Major Equipment
Heat Treatment
The workhorse of our lab is the synthesis of material at multi-segments of termperature. For that purpose, we count with an Oven and three Carbolite Furnances.
| OVEN | INERT ATMOSPHERE CARBOLITE FURNACE |
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Our oven can go to temperatures up to 200C. |
We count with two units of furnace that go to temperatures as high as 1300C. One of this furnaces is set up for inert atmosphere environment of Argon gas. |
Characterization Equipment
Our lab host some of the basic characterization techniques for Material Science
| HARDNESS | MICROHARDNESS | ZETA-POTENTIAL |
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Mixing Stations
Proper dissolution and mixing of the reagents is key for fabrication of glasses as well as for the basic characterization of bioactivity in our materials.
| SHAKER | ULTRASONIC BATH |
SPIN COATER |
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This shaker allows fixation of different sizes and shapes of probes for study. The control enables programation of different speeds, temperatures and times. |
Agitation of particles by ultrasound has proven to be a useful tool for dispersion and faster dissolution. It can be used for fabrication and equipment cleaning |
The principal tool for thin coatings in our lab is spin coating. This equipment comes with heads of different sizes useful for different substrates and a control pannel that enables programation at different speeds and durations.
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Campus Facilities
As part of the CHEMS department in MSU, we have access to common facilities. Click link to see list.