Equipment

The following equipment and supplies are available to all users following required training. Additional project-specific supplies may be purchased and provided for use upon request.

Sample Preparation Supplies and Equipment:

• Balances:
  • 2x Mettler-Toledo ME304T (320 g max, d = 0.1 mg, enclosed)
  • 2x Mettler-Toledo ME1002E (1200 g max, d = 0.01 g)
  • Mettler-Toledo MS32001L (32.2 kg max, d=0.1 g)
• Centrifuge (Temperature Controlled):
  • Thermo Scientific Sorvall X4R Pro-MD
  • -10°C to +40°C
  • 7,197 x g  (Swing-Out), 25,830 x g (Fixed Angle)
• Drying Oven:
  • Fisherbrand Gravity Oven
  • 180 L volume (Interior: 23.2 x 17.2 x 26.8 in.)
  • 50°C to 250°C
• Heating blocks (drybath):
  • Fisherbrand Isotemp™ Digital Dry Baths/Block Heaters
  • Ambient +5° to 130°C
• Hotplates/Stirrers:
  • 4x Fisherbrand Isotemp™ Digital Hotplate Stirrer
  • 4 x 4 in.
  • Ambient +5° to 500°C
• Incubation Chamber:
  • Fisherbrand Isotemp™ Microbiological Incubator
  • 180 L Volume
  • Ambient +5°C to 75°C
  • Optional CO₂ atmosphere
• Microscope (Stereo Zoom):
  • LAXCO LMS-Z200 LS200LED
  • Magnification: 7x-45x
• Mill (Wiley T3700.002)
• Muffle Furnace:
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Lindberg Blue M BF51842BC1
  • Multisegment Single Program
  • Max Temp = 1200°C
• Orbital Shaker Tables:
  • 2x Thermo Scientific Solaris 2000
  • 15 to 525 rpm
• pH Meter (Thermo Scientific Orion™ Versa Star Pro™ Benchtop pH Meter)
• Portable pH Meters:
  • 3x Thermo Scientific Orion Star™ A121
• Portable DO Meter (Thermo Scientific Orion Star™ A323)
• Pipettes (Various, Adjustable Volumes):
  • BrandTech Single-channel micropipette Transferpette® S, DE-M
  • 0.5 µl to 5 ml
• Pipettes (Electronic)
  • Eppendorf Xplorer® Adjustable
  • 50-1000 µl and 0.2-5.0 ml
• Repeater Pipette (Electronic, Positive Displacement)
  • Eppendorf Repeater® E3
  • 10 µl to 50 ml
• Sieve Shaker
  • W.S. Tyler RO-TAP® RX-29 Mechanical Sieve Shaker
  • 8 in. Diameter
• Tube Rotator
  • Fisherbrand Multi-Purpose Tube Rotator
  • 8 to 80 rpm
• Ultrasonic Bath
  • Branson M5800H
  • 11.5 L Volume
  • Max Temp = 69°C
• Volumetric Glassware (Various):
  • Volumetric Flasks: 100-2000 ml
  • Graduated Cylinders: 50-1000 ml
• Vortexer:

  • 3x Fisherbrand Analog Vortex Mixer

     

Sample Storage:

• Refrigerator (5°C)
  • 3x Thermo Fisher Scientific Isotemp™ FBG Series Glass Door Laboratory Refrigerator
  • Interior: 26 x 52.5 x 58 in.
• Freezer (-20°C)
  • 2x Thermo Fisher Scientific TSX Series High-Performance Manual Defrost Freezer

  • Interior: 28.5 x 24 x 58 in.