Optical microscope with micromanipulators | Bright-field, GFP and DIC modes, CCD camera, vibration-damped stage for mounting electrodes and micromanipulators, manual and motorized micromanipulators for electrophysiology | BioLab-1 |
Computer system for imaging / device monitoring / electrophysiology | Dual 19″ display for monitoring images and data simultaneously, multichannel DAC/ADC interface allows observation of multiple signals | BioLab-1 |
Optical microscope for multicolor fluorescence measurements | Optics for simultaneously producing 488, 568 and 647 nm beams for epifluorescence microscopy; telescope lenses for illumination adjustment; 10x, 40x, 60x, 100x inverted objectives; ICCD with quad view filter for viewing multicolor emissions | BioLab-1 |
Computer controlled transport station (3) | Includes current amplifiers (2x), lock-in amplifiers (3x) and computer with DAC/ADC interface, shielded switchboxes for studying multi-device chips | BioLab-1 |
Pump-1 | Automatically infuses fluid from a syringe for sensing studies | BioLab-2 |
Pump-2 | Infuses or withdraws fluid from two syringes simultaneously for sensing studies | BioLab-2 |
Vacuum oven | For curing step in silane modification for sensor functionalization | BioLab-2 |
Electrical measurement system for NWFET biosensors | Includes lock-in amplifier, National Instruments PXI platform and software lock-in interface | BioLab-2 |
Autoclaves | | BioLab-1, -2, -3 |
Incubator | Maintains set temperature and percentage atmospheric CO2; equipped with dual CO2 cylinders for uninterrupted gas injection | BioLab-1 |
Picoinjector | | BioLab-1 |
Dual automatic temperature controller | Maintains microscope stage at physiological temperatures for examination of cells | BioLab-1 |
Intracellular Electrometer | Stimulates cells and measures responses | BioLab-1 |
Centrifuge | With controlled sample cooling | BioLab-1 |
Refrigerator and -20°C freezer | For storage of biological samples | BioLab-3 |
-80°C freezer | For long-term preservation of biological samples such as DNA | Wetlab |
Mini-peristaltic pump | Maintains a continuous flow of fluid for cell studies | BioLab-1 |
Auto chloridizer | For preparing Ag/AgCl reference electrodes | BioLab-1 |
Olympus confocal microscope | For imaging of bio-nanoelectronic devices | BioLab-3 |
Phase-contrast microscope | Housed in a Faraday cage for in-situ optical imaging during low-noise electrical measurement | BioLab-3 |
Biosafety hoods | For preparation of biological samples | BioLab-1, -3 |