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CLOSEInfrastructure
TPCI together with the Institute of Chemical Biology (ICB) operates a large set of recently acquired advanced instrumentation, comprising among others, a full electron microscopy suite (cryo-EM, HR-TEM, cryo-SEM, HR-SEM), AFM-Raman, SAXS, XRD, MALDI-TOF-MS, TripleTOF 6600+ MS, ICP-MS, 700 ΜΗz NMR with cryoprobe, whole animal imaging with fluorescence and α combination of fluorescence and ultrasound.
Materials Synthesis, Growth & Processing
Materials & Devices Characterization Platforms
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry and Materials Science Lab
Photonics and Nanostructures using short wavelength radiation
Clean room for photonics applications and devices
Newly acquired equipment available to TPCI researchers
| Equipment | Short description |
| Cryo-EM and Atomic Resolution TEM, Sample preparation techniques for electron microscopy | Pretreatment of various samples. Analysis of chemical structures of biomolecules and materials at atomic level |
Correlative Microscopy
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Combination of optical fluorescence and electron microscopy for imaging at the nanoscale |
| Ultra-High Vacuum scanning tunneling microscopes (STM) | Atomic resolution of materials growth |
| SAXS/WAXS | Determination of self-assembly and structural organization of biomolecules and materials (solution, solid state, thin films) |
| Crystallography and powder diffraction | Determination of structural organization of materials (solid state, thin films) |
| Atomic Force Microscope coupled to RenishawRAMAN and laser for RenishawRAMAN | Surface analysis and properties characterization (solid state, solution) |
| Photoacoustic – ultrasound | Bioimaging in vivo utilizing the photoacoustic signal |
| In vivo fluorescence | Bioimaging in vivo utilizing the photoluminescence signal |
| Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (Bruker 700 MHz with cryoprobe) | Determination of chemical structure of organic compounds and biomolecules in solution |
| MALDI-TOF-MS | Analysis of the molecular weights of organic compounds, polymers and proteins |
| ICP-MS | Analysis of metal traces and inorganic nanoparticles |
| High Temperature GPC Chromatography | Determination of the average molecular weights of polymers in a range of temperatures |
| UV-VIS-NIR / FT-IR | Determination of the absorption spectra of compounds until the near IR region (3000 nm) |
| Photoluminescence | Determination of the emission properties of polymers, dyes, materials, etc (in solution and solid state) |
| Transient absorption | Time resolved determination of absorption spectra |
| NextGen Sequencer | Genome Sequencing capabilities and analysis |
| timsMetabo™ MS | Full omics analysis with high throughput capabilities |
| High Throughput screening of bioactive compounds | Quick screening of small and large number of bioactive compounds |
| New computer Cluster | For data, image and data analysis and storage |
| Glove boxes and thermal evaporator | Processing of materials and devices under inert atmosphere |
| External Quantum Efficiency (EQE), Solar simulator, Litos Lite and PAIOS Advanced Electrical Characterization | Electrical properties characterization of the electronic devices |
| Mechanical Characterization Suite and Goniometer | Determination of the mechanical properties of materials and compounds |
| Thermal Suite (DSC-TGA-DMA) | Determination of the thermal properties of compounds and materials |
| Bioprinters Suite | For 3D printing of materials and biological samples |