Biomaterials Engineering Sciences

Applying Material Science to Healthcare

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.


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