We have a range of equipment at our facility that can be accessed through discussion with the system owners.
Automation
Biomek NX and Biomek FX
Liquid handling robot
To book, please email: nhan.pham@ed.ac.uk
BioTek 405
Automated platewasher and cell labelling
To book, please email: nhan.pham@ed.ac.uk
Electrochemistry
Autolab PGSTAT101
Potentiostat for general electrochemical measurements
To book, please email: l.meng@ed.ac.uk
Biologic SP200 potentiostat
Biologic SP200 potentiostat with impedance and analogic ramp generator to enable super-fast (megavolt per second) potential scanning and data sampling
To book, please email: l.meng@ed.ac.uk
Custom made manual potentiostat for nanoscale electrochemistry
Used for nanoscale electrochemical measurements
To book, please email: l.meng@ed.ac.uk
Imaging
Bespoke Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscope
This microscope can be used for single-molecule or super-resolution imaging.
To book, please email: mathew.horrocks@ed.ac.uk
IncuCyte Zoom
Live cell imaging microscope
To book, please email: nhan.pham@ed.ac.uk
InVia Raman microscope
A Raman microscope with 532nm and 785nm lasers.
To book, please email: colin.campbell@ed.ac.uk
Leica DM5500 B
General use for pipette observation
To book, please email: l.meng@ed.ac.uk
Oxford Nanoimager
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscope for super-resolution imaging.
To book, please email: mathew.horrocks@ed.ac.uk
Micropipette pulling
Sutter P-87 pipette puller
Designed to create micro/nanopipettes from glass capillary tubes. The device utilises a controlled heat source and a mechanical pulling mechanism to generate precisely tapered pipettes for various scientific applications.
To book, please email: l.meng@ed.ac.uk
Narishige PC-100 micropipette puller
PC-100 enables the user to produce many kinds of pipettes including pipettes with a tip of several 10µm to be used for the experiments in biotechnology, those with a tip of a few micrometres to be used for the experiments in electrophysiology, and even those with a tip in the region of 1µm.
To book, please email: l.meng@ed.ac.uk