Our Facilities
The Biointerfaces Institute Facilities
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.
Advocating for a brighter world with global impact, the BI supports the professional growth of our researchers, by fostering discovery, knowledge and technical skills by offering “hands-on” training and continued support of in-house instrumentation.
Researchers can also benefit by taking advantage of the BI technical staff’s expertise to advance their work.
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, 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 high-throughput synthesis lab space and equipment to assist in the 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 Diagnostics Suite Details
The Diagnostics Suite includes equipment for the screening and printing of molecules for point-of-care diagnostics (Suite is under renovation; check back soon!).
BI Equipment
Explore some highlighted equipment…
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Biodot Nanoliter Non-Contact Microarray Printer
Biodot AD1510 Nanolilter Non-Contact Microarray Printer
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Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) with Zeta Potential
Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS for particle size and charge measurements
High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Waters HPLC
