Equipment
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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.