instruments
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS)
Model/Make: iCE 3500 AA System VP 100 Thermo Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Chemistry, Physics, Biotech, Pharmacy, Botany
Use(s):
- Element specific estimation of substances in a sample
Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometer
Name: Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometer
Model/Make: TRACE 1300 ISQ 7000 ThermoFisher Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Chemistry, Biotech, Pharmacy, Zoology, Botany
Use(s):
- Identification and quantification of volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds in complex mixtures
- Determination of molecular weights and elemental compositions of unknown organic compounds in complex mixtures
High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Model/Make: Ultimate 3000 ThermoFisher Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Chemistry, Physics, Biotech, Pharmacy, Zoology, Botany
Use(s):
- Separation and analysis of ingredients in a liquid sample
Water Purification System
Make/Model: ThermoFisher Scientific / Smart2Pure
Beneficiary: All R&D departments @ USTM.
Use(s): Generating Type 1 and Type II Water for R&D purposes
Thermo Gravimetric- Differential Thermal Analyzer
Model/Make: STA 2500 Regulus NATZSCH
Beneficiary Departments: Physics, Biotech, Pharmacy, Chemistry
Use(s):
- Analysis of heat and phase changes of a molecule
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrophotometer
Model/Make: FTIR–7600 Lambda Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Chemistry, Biotech, Pharmacy, Physics, Botany, Food Technology
Use(s):
- Determination of functionalities in a molecule
- Confirming the identity of pure compounds
uv-visible spectrophotometer
Model/Make: UV 1900 SHIMADZU
Beneficiary Departments: Chemistry, Physics, Biotech, Pharmacy, Botany
Use(s):
- Analysis of excitation, kinetics and transition states of a molecule
phase contrast Microscope
Model/Make: iScope, IS.3153-PLFi/6 Euromex
Beneficiary Departments: Zoology, Pharmacy, Biotech, Botany
Use(s):
- View and analyse images of transparent and colourless specimen
- Microscopy techniques in cell culture and live cell imaging
Fluorescence Microscope
Model/Make: EVOS M5000 ThermoFisher
Beneficiary Departments: Zoology, Pharmacy, Biotech, Botany, Physiotheraphy, Medical Sciences
Use(s):
- View and analyse images of both colourless specimen and stained slides
- Can analyse dell activity ranging from slides to culture flasks and petri dish
E-Gel Imager System
Make/Make: G 8100 Invitrogen, ThermoFisher
Beneficiary Departments: Zoology, Pharmacy, Biotech, Botany, Physiotheraphy, Medical Sciences
Use(s):
- Analysis of proteins, Antibodies and Nucleic acid immobilized on precast gel
Real Time PCR
Model/Make: Applied Biosystems Quant Studio 3
ThermoFisher Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Medical purpose, Pharmacy, Biotech
Use(s):
- Detection of expressed genes
- Examination of transcript variants
- Protein and RNA analysis
- Mutation detection Biomarker analysis
Haematology Analyzer
Model/Make: Erba H560 ERBA Mannheim
Beneficiary Departments: Medical purpose, Pharmacy, Biotech
Use(s):
- 5- Differential Testing of blood samples
Automated Rotary Microtome
Model/Make: HM 355 S Thermo Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Zoology, Pharmacy, Biotech, Physiotheraphy, Medical Sciences
Use(s): Preparation of thin layer samples for microscopic analysis
Fermenter
Model/Make: Borg LF 3gi Borg Scientific
Beneficiary Departments: Biotech, Food Technology, Chemistry
Use(s):
- Providing optimum environment for analysis of microbial growth; sterilization of microbial samples