Equipment
Transmission Electron Microscope
200 kV cryo-TEM for multipurpose use including diffraction analysis, EDX analysis, tomography, operation in cryo-mode for cryo-imaging, S-TEM (JEOL JEM-2100 Plus)
Atomic Force Microscope
AFM for imaging and force measurements including biocell for measurements in liquid with temperature control (JPK NanoWizard 4)
Light scattering
Rheometer with Small-Angle Light Scattering Unit
Modular compact rheometer for oscillatory and continuous shear experiments in various geometries (e.g. plate-plate, cone-plate), equipped with a SALS unit for optical diffraction analysis (Anton Paar, MCR 102)
Surface tension measurements
Force tensiometer with Wilhelmy plate and de Nouy ring (Krüss K11)
UV-Vis spectroscopy
UV-Vis extinction spectrometer with temperature-controlled sample changer (AnalytikJena Specord S 600)
Contact angle and surface tension
Drop shape analyzer for pendant and sitting drop measurements (Krüss DSA 25)
Fluorescence Spectrometer
Fluorescence spectrometer for steady-state and time-resolved measurements (Edinburgh Instruments FLS 980)
3D printer
Filament-based 3D printer for PLA, PET and other standrad filaments (Prusa MK3 3D printer)
Density measurements
Measurements of density from liquids/solids with temperature control (Anton Paar DMA 450 M)
Refractive index measurements
Measurements of refractive index at specific wavelength with temperature control (Anton Paar Abbemat-WR/MW)