Facilities

High performance homogenizer (Homogenisers T 25 Easy Clean Digital / T 25 Easy Clean Control, IKA-Werke GmbH & Co.KG)

  • Volume: 1-2.000 ml
  • Speed range: 3.000-25.000 rpm

Ultrasonic processor (VCX 750, Sonics & Materials, Inc., USA)

  • Power output max.: 750 watt
  • Frequency: 20 kHz
  • Processing volume: 200µl – 1l

Potentiostat (electrochemical instrument) (Autolab PGSTAT101, Methrom, Switzerland)

  • Electrode connections: 2,3 and 4
  • Potential range: ± 10V, accuracy: ± 0.2%, resolution: 3 µV
  • Compliance voltage: ± 10V
  • Maximum current: ± 100 mA
  • Current range: 10 mA to 10 nA, accuracy: ± 0.2%, resolution: 0.0003 %
  • NOVA software

3D Capilary electrophoresis (Agilent Technologies G1600, USA)

  • High-efficiency resolution of sample (1-2 mL) by mass and charge of molecules
  • Controlled temperature: 5-40 ºC
  • UV/Vis diode-array detector: 190-600 nm, accuracy of 1 nm
  • Operation window: voltage (0-30 kV), current (0-300 µA) or power (0-6 W)
  • Automated fraction collector

Laboratory device for converting fibrous web into sliver or roving including winding on a cylindrical tube (STIRO ROVING LAB, Mesdan, Italy)

  • Technical features of the roving rubbing apron
  • Rubber strokes: 12 per meter.
  • roving take-up cylindrical tube crossing: 6 runs per meter.
  • Speed adjustable by means of the inverter: up to 9 m/min.
  • roving take-up cylindrical tube size: 240 mm width and 120 mm tube diameter.

Physica MCR 301 rotational rheometer (Anton Paar)

Physica MCR 301 rotational rheometer (Anton Paar) is equipped with a Peltier HOOD, which enables homogenous maintenance of the sample in a wide temperature range (-30 to 200°C) and additional chamber “Evaporation blocker H-PTD” prevents evaporization of the sample.
Various sensor-systems (cone-plate, plate-plate, profiled plate-plate and concentric cylinders) enable rheological characterization for a wide variety of fluids with different viscosity.

https://www.anton-paar.com/corp-en/products/details/modular-compact-rheometer/

High performance centrifuge (ROTINA 380R, Hettich GmbH & Co., Switzerland)

  • Max. capacity: 4 x 290 ml
  • Max. speed: 15.000 rpm
  • Max. RCF: 24.400 x g

Laboratory freeze dryer (Mini Lyotrap, LTE Scientific Ltd, UK)

  • Ice condenser capacity: 3 kg
  • Ice condenser performance: 2kg/24h
  • Ice condenser temperature: -55°C

Computer-supported microplate reader (Tecan Infinite M200, Switzerland)

  • Absorbance measurement: 230 – 1000 nm
  • Fluorescence measurement: 280 – 850 nm (selection), plus spectral scanning (excitation and emission)
  • Top or bottom readings.

Oximeter –monitoring of dissolved and gaseous oxygen (OXY-10, PreSens, Germany)

  • Computer-supported multi-channel for parallel monitoring up to 10 samples
  • PSt1 type optical sensor: detection limit 20 ppb, oxygen range: 0 – 50%
  • Temperature range: 0 – 50 ° C
  • Relative humidity: up to 80%

Electrometer/High resistance meter (Keithley 6517B)

Electrometer with high voltage source (+- 1000V) for measuring surface charge (2nC-2uC), high (surface and volumetric) resistances (2MΩ-200TΩ) and small currents (20pA-20mA)

Laboratory automated device for coating of flat substrates with different technological systems and drying methods

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Sterlitech high-pressure dead-end cell (Sterlitech HP4750 stirred cell, USA)

  • Max operating pressure: 1000 psi (69 bar)
  • Membrane size: 47-49 mm diameter
  • Active Membrane Area: 14.6 cm2
  • Processing volume: 300 ml
  • Hold-up volume: 1 ml

Air chamber (KK-105 CH Kambič, Slovenia)

  • Volume 105 l
  • Temperature range 5 – 180°C, heating rate 6°C/min
  • Relative humidity range 10 – 98%, resolution ±1%

Gradient liquid chromatography (HPLC) (Agilent Technologies 1200, USA)

  • High-performance and routine chemical analysis of samples.
  • Vacuum degasser, quaternary pump, refractive index (RI)
  • Variable wavelength detector (190-640 nm) and multi-wavelength fluorescence detectors
  • Standard automatic sampler
  • Thermostatized column area (up to 80°C)
  • HPLC 2D Chemstation software

Oxygen transmission rate system (Perme OX2/230, Labthink inst., USA)

  • Computer-controlled measuring of oxygen transmission rate through the films, foils and packages (including bottles)
  • Measuring range: 0.01 ~ 6500 cm3/m2/day (standard), 0.07 ~ 65.000 cm3/m2/day (optional), resolution: 0.001 cm3/m2/day
  • Temperature range: 15 ~ 55ºC, accuracy ±0.1 ºC
  • Humidity range: 0%, 35 ~ 90%, accuracy ±1%

Standards: ISO 15105-2, ASTM D3985, ASTM F2622, ASTM F1307, ASTM F1927, GB/T 19789, JIS K7126-2, YBB00082003

Chamber for one-sided freezing of liquid samples (gradient porosity design)

  • Computer-controlled cooling of the aluminum plates (lower and/or upper)
  • Adjusting the distance between the plates
  • Cooling temperature range: 0 – ~150ºC, accuracy ±0.1 – 3ºC