BI Facilities
The Biointerfaces Institute Facility
The BI houses many state-of-the-art instruments to support various research initiatives. BI labs and equipment are organized into suites based on various work-flows.
BI Equipment Suites
The BI Biological Preparation Suite Biological Preparation Suite Details
The Biological Preparation Suite provides lab space and equipment for the preparation, purification, and analysis of biological agents (Risk Group 1 & 2: mammalian and bacterial) and/or molecules. This suite includes biological safety cabinets (BSCs), incubators, centrifuges, microscopes, and other equipment supporting life sciences work.
The BI Synthesis and Screening Suite Synthesis & Screening Suite Details
The Synthesis and Screening Suite includes two Tecan robots to support high-throughput planning, development and implementation of projects relating to material synthesis and surface chemistry.
The BI Surface Characterization Suite Surface Characterization Suite Details
The Surface Characterization Suite features an Imaging and Scanning X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (XPS), which allows for large and small area spectroscopy, as well as high-throughput analysis. Other items complement surface and particle characterization of chemical composition, size, tensile strength, hydrophobicity and adsorption.
The BI Bioselectivity Suite Bioselectivity Suite Details
The Bioselectivity Suite includes sensitive mass spectrometry equipment.
The BI Diagnostics Suite
The Diagnostics Suite focuses on the screening and printing of molecules for point-of-care diagnostics. Equipment includes a MiSeq sequencer, Bioanalyzer, Kingfisher, and Monolith, along with multiple contact and non-contact printers.
The BI Biomanufacturing Suite
New for 2025 – the BI Biomanufacturing Suite will support large-scale CL2 research.
BI Equipment
Explore some highlighted equipment…
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Tecan Evo 200 Materials Screen System for Liquid Handling
Tecan Evo 200 Automated Materials Screen System for Liquid Handling
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CryoPlus1 Liquid Nitrogen Storage Unit
Thermo Scientific CryoPlus1 Model 7400 for liquid nitrogen storage
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Thermal Cycler & Quantitative Cycler
Biorad C1000 bases with either Dual 48 thermal cycler or CFX96 quantitative cyclers for polymerase chain reactions
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Tecan Evo 200 Materials Screen System for Assays
Tecan Evo 200 Automated Materials Screen System for High Throughput Assays
