Infrastructure

• Varian 2000 FT-IR spectrometer (Scimitar Series) with broad-band MCT detector (spectral range: 4000-550 cm-1)
• SPECAC single reflection ‘Golden Gate’ ATR accessory unit with diamond ATR element (active surface area 600 x 600 µm)
• Home-made sample holder for temperature-controlled measurements (10 – 50°C)

MicroScale Thermophoresis (MST) is an easy, fast, and precise way to quantify biomolecular interactions. It measures the motion of molecules along microscopic temperature gradients and detects changes in their hydration shell, charge or size. The applications range from small molecule binding events to interactions of multi-component systems. The automated setup allows for high-throughput applications. Our Monolith NT.Automated device is equipped with nano-blue and pico-red detection systems.

JASCO 1500 CD/LD: Circular dichroism spectrophotometer with a CFC-573 Couette flow cell unit for Linear dichroism measurements.
JASCO 715 CD: Older Circular dichroism spectrophotometer

Flow cytometry is a technique for the qualitative and quantitative measurement of biological and physical properties of cells and nanoparticles. The CytoFLEX model provides the traditional laser palette and several channels to accommodate most basic flow cytometry assay needs.

Balzers BAF-400 freeze-fracture device

Spectrofluorometer equipped with a Peltier thermostat

In-house designed small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) apparatus

A small-scale HPC cluster of 5 nodes for our in-house simulation tasks

Spectradyne's nCS1™ instrument [A] characterizes nanoparticles using electrical sensing (Microfluidic Resistive Pulse Sensing) to measure the diameter of each particle as it passes through a nanoconstriction, providing real-time sizing and concentration information.