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Instrumentation

All shared equipment require training prior to use. See the details for the contact person on each equipment page below.

A reminder that fees are charged for usage of MBB common equipment. Please contact the Lab Operations Manager (deidre@sfu.ca) for further information.

Centrifuges 

Beckman Avanti J-20XP centrifuge
Beckman Avanti J-26XP centrifuge
Optima L-90K Floor Model Ultracentrifuge
Optima Max Tabletop Ultracentrifuge

Spectrophotometers 

Cary Eclipse Fluorometer 
Nanodrop 3300 Spectrofluorometer
Nanodrop ND-1000 Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop Onec
Evo260 UV/vis spectrophotometer

Plate Readers

MD SpectraMax M5 Microplate Reader
Synergy HTX plate reader
Tecan Infinite 200 Pro plate reader

PCR Machine

ABI StepOne RT PCR machine
QuantStudio 3 RT-PCR machine

Gel Imager

U Genius3 gel documentation system
ChemiDoc MP imager
AI 600RGB imager
Syngene GENi2 gel doc system

Other Equipment in Common Rooms 

Branson Digital Sonicator
Labconco Vacuum Concentrator
Beckman scintillation counter
Glassware washer
Autoclaves
Typhoon IP phosphoimager
Stratagene UV crosslinker
Qubit 2.0

Other Equipment requiring permitted access

Biacore X-100 SPR system
French Press
Malvern MicroCal PEAQ-ITC microcalorimeter
Fujifilm LAS4000 imager
Rigaku Xray Diffraction Facility
Covaris
Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer
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