Product categories Equipments

Agilent 8860 Gas Chromatography (GC)/
5877B MSD Mass Spectrometry

Gas chromatograph with mass spectrometer for analysis of a wide range of samples, including pharmaceutical, environmental, smart materials, food and beverage, and bio-oils. Equipped with a PAL3 RSI autosampler.

Detector	Series II triple-axis detector with high energy dynode and long-life electron multiplier
Mass range	m/z 1.6 – 1050
Injection modes	Liquid, headspace, SPME
Mass analyzer	Single quadrupole
Ionization mode	EI
IDL sensitivity	EI – 100 fg, 1 µL OFN injected: IDL 24 fg

Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room number	HU - 230.18
Status	Available

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Agilent Intuvo 9000 Gas Chromatography (GC) – Flame ionization detector (FID)

Gas chromatograph with flame ionization detector for analysis of volatile organics. Equipped with PAL3 RSI autosampler.

Injection modes	Liquid, headspace, SPME
Columns	HP-5ms, DB-1ms, DB-624
Detection limit	<1ppm, <1.4 pgC/s (tridecane)


Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 230.12
Status	Available

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Anton Paar Litesizer TM 500 –
Particle Size Analyzer

Particle characterization from the nano- to the micrometer range. Capable of particle size measurements via dynamic light scattering at three different measurement angles, determination of zeta potential, and molecular mass and refractive index measurements.

Detection angles	Particle size: 15°, 90°, 175° Zeta potential: 15° Molecular mass: 90°
Particle size range	Particle size: 0.3 nm – 10 µm Zeta potential: 3.8 nm – 100 µm Molecular mass: 980 Da – 20 MDa
Minimum concentration	Particle size: 0.1 mg/mL (lysozyme) Zeta potential: 1 mg/mL (lysozyme) Molecular mass: 0.1 mg/mL (lysozyme)
Temperature range	0 – 90°C
Minimum volume	Particle size: 20 µL Zeta potential: 350 µL Molecular mass: 20 µL
Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 230.19
Status	Available

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Anton Paar Tosca 400 –
Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)

Tosca 400 AFM has the highest resolution and the fastest scanning. It has fast cantilever, probemaster tool, exchangeable actuator body, automatic laser alignment, coarse approach with side view camera and automatic engagement. In addition, it produces an image of the surface topography of a flat, solid sample, and measures physical and mechanical properties such as adhesion, frictional force, hardness, etc.

Available modes	Contact, tapping, lateral force microscopy, force distance curve, contact resonance amplitude imaging
X-Y-Z scan range	100 µm x 100 µm x 15 µm
Maximum sample diameter, height	100 mm, 25 mm


Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 230.19
Status	Available

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Biotek Cytation 5 Imaging Reader-
Ultra Visible Spectroscopy (UVis)

Cell-imaging multi-mode plate reader. Quantify the concentration of a material in solution by measuring the absorbance of UV or visible light at a single wavelength or over a spectral range. Take3 micro-volume plate is available. The microscopy module offers up to 60x magnification in fluorescence, brightfield, high contrast brightfield, color brightfield and phase contrast for maximum applications.

Detection modes	UV/Vis absorbance, fluorescence intensity, luminescence, fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence, alpha
Read methods	Endpoint, kinetic, spectral scanning, well area scanning
Microplate types	Monochromator: 6- to 384-well plates, Filters: 6- to 1536-well plates, Imaging: 6- to 1536-well plates
Other labware supported	Microscope slides, Petri and cell culture dishes, cell culture flasks (T25), counting chambers (hemocytometer) Take3 Micro-Volume Plate
Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 265.00 (Lab A)
Status	Available

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Micromeritics 3Flex Surface Characterization Analyzer (BET)

A high-performance adsorption analyzer for measuring surface area, pore size, and pore volume of powders and particulate materials. Characterize adsorbents, catalysts, zeolites, MOFs, APIs, excipients, and a wide variety of porous and non-porous materials. Ideally suited for gas or vapor adsorption analysis of microporous (< 2nm) and mesoporous (2 to 50nm) materials. A chemisorption option extends the application range of the 3Flex to both physical and chemical adsorption for characterizing the texture and active surface of catalysts, catalyst supports, sensors and a variety of other materials.

Analysis range	Physisorption: 1.3 x 10^-9 to 1.0 P/P₀ Chemisorption: 1 x 10^-6 to 900 torr
Ports	Physisorption: 3 Chemisorption: 3 (1 dual-purpose physisorption/chemisorption)
Degas	3 in situ, 6 additional with SmartVac Prep
Probing gas	N₂


Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 230.12
Status	Available

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Raman Spectrometer

Fergie by Princeton Instruments.

Laser source	MGL-U-532nm / 100mW
Focal length	80.8
Spectral resolution (FWHM)*	0.20 - 0.24 nm at all points in the focal plane
Wavenumber range	200-3000 cm^-1

Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room number	HU - 230.00
Status	Available on demand

To book or make an inquiry about this instrument, kindly contact Dr. Zhibin Ye at zhibin.ye@concordia.ca .

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Rigaku Smartlab SE Multipurpose X-ray Diffraction System

Multipurpose X-ray diffractometer for powder diffraction and thin film diffraction HyPix-400 (2D HPAD) detector Minimal sample requirement

Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room number	HU - 230.18
Status	Available on demand

To book or make an inquiry about this instrument, kindly contact Dr. Zhibin Ye at zhibin.ye@concordia.ca .

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TA Instruments -Rubotherm (Dynathem) Thermogravimetric Analyzers (TGA)

The DynTHERM TGA is an advanced gravimetric instrument featuring a patented Magnetic Suspension Balance that enables measurement of weight changes of materials under high pressure, in the presence of a variety of gases, vapors, or steam, from room temperature to 750°C and 50 bar. A flexible selection of gas and vapor dosing and blending devices provide accurate control of the composition and the pressure of the reaction atmosphere.

Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 265.00
Status	Available

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TA Instruments Discovery DSC250 – Differential Scan Calorimeter (DSC)

Measures temperatures and heat flows associated with thermal transitions in a material. Some of the properties that can be measured are glass transitions, cold crystallization, phase changes (melting, crystallization), material stability, curing kinetics, and oxidative stability. Useful for a wide range of materials including polymers, metals, pharmaceuticals, lubricants, thermosets, foods, biological materials, organic chemicals, some inorganics.

Temperature range	-120 – 400°C
Temperature accuracy	±0.05°C
Temperature precision	±0.008°C
Enthalpy precision	±0.08%

Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 265.00 (Lab B)
Status	Available

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TA Instruments- Discovery 550 Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA)

Used to determine sample composition by measuring the weight of each component as it volatilizes or decomposes under controlled conditions of temperature, time, and atmosphere. Also useful for determining decomposition temperature for application in other analysis methods.

Temperature range	Ambient to 1000 °C
Temperature accuracy	±1 °C
Temperature precision	±0.1 °C
Linear heating rate	0.1 – 100 °C/min
Ballistic heating rate	>600 °C/min
Sample weight capacity	1000 mg
Weighing precision	±0.01 %
Resolution	0.1 µg

Location	SGW Campus (Downtown)
Room number	H-1440.06
Status	Available on demand

To book or make an inquiry about this instrument, kindly contact Dr. Nhat Truong Nguyen, at truong.nguyen@concordia.ca.

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Thermo Nicolet iS20 – Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy

The FTIR uses infrared spectrometer for the analysis and identification of samples and mixtures of materials such as polymers, plastics, pharmaceuticals, coatings, resins, and adhesives. Equipped with single-bounce ATR accessory. Can handle liquids, solids, powders, gels, and pastes.

Spectral resolution	Better than 0.25 cm^-1
Signal to noise ratio	50 000:1 (peak to peak, 1 minute measurements, factory verified)
ATR crystals available	Diamond with ZnSe lens
Spectral range	4200 – 650 cm^-1
pH range	1-14
Refractive index	2.4
Incident angle	42°

Location	Loyola Campus (NDG)
Room Number	HU – 230.12
Status	Available

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