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Equipment

Equipment list

We invite you to consult the list of our equipment in PDF format.

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Electron microscopy department

The electron microscopes are located on different sites at Université Laval

 

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Preparation and characterization of thin layers and nanostructured materials

UL Campus, Alexandre-Vachon Building

Characterization of construction materials

UL Campus, Gene H-Kruger Building

  • Computed tomography scanner (CT-Scan)

  • UV aging chambers

  • Artificial aging chamber

  • Thermal resistance meter

  • Climatic test units

  • Precision climatic chambers

  • 15-liter autoclave and 200-liter autoclave

  • Calorimetric cone

  • Vapor sorption analyzer

  • Optical profilometer

Biomaterials laboratory for medical imaging

Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec – Université Laval (CHUL) and Hôpital Saint François d’Assise

  • Magnetic resonance imaging scanner for small animals (MRI)

  • Computed tomography scanner (CT-Scan)

  • Positron emission tomography (PET) scanner

  • 1H NMR spectrometer (60 MHz)

  • 3D printing of hydrogels (Cellink)

  • 3D printing of high-performance polymers (e.g. PEEK; Apium).

  • Particle size analyzer (DLS)

  • Steric exclusion chromatography (SEC) for particle purification

  • Thermogravimetric analyzer (ATG-TGA)

  • Cell culture room

Purification and separation of molecules of interest

UL Campus, Adrien-Pouliot Building

Size/charge/viscosity/surface tension characterization platform

Saint-Sacrement Hospital

Complex fluid characterization platform

Responsible : Mohammad Taghavi

 

UL Campus, Adrien-Pouliot Building

Microscopy, microfluidics and biopreparation

UL Campus, Alexandre-Vachon Building

  • Microscopy

    • Inverted microscopes (IX 73, Olympus and Zeiss axiovert)

    • CLSM format microscope (FV 1200, Olympus)

    • Potentiostat (Versastat 400, Princeton scientific research)

    • Multi-channel PARSTAT PMC potentiostat with 3 PMC-200 modules (6 channels in total), Princeton Scientific Research

  • Microfabrication

    • Photolithography

    • Thermoforming,

    • Elastomeric device manufacturing (PDMS)

    • Plasma cleaner (Harrick)

  • Preparation of biological samples

    • Long-term storage of biological samples (-80°C)

    • Incubator

    • Centrifuge (5000 rpm)

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