FALICITIES

Equipment

DPT - custom self-made

The main technique used for nanoparticles investigation: visibility of the real-time interactions between particles and molecules and dimensional characteristic of particles in many media proposed.

High precision EUROMEX optical microscope with fluorescence and a 20 MPixels resolution, temperature-controlled CCD camera.

Flexible DLS with ANN time series processing

Nanoparticles distribution investigation using a flexible optical procedure for assessing nanoparticles size.

Nanoparticles’ average size determinations.

Spectroscope FT-IR - (Brucker)

Coated-silver nanoparticles investigation by observing the functionalization process based on the chemical bonds formed between silver and chitosan-collagen

ATR crystal.

AFM - Agilent 5000 

Nanoparticles morphology and dimension determination

Highly modular system affords flexibility.

Unrivaled environmental and temperature control.

Superior scanning in fluids, gases, or ambient conditions.

High-resolution scanner with large scan range.

Laminar flow nice – Nuve MN 120

Nice used for antibacterial tests to assure a sterilized environment for biological applications.

Applications with materials in a particle-free environment.

Liquid Chromatography System (HPLC Agilent 1200)

The Agilent 1200 HPLC system is used to separate, detect, quantify and analyze components of a sample.

Triple quadrupol mass spectrometer.

BioSan Shaker

System used in nanostructures and polymeric materials development.

Rotational viscometer (Lamy)

Hydrogel viscometry determinations.

Highly precise.

Ultracentrifuge Nuve NF 800 R

Nanoparticles’ separation.

Wide range of temperature control and rotations: from -9°C to 40°C for heat unstable samples and at the same time provides a constant temperature of the samples.

Thermostated water bath (Nuve BM 40)

Excellent temperature control of liquid for uniform and stable temperature.

Real-time PCR System (Light Cycler 480 II)

Genetics analysis.

Gel Electrophoresis system

Testing the bacterial DNA (plasmids) modifications.

DNA / bacterial DNA (plasmid) migration at high voltage.