Header Core Equipment The Biointerfaces Institute offers state-of-the-art equipment to its constituents, the UM research community, fellow academic institutions, and industry.

Particle Characterization

Photo of Mastersizer 2000 Equipment: Mastersizer 2000 Usage: particle size distribution by laser diffraction with Hydro 2000S(range ~0.02 μm -600 μm) Manufacturer: Malvern Link: Request Training for the Matersizer2000 Photo of Nanosight NS300 Equipment: Nanosight NS300 Usage: particle size distribution and concentration by nanoparticle tracking analysis (range ~10 nm -1 μm) Manufacturer: Malvern Link: Request Training for the Nanosight NS300 Photo of Zetasizer Nano ZSP Equipment: Zetasizer Nano ZSP Usage: particle size distribution by dynamic light scattering (range ~0.3 nm -10 μm) and zeta potential measurement Manufacturer: Malvern Link: Request Training for the Zetasizer Nano ZSP Photo of Zetaview TWIN Equipment: Zetaview TWIN Usage: particle size distribution and concentration by nanoparticle tracking analysis (range 15 nm -1 μm) and zeta potential measurement Manufacturer: Particle Metrix Link: Request Training for the Zetaview TWIN

Thermal Characterization

Photo of Discovery 2500 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) Words: Equipment: Discovery 2500 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) Usage: thermal properties of materials, melting, glass transition temperatures, etc. Manufacturer: TA Instruments Link Request Training for the DSC Image of Discovery 5500 Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) Words: Equipment: Discovery 5500 Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) Usage: degradation behavior of materials Manufacturer: TA Instruments Link Request Training for the TGA Image of Nano DSC Words: Equipment: Nano DSC Usage: quantifies biomolecule thermal stability by measuring thermal changes in biomolecules, like proteins, occurring during structural changes Manufacturer: TA Instruments Link Request Training for the Nano DSC Image of Nano ITC Words: Equipment: Nano ITC Usage: quantifies enthalpy or entropy of reactions, protein-protein interactions, to determine binding constant (Ka) and reaction energy properties Manufacturer: TA Instruments Link Request Training for the Nano ITC

Materials Characterization

Photo of FluoroMax Plus spectrofluorometer Words:Equipment: FluoroMax Plus spectrofluorometer Usage: fluorescent materials characterization with near IR detector (range 185 nm-1550 nm) Manufacturer: Horiba Link Request Training for the FluoroMax Plus spectrofluorometer Photo of Porosimeter Autopore V (Model: 9620) Words: Equipment: Porosimeter Autopore V (Model: 9620) Usage: Material porosity measurement by mercury intrusion for pore size distribution, pore volume etc. (pore size range ~0.003 μm -500 μm) Manufacturer: Micromeritics Link Request Training for the Porosimeter Autopore V (Model: 9620)Photo of J-815 Circular Dichroism (CD) spectrometer Words: Equipment: J-815 Circular Dichroism (CD) spectrometer Usage: chiral materials or secondary structures of proteins (range 163 nm -900 nm) Manufacturer: Jasco Link Request Training for the J-815 Circular Dichroism (CD) spectrometer Photo of J-1700 (CD) spectrometer Words: Equipment: J-1700 (CD) spectrometer Usage: chiral materials or secondary structures of proteins (range 163 nm -2500 nm) Manufacturer: Jasco Link Request Training for the J-1700 (CD) spectrometer Photo of Circularly Polarized Luminescence spectrometer (CPL-300) Words: Equipment: Circularly Polarized Luminescence spectrometer (CPL-300) Usage: excited chiral materials characterization (range 250 nm –850 nm) Manufacturer: Jasco Link Request Training for the CPL-300 Photo of IR-Tracer100 Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Words: Equipment: IR-Tracer100 Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Usage: materials characterization in the infrared (range 400 1/cm-4000 1/cm) Manufacturer: Shimadzu Link Request Training for the FTIR

RATES FOR USING NANOTECHNICUM INSTRUMENTS 
UM Internal Rates
OPERATION: $28/HR TRAINING:$64/PERSON/HR SERVICE:$85/HR CONSULTATION:$46/HR 
External Rates
OPERATION: $43/HR TRAINING:$93/PERSON/HR SERVICE:$129/HR CONSULTATION:$67/HR
Industry  Rates
OPERATION: $59/HR TRAINING:$131/PERSON/HR 
SERVICE:$173/HR CONSULTATION:$105/HR

 

Guidelines for Publications and Acknowledgments

Publications with results obtained at the Biointerfaces Institute Nanotechnicum may state “The authors acknowledge the financial support of the University of Michigan College of Engineering, the College of Pharmacy, Dental School and the Medical School  and the Biointerfaces Institute for use of the instruments and staff assistance.”

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