The lab which occupies an
area of 250 square meters and is currently equipped with the following
instruments:
- Scanning Electron Microscope by Carl
Zeiss, model EVO 50 XVP with the ability to work either under high vacuum
or under variable pressure up to 750 Pa, resolution up to 2,0 nm, equipped
with chemical elements microanalysis Χ-ray detector (EDS) by Bruker
ΑΧ S, model Quantax 200 .
- X-ray Diffraction spectrometer, by Panalytical,
model XPert Pro MPD, equipped with hot stage sample holder for the study
of phase transitions in crystalline samples.
- Atomic absorption spectrometer, model
2100, equipped with graphite furnace by Perkin - Elmer
- Two gas chromatographs equipped with
FID , PID and ECD detectors by Τhermo
- A gas chromatograph coupled with mass
spectrometers in tandem (GC - MS/MS), model Ultra trace - Q Polaris,
by Thermo
- Two high performance liquid chromatographs
(HPLC) equipped with UV/vis, refractive index and fluorescence detectors
by Thermo
- FT/IR spectrometer model Nicolet 380,
for the study of dry powders and liquids by Thermo
- UV/vis spectrometer model Helios, by
Thermo
- Fluorescence spectrometer by Shimadzou
- Optical contact angle camera by KSV
- Laser particle size analyser, suitable
for liquid suspensions and dry powders by Malvern
- Rod and bath ultrasonic homogenisers
- Gel chromatography apparatus
- Refrigerating vacuum ultracentrifuge
by Sorvall
- Differential Scanning Calorimeter(DSC),
mοdel DSC 6, by Perkin – Elmer
- Light microscope model Axion Star, equipped
with photographic camera by Zeiss
- Colour fast camera speed 32000 frames/s,
by Redlake
- Balances from one up to five decimal
digits
RHEOLOGY RESEARCH UNIT
- Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analyser
(DMA), Bohlin model CVOR 150, by Malvern
- Multipurpose pneumatic tube rheometer
TR-1, with programmable heating system, suitable for the study aqueous
systems either in solution or in suspension state at temperatures >
100 ο C and viscosities ranging from 1 up to 100 ooo mPa s custom made
by FPLE
- Patented Dynamic U- tube type rheometer
suitable for the study of extremely fragile gels, pseudogels or concentrated
solutions with or without incorporated particles, custom made by FPLE.
European patent No 03 386 003.2 (2008)
- Food texturometer by Texture Analyzer,
model TA - XA plus, capacity up to 30 kg
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