Our analytical facility offers research capability across bioanalytical, environmental and forensic applications including high resolution untargeted screening, metabolomics, drug screening, pharmaceutical applications, biomarker analysis. Our facility includes:
Agilent 6546 LC/Q-TOF
High resolution accurate mass spectrometry for untargeted screening workflows including metabolomics, biomarker ID, environmental screening.
Agilent 7010b GC/MS (triple quadrupole)
Quantification of trace analytes in disciplines such as forensic toxicology and environmental analysis.
Agilent 8890 GC/MS (single quadrupole)
Detection and identification of biomarkers of disease, licit and illicit drug quantitation from a variety of matrices, quality control in biomedical and pharma, toxicology and environmental applications.
Agilent 1260 II HPLCs
A range of Agilent 1260 II HPLCs with UV detector and Agilent 1260 II HPLC with UV and diode array detectors. These instruments facilitate pharmaceutical applications including purity testing, quantitative and qualitative assessment of pharmaceutical products, contaminant identification, as well as a range of environmental applications.
Horiba Scientific Explora - Raman microscope
Raman spectroscopy allows fast, non-destructive chemical analysis of solids, powders, liquids, and gases. Targets range from nano materials to pharmaceutical samples, polymers or samples for forensic analysis.
Agilent ICP-OES 5800
Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy identifies a sample's atomic composition by utilizing unique photophysical signals of each element to detect and quantify them within complex compounds.
PerkinElmer PinAAcle 9002 AA Spectrometers
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry is a simple, high-throughput, cost-effective method for analyzing elements in solutions, widely used in food and beverage, water, clinical research, and pharmaceutical analysis.
Edinburgh Instruments FS5 Spectrofluorometer
Spectrofluorometer is ideal for high-performance fluorescence spectroscopy and time-resolved measurements, featuring photon-counting sensitivity and non-destructive analysis, equipped with a PMT-EXT detector that extends spectral coverage up to 980 nm.
Jeol JSM 6010 SEM and EDAX
The SEM/EDAX is utilized for high-resolution imaging and elemental analysis in various fields such as materials science, nanotechnology, chemistry, and biological research. Its integrated energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX) system enables precise identification and mapping of elements within samples, making it indispensable for detailed structural and compositional characterization at the micro- and nano-scale.
Agilent UV-VIS and Agilent FTIR
Composition of solids, liquids and gases. Quality verification of materials, contaminant identification. Basic drug research and structural elucidation, quality control, packaging testing.
Flash Elemental Analyser 1112 Series OEA
The CHNS(O) analyser employs the Dumas method for rapid and complete oxidation of organic compounds, determining percentages of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur, and oxygen. It is pivotal for carbon sequestration studies and widely used in organic and inorganic chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and environmental analysis due to its precise results and elimination of traditional gas handling errors.