Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory | U of I

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 Technologies EasyCyte Plus Flow Cytometer
• Olympus IX81 Inverted Cell Culture Microscope System

Genomic

• Eppendorf Realplex 4S Real-time PCR system
• Labnet Gel XL Ultra V-2, Labnet international, inc, gel electrophoresis system
• Visi-Blue transilluminator, UVP, gel documentation system
• Axon GenePix 4200A Microarray Scanner

Optical Measurement System 

• Fluorescence spectroscopy system
• Nikon FL Scope with high NA objectives
• Cooled CCD Color Camera, pixera
• Poto-Multiplier Tube, PMTs
• LAMBDA SC, smart shutter controller, sutter instrument
• Agilent E3648A Dual Output DC Power Supply
• Axon GenePix 4200A Microarray Scanner
  

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
  
• BioLab: BioTek Synergy HT Fluorescent Microplate Reader
  
• BioTek NanoQuot Liquid Dispenser
  
• BioTek ELx405 Microplate Washer
  

Instrumentation  

• SRU Biosystems BIND Reader for Photonic Crystal Biosensors
  
• SRU Biosystems BIND Imaging Scanner for Photonic Crystal Biosensors
  
• Perkin Elmer GeneAmp PCR System
  
• Tecan LS Reloaded Confocal Microarray Laser Scanner
  
• Gel electrophoresis
  
• Nanodrop Absorption Spectroscopy
  

Microscopy                               

• Asylum AFM
• BioLab: Olympus BX51 Upright Fluorescence Microscope
  
• BioLab: Olympus IX81 Inverted Cell Culture Microscope
• Asylum Atomic Force Microscope with integrated Fluorescence Microscope
  
• MicroScoptics IV900 Cell Microscope (2)
  
• Nikon FL Scope with high NA objectives
• Olympus IX81 Inverted Cell Culture Microscope System

Contact Information:

Additional information can be obtained from the tool's super user (page here). For further tool information or to inquire about using the BioNanotechnology 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