmann Coulter.
- Vortex, Centrifuges, Incubators, Hot Plates, Rotators, Heated Water Bath
- Freeze Drier - LabConco.
- Bacteria/Yeast Colony Counter - Symbiosis Protocol 3.
- CO2 Incubator, -80oC Freezer.
- Liquid N2 Storage.
- Autorclaves (3).
- Mammalian Cells - L929 Mouse Fibroblasts, Osteosarcoma Cells, Osteoblasts.
- Bacteria - E. coli, S. epidermidis, A. viscosus, S. mutans, S. aureus, Vancomycin Resistant S. aureus.
- Fungi - C. albicans.
- Class II Fumigation Hood, Cell Viability Analyzer & 96 well plate reader, Biomaterials Laboratory.
Spectroscopy
- Raman Spectroscopy - DILOR XY Labram.
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) - Phi Quantera SXM .
- Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES) - Perkin Elmer.
- Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) - Perkin Elmer.
- Uv/Visible Light Spectroscopy (Uv-Vis).
- 96 Well Plate Reader - uQuant.
- ICP-OES, Corrosion Laboratory.
Materials Synthesis & Processing
- High Temperature Programmable Furnace (1700oC) - Lindburg Blue.
- Programmable Muffle Furnace (1100oC) - Thermolyne.
- Gyromill - Glen Creston.
- Microwave Furnace.
- Glass Polisher, Glass Cutting, Microsphere Torch.
- HydroFluoric Acid Lab.
- Glass synthesis equipment, Glass processing Laboratory.