facilities
Highlights
BioNanotechnology Lab Equipment
Electrical Measurement System
- impedance/capacitance/resistance measurement system
- Agilent 4284A 20 - 1M Hz Precision LCR meter
- Agilent 34970A Data Acquisition/Switch Unit
- Micromanipulators, The micromanipulator co., model 450/550 device I-V characteristic measurement system
- Keithley 4200-SCS, semiconductor characterization system
- Agilent 34970A Data Acquisition/Switch Unit
- Ultra low distortion function generator, Stanford research systems, model DS360
- DSP lock-in amplifier, Stanford research systems, model SR850
Cell/Tissue culture
- NAPCO series 8000 WJ CO2 incubator, Thermo electron corporation
- Eppendorf centrifuge 5810R (temperature control)
- Guava Easycyte plus, flow cytometer, Guava Technologies
- Inverted Tissue Culture Microscope+Camera
Genomic
- Gene Cycler, Bio-RAD Thermal Cycler
- Labnet Gel XL Ultra V-2, Labnet international, inc, gel electrophoresis system
- Visi-Blue transilluminator, UVP, gel documentation system
Optical Measurement System
- Fluorescence spectroscopy system
- Nikon FL Scope with high NA objectivesE600FN
- Cooled CCD Color Camera, pixera
- Poto-Multiplier Tube, PMTs
- LAMBDA SC, smart shutter controller, sutter instrument
- Agilent E3648A Dual Output DC Power Supply
Refrigeration
- Revco -77C Freezer (2)
- Northland Freezer
- Revco 4C Laboratory Refrigerator -20 Freezer
Safety Equipment (Lab meets BL2 safety requirements and is certified)
- Beta Star Model N202038 Autoclave
- Tuttnauer Brinkman 2340M Benchtop Autoclave
- 4-foot chemical fume hoods (5)
- NuAire Class 2 4-foot Biosafety Cabinet (5)
- NuAire Class 2 6-foot Biosafety Cabinet
- Handwashing sinks
Controlled keycard access
General-Purpose Equipment
- Eppendorf 5415D Centrifuge
- Eppendorf 5415R Centrifuge
- Eppendorf 5810R Centrifuge
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp202 Heater Ultrasonic Bath (2)
- Labconco Dishwasher
- MilliQ Advantage A Water Purification System
- Specialty Coating Systems P6700 Spin Coater
- Labconco Conrolled Atmosphere Glove Box
- Labline 3D Rotator
- Vortex Mixers
- Thermo Electron Orion 3 Star pH Meter
- Metler Toledo XS205 Dual Range Digital Balance
- Denver Instrument APX-100 Digital Balance
Liquid Handling
- Beckman Coulter Biomek NXP 384-well Automated Liquid Handling Station
- BioTek Synergy HT Fluorescent Microplate Reader
- BioTek NanoQuot Liquid Dispenser
- BioTek ELx405 Microplate Washer
- Perkin Elmer Piezeoarray microarray spotter
Instrumentation
- SRU Biosystems BIND Reader for Photonic Crystal Biosensors
- SRU Biosystems BIND Imaging Scanner for Photonic Crystal Biosensors
- ThermoElectron Evolution 60 Real Time PCR
- Perkin Elmer GeneAmp PCR System
- Tecan LS Reloaded Confocal Microarray Laser Scanner
- Guava Technologies EasyCyte Plus Flow Cytometer
- Gel electrophoresis
- Nanodrop Absorption Spectroscopy
Microscopy
- Asylum AFM
- Olympus Fluorescence Microscope (2)
- Olympus X81 Microscope with integrated CO2 environmental chamber
- Asylum Atomic Force Microscope with integrated Fluorescence Microscope
- MicroScoptics IV900 Cell Microscope (2)
- Nikon FL Scope with high NA objectivesE600FN
- Inverted Tissue Culture Microscope+Camera
Contact Information:
Additional information can be obtained from the tool's super user (list here). For further tool information or to inquire about using the UIUC Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, please contact Larry Millet using the telephone number or e-mail address below:
Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
208 North Wright Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217)244-2825
Email: millet@illinois.edu