Laboratory

Surface Engineering Laboratory, Biomaterials and Bioengineering Laboratory, Biomaterials for Medical Imaging Laboratory

Department

Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Funding agency(ies)

CHU de Québec

Manufacturer (model)

Shimadzu (UV-1600 spectrometer)

Commissioning

1995

Equipment Description

This non-destructive characterization technique allows the determination of a sample’s absorption properties, such as transmittance and absorbance, in the ultraviolet (UV) and visible (Vis) regions, and even in the near-infrared (NIR) region for solutions. The instrument can also be used to determine molar absorption coefficients and, consequently, characterize the energy levels of frontier molecular orbitals (HOMO–LUMO).

In the laboratory, the instrument is primarily used to determine the concentration of absorbing species (active ingredients, peptides, etc.) in solutions, study gelation kinetics, and characterize specific absorption bands, such as the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) peak of gold nanoparticles, which shifts depending on nanoparticle size.

Technical Specifications

• Lamps: Deuterium lamp (from 190 nm) and tungsten-halogen lamp (up to 1100 nm), with lamp switching between 295 and 364 nm.

• Analysis in solution: Quartz cuvettes.

  
  

Areas of expertise

• Materials science

• Supramolecular chemistry

• Solution analysis

  
  

Conditions of Use

Training on the instrument or use of the instrument by a research professional is required. Available to academic and industrial collaborators.

Rental Fees (CAD)

On-Campus

To be discussed with the person in charge.

Off-Campus (Academic)

To be discussed with the person in charge.

Industry

To be discussed with the person in charge.

Reservations

Pascale Chevalier Ph. D.

pascale.chevallier@crchudequebec.ulaval.ca

418-525-4444 poste 52381