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Analytical Lab (MAS 1.05)

Overall responsibility: Caroline Biggs

Cryostage on upright microscope Olympus microscope with liquid nitrogen cooled Linkam Scientific Cryostage, 40°C to -150°C , 50°C/s cooling rate for freezing point and recrystallization inhibition assays Yes Ben Graham
Microplate Reader BioTek Synergy HT Variable Temperature Microplate Reader; Fluorescence and absorbance. Wavelengths 200-999 nm; Excitation 360, 485, 539, 590; Emission 460, 528, 590, 645 Yes Sarah-Jane Richards
Microplate Reader BioTek Epoch Microplate Reader; Absorbance only. Wavelengths 200-999 nm; Excitation 360, 485, 539, 590; Emission 460, 528, 590, 645 No Sarah-Jane Richards
Incubator Stuart Scientific Orbital Incubator Heating only, 20-60 °C No Caroline Biggs
UV-Vis Agilent Technologies Cary 60 Variable temperature UV-Vis Yes Henry Lee
Freezedryer Christ Alpha 1-4 LD Plus Freezedrier, Vaccubrand pump No Ben Martyn
Plate Spinner Labnet Mini Plate Spinner PMS 100 No Sang Ho Won
Mini Centrifuge Labnet Prism Mini Centrifuge No Chris Stubbs
Refridgerated Centrifuge Eppendorf 5804R Centrifuge; 6 sample; Max RPM 12,000 No Chris Stubbs
Refridgerated Centrifuge Eppendorf 5424R Centrifuge No Chris Stubbs
Plate Rocker Stuart Mini See-Saw Rocker SSM4 No Sang Ho Won
Millipore Millipore Water Purifier No Ben Martyn
Octet ForteBio Octet Red 96 Bilayer Interferometer. No use without express permission from Matt Gibson. Conditions of use apply for non-group members Yes Sarah-Jane Richards
Dynamic Light Scattering Malvern zetasizer Yes  
PipetMax Gilson PipetMax 268 Pipetting Robot Yes Ben Martyn and Laura Wilkins
Array Scanner Agilent Technologies 2 Colour Array Scanner Yes Caroline Biggs
Array Printer ArrayIt SpotBot 3 with Humidity Resevoir and Extreme Heating Bath Yes Caroline Biggs
Balance Sartorius ENTRIS224I-1S No Marie Grypioti

Synthetic Lab (MAS 1.07)

Overall Responsibility: Sarah-Jane Richards

Sonnicator Grant sonnicator and water bath No Henry Lee
pH meter Hanna HI2210 pH meter No Henry Lee
Mini Centrifuge Eppendorf mini Centrifuge No Henry Lee
Rotovap Heidolph Hei-Vap digital Rotovap; dry ice trap No Collette Guy
Rotovap Heidolph Advantage Rotovap; water cooled No Collette Guy
Centrifuge ThermoScientific Multifuge x1 centrifuge No Chris Stubbs
Balance OHAUS Pioneer PA214 No Marie Grypioti
Balance OHAUS Scout Pro SPU202 No Marie Grypioti

Cell Lab (E022)

Overall responsibility: Trisha Bailey

Trisha must be consulted before using anything in the Cell Lab

Sterile Hood 1 person only Yes Trisha Bailey
Mixers and Centrifuges Labnet Vortex Mixer; 2 Labnet Prism Mini Centrifuges; VWR Micro Star 17 centrifuge; Labnet Spectrafuge 6C (15 mL) No Trisha Bailey
Microplate Reader BioTek Synergy HT; VT Microplate Reader Fluorescence & absorbance.Wavelengths 200-999 nm; Excitation 360, 485, 539, 590; Emission 460, 528, 590, 645 Yes Trisha Bailey
Autoclave Astell Autoclave No Trisha Bailey
Microscope Olympus CKX41 Microscope fitted with MoticamPro Yes Trisha Bailey
Sartorius Balance No Trisha Bailey
Incubator Thermoscientific HeraCell Vios 160i CO2 incubator No Trisha Bailey
-80 Freezer New Brunswick U101 Ultra Low Temperature Freezer No Trisha Bailey
Bead bath Grant JB Nova silver sterile beads No Trisha Bailey
Cell counter Life technologies Countess II FL Cell Counter Yes  Trisha Bailey

Microbiology Lab (Medical School C126b)

Overall responsibility: Muhammed Hasan

Microscope cryostage

Olympus Inverted Microscope with water cooled crysotage controlled by a nanolite osmometer Fitted with 0.25mm grill for single crystal ice measurements -6°C continuous operation OR TH/DIS measurements.

New microscope not purchased yet

Yes Muhammed Hasan
Inverted Microscope Olympus Inverted Microscope with single channel (GFP) fluorsence and digital camera No Muhammed Hasan
Microplate reader BioTek Synergy HT; VT Microplate Reader Fluorescence & absorbance.Wavelengths 200-999 nm; Excitation 360, 485, 539, 590; Emission 460, 528, 590, 645 Yes Muhammed Hasan
Shaking Incubator 1 New Brunswick 44. Yes Muhammed Hasan
Shaking Incubator 2 New Brunswick 44 R. Low temperature system. Yes Muhammed Hasan
Static Incubator 1 Thermo Static Incubator No Muhammed Hasan
HPLC Agilent 1260 HPLC fitted with UV, RI and fluorescence detectors and fraction collector and autosampler. Gibson Group only, unless permission given by Matt Gibson for an individual user Yes Muhammed Hasan
Liquid Handling Robot Gilson PipetMax 268 Pipetting Robot. Low volume, 96 and 384 well handling. Gibson Group only, unless permission given by Matt Gibson for an individual user Yes Muhammed Hasan
Biosafety Cabinet Class II microbiological safety cabinet. Yes Muhammed Hasan