| Group/
Department/ Company |
Instrument | Details | Access |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Synthesis and materials handling | Wide variety of chemical synthesis equipment, e.g. Schlenk lines and specialized glassware, glove boxes, furnaces, high pressure and high temperature reactors (autoclaves), microwave assisted synthesis… | Collaboration and tbd. Contacts: Pascal Dietzel, Erwan Le Roux |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Single crystal X-ray diffraction | Single crystal structure determination. | Contact: Karl Törnroos |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Powder X-ray diffraction | Bragg-Bentano geometry. | Contact: Karl Törnroos |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Elemental analysis | Elements: CHN. | Paid service. Contact: Inger Johanne Fjellanger |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | GPC-size exclusion chromatography (GPC-SEC) | Polymer characterization. | Paid service. Contact: Erwan Le Roux |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Standard pressure physisorption instrument with chemisorption extension, Belsorp-MAX with TPD-Pro | Highly precise measurements from 10-4 Pa to 100 kPa.Gases: N2, Ar, H2, O2, CO2, CH4 etc., basic vapor adsorption (H2O, ROH,…). Determination of textural properties: specific surface area, pore volume, pore size distribution, isosteric heat of adsorption etc. Chemisorption for nanoparticle characterization (TPO, TPR) also with NH3/He and CO (currently not available). | Collaboration. Standard N2 adsorption isotherms also available as paid service. Contact: Pascal Dietzel |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | High pressure physisorption instrument, Belsorp HP | High pressure gas adsorption instrument for non-corrosive gases (CO2, CH4/hydrocarbons, H2, N2, O2) for pressures up to 100 bar. | Collaboration. Contact: Pascal Dietzel |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Simultaneous thermogravimetry-differentional scanning calorimetry coupled mass spectrometry (TG/DSC-MS), Netzsch STA449F1 and QMS Aëolos | Thermal analysis from -150°C to 800°C. Simultaneous observation of weight changes, heat effects, and evolved gases. | Collaboration, possibly also as paid service. Contact: Pascal Dietzel |
| Inorganic nanochemistry and Catalysis Dept. of Chemistry | Gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry Shimadzu GC-MS-QP2010 Ultra | Separation and catalysis studies. | Collaboration. Contact: Pascal Dietzel |
| SVT | Do the Ethical Legal and Social Aspects of nanoscience and nanotech, as well as risk assessment. | Also provide training in these competencies.
Contact: Jeroen P. van der Sluijs <Jeroen.Sluijs@uib.no> |
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| Biorecognition, The Department of Biomedicine | Compound screening infrastructure: Liquid-handling robots, surface plasmon resonance, Octet, light cycler for differential scanning fluorimetry, multimodal plate readers. | Contact: Aurora Martinez <Aurora.Martinez@uib.no> | |
| Biorecognition, The Department of Biomedicine | Biochemical/chemical equipment: HPLC, nanodrop, spectrophotometer. | Contact: Aurora Martinez <Aurora.Martinez@uib.no> | |
| Biorecognition, The Department of Biomedicine | Biophysical equipment: circular dichroism, microcalorimeters (isothermal titration and differential scanning), dynamic light scattering, atomic force microscopy. | Contact: Aurora Martinez <Aurora.Martinez@uib.no> | |
| Biorecognition, The Department of Biomedicine | Bioinformatics/computational structural biology | Contact: Aurora Martinez <Aurora.Martinez@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Zetasizer Nano ZSP (Malvern, UK) | Measurement: Microrheology, Molecular size, Molecular weight, Particle size, Protein mobility, Zeta potential. Particle size range: 0.3nm to 10µm. Laser 10mW, 633nm | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | UV-vis Spectrophotometer | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Sonicator | (VCX130, Vibra-Cell, 130W, Sonics & Materials) | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | xCELLigence System: Impedance-based, Label Free, Real-Time Cell Analyzer (Roche) | For adherent cells: proliferation, viability, adhesion, morphology | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Ampha Z30: Impedance-based, Label free Flow Cytometer (Amphasys, Switzerland) | For cells in suspension: viability, mode of cell death (apoptosis vs. necrosis) | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Bioreactor with real-time impedance (custom made at Fraunhoffer Inst.) | Cells / tissues mixed with nanoparticles are rotated continuously in suspension | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRF) (Nikon) | to be equipped soon with environmental chamber | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | BioStation: Time-lapse imaging system (Nikon) | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Equipment for constructing microfluidic chambers | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Accuri Flow Cytometer (non-automated) | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Atomic Force Microscop | planned to be purchased this year (aim is to have two systems: one for solid surfaces and one for biological surfaces with liquid interface) | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | CytoViva UltraHigh Resolution (90 nm) system (CytoViva, USA) with environmental chamber | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | UV-vis Spectrophotometer | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Nanotox group, Clinical Dentistry | Sonicator (VCX130, Vibra-Cell, 130W, Sonics & Materials) | Contact: Mihaela Roxana Cimpan <Mihaela.Cimpan@uib.no> | |
| Environmental toxicology, Department of Biology | Use mostly molecular biological equipment. Have a plate reader, PCR machines and a cell lab. | The equipment can be handled by both master- and PhD-students after required training has been given.
Contact: Siri Øfsthus Goksøyr <Siri.Goksoyr@uib.no> |
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| Nanomodeling and Theoretical chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry | Microactivity-Effi Catalytic Reactor (PID Eng & Tech, C/ Francisco Gervás, 11. Pol. Ind. Alcobendas. E-28108, Madrid, Spain) | An automatic computerized fixed-bed flow reactor designed for evaluating the catalytic activity, selectivity and lifetime of heterogeneous catalysts either in gas phase or in liquid phase medium. This equipment has been designed to operate under inert atmosphere. The unit includes the reactor (up to 1000ºC) and valves inside the hot box which can be heated uniformly up to 200 ºC, 3 high precision mass flow controllers (MFC’s), a micro-regulation pressure control system (from vacuum up to 100 bar +/-0.1, standard), a high-pressure liquid/gas separator with the lowest dead volume available anywhere and all common elements designed to work in continuous mode, a six-way valve makes it possible to bypass the reactor before reaction starts, while stabilization and feed analysis are taking place, two liquid feed lines (one equipped with a HPLC Gilson pump, 400 bar, 0.01-5 ml/min and the second with a syringe pump 100ml capacity, from 0.00005 ml/min (600 bar)), and an automatic 8 way liquid multisampler. | Can be available to other research groups via collaboration.
Contact: Giovanni Occhipinti <Giovanni.Occhipinti@uib.no> |
| Nanomodeling and Theoretical chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry | Agilent 7890A Gas Chromatograph | Used to analyze gas-phase or liquid-phase samples from the Microactivity-Effi Catalytic Reactor. Currently, it is dedicated to analyze samples from catalytic tests of Z-selective olefin metathesis catalysts. | Can be available to other research groups via collaboration.
Contact: Giovanni Occhipinti <Giovanni.Occhipinti@uib.no> |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | OCA25 (Dataphysics) Optical Contact Angle Instrument | Digital camera record drop shapes. Measure contact angle and other wetting characteristics (interactions between liquids and solid materials and surface/interfacial tension (liquid systems), Surface energy etc. Tilting frame allows measuring receding and advancing contact angles, “Climate chamber” allows temperatures between 10℃ and +40℃. | All instruments are available via collaboration. The use of the instrument is taught in the course KJEM319.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Nanosizer ZS (Malvern Instruments) | Particle sizing, zeta potential ((Dynamic Light Scattering) Size range 0,6nm-6µm (according to manufacturer) Equipped with autotitrator (3 titrants and pH-electrode. | All instruments are available via collaboration. The use of the instrument is taught in the course KJEM319.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Sigma 700 Tensiometer (Force tensiometer) KSV | Force tensiometer mainly used for characterization of surfactants and surfactant solutions (Critical micelle concentration). Surface tensions of liquids. May be used for sedimentation rate measurements, contact angles, wetting of powder and other porous materials. Equipped with 2 titrators for automatic CMC determination | All instruments are available via collaboration. The use of the instrument is taught in the course KJEM319.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Langmuir-Blodgett instrument (KSV) | Characterisation and deposition of monomolecular films (equipped with a dip-coater that may be used as a stand alone dip-coater). A lack of proper ventilation limits the range of solvents that may be used. | All instruments are available via collaboration. The use of the instrument is taught in the course KJEM319.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Kinexus Pro Rheometer (Malvern Instruments) | Rheological properties (viscosity and other) of liquids and semi-solids. Characterisation of particle suspensions, polymers, polymer solutions, gels etc | All instruments are available via collaboration. The use of the instrument is taught in the course KJEM319.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Nikon Optiphot II and Olympus SZ11 Optical Microscopes | Equipped with 5Mb colour camera. The Nikon microscope is old and spare parts are hard to find | All instruments are available via collaboration.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Simple Microfluidic reactor and droplet generator set-up | Syringe pumps, A few reaction and mixing cells, droplet generators etc., from various vendors | All instruments are available via collaboration.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Petroleum- and colloid chemistry (Tore Skodvin, Dept. of Chemistry) | Vibra-Cell Ultrasonic Processor (Sonix) | For preparing heterogeneous mixtures (emulsions or particle suspensions) Also facilitates reactions (high energy input) | All instruments are available via collaboration.
Contact: Tore Skodvin |
| Nanogroup, IFT | Electron beam evaporator | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Electron beam lithography, combined SEM | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Reactive ion etcher | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Elipsometer | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Spin coater | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | ISO-5/7 cleanroom facilities | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Atomic Force Microscope | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Brightfield reflection and transmission optical microscope with darkfield option | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Polarization bright field microscope | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Stereo reflection microscope | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Netural helium microscope – with possibility to do surface diffraction | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | CVD process chamber for growing nano crystaline diamond films | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | Contact angle measurement instrument | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| Nanogroup, IFT | A selection of optical characterization instrumentation such as: UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometers, lightsources (lasers etc.), integrating spheres, optical tables etc. | Available via collaborations.
Contact: Martin Møller Greve / Bodil Holst |
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| NMR Spectroscopy, Dept. of Chemistry | Solid-state NMR spectroscopy
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500 MHz instrument with probes for 4 or 2.5 mm rotors, practically all relevant nuclei can be observed. Suited for analyzing powders.
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For all instruments: Training is required (kjem351) to operate independently. Additional training required for solid-state/MRI. Collaboration is possible. For booking: http://www.uib.no/en/rg/nmrspectro
Contact (solid samples): |
| NMR Spectroscopy, Dept. of Chemistry | MRI and diffusion | Probes for micro-MRI (2,5 cm samples) and diffusion | Contact: John.Seland@uib.no |
| NMR Spectroscopy, Dept. of Chemistry | Liquid-state NMR spectroscopy | 500, 600 and 850 MHz NMR spectrometers. | Contact: Jarl.Underhaug@uib.no
or see http://www.uib.no/en/rg/nmrspectro For people |
| HiB | Dip coating unit
(BIOLIN SCIENTIFIC) |
Contact: Dhayalan Velauthapillai | |
| HiB | Microwave reaction system (ETHOS 1) | Contact: Dhayalan Velauthapillai | |
| HiB | Muffle furnace
(thermo scientific) |
Contact: Dhayalan Velauthapillai | |
| HiB | Fume hood | Contact: Dhayalan Velauthapillai | |
| HiB | UV spectrometer
(shimadzu) |
Contact: Dhayalan Velauthapillai | |
| HiB | Solar simulator (Keithley 2420 Source meter under illumination with an ORIEL Solar Simulator composed of 1000 W Xenon arc lamp with AM 1.5 G filters are used) | Instrument used for testing fabricated solar cells | Contact: Dhayalan Velauthapillai |
| Tio Tech | En rigg for å måle fotokatalytisk aktivitet via ISO 22197-2 (NOx degradering) | Som in-kind work i prosjekt, men andre avtaler kan diskuteres hvis det blir aktuelt.
Contact: Tio Tech |
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| One Physical Vapour Deposition (PVD) system (vacuum thin film) with load lock sample entry, which can be used to deposit thin films from 5 different sources. | Samples of up to 10cm x 10cm can routinely be accommodated. We have several «magnetron» deposition sources for the system, including one «dual cathode» source, and a range of power supplies allowing DC, Pulsed DC, Mid-RF and RF sputtering to accommodate production of thin films of metals, insulators, semiconductors, «reactive sputtering» of material is also routine. | ||
| 2 Physical Vapour nanoparticle sources | Can produce a line of nanoparticle deposit (aprx. 10cm x 3mm) across a sample that can be scanned across the beam to produce a uniform coating. These sources can be mounted on the above system, for production of nanoparticle or nano-composite materials. | ||
| A small onsite mechanical workshop with hybrid CNC milling machine, drill, lathe and metal band saw, for production of custom specialist parts (typically non-ferrous). | |||
| A well equipped electronics workshop for assembly and testing of Printed circuit boards and electronics. |