All Facilities

The Nanowizard II – JPK-Bruker is designed for biological samples. It is equipped with a Zeiss fluorescence microscope and it is used for high resolution imaging and nanomechanical characterization.

The instrument allows topological images of biological samples, e.g. tissues and cells. It can be used as a nano-manipulation instrument, allowing modifications of the morphology of a substrate. For biological systems, it also allows the nano-stimulation of the sample.

The Raman Spectrometer XploRA Plus is a compact and fully automated micro-spectrometer using the vibrational Raman spectroscopy and an AFM for combined Raman-AFM and TERS. The operation modes combine confocal Raman, fluorescence and photoluminescesce imaging.

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Leica TCS SP2 equipped with 3 fluorescence PMT detectors

Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope Leica TCS SP8 equipped with DMI8 microscope, FCS Picoquant module and with PMT detector for transmission imaging and 5 internal detectors.

This is a state of the arte confocal microscope with excitation given by laser lines at 454, 488, 514, 635 nm and equipped wit Hybrid PMT detectors. The system has spectral resolution on the images. In addition the microscope is equipped with a STED superresolution module.

NextSeq 550 is a NGS system capable of: Exome Sequencing; Targeted Gene Sequencing and whole genome; total RNA-Seq, mRNA-Seq, gene expression profiling; Cytogenomic Arrays.

DMA Star Systems – Mettler Toledo – allows Dynamic mechanical analysis to measure the mechanical and viscoelastic properties of materials as a function of temperature, time and frequency.

The ESCALAB QXi X-ray photoelectron spectrometer is a multi-technique platform for XPS, UPS, REELS and ISS spectroscopies, also equipped with a dual mode (monoatomic and cluster) ion gun. Moreover it has a charge compensation system to perform XPS on insulating samples.

FIB-SEM systems offer high-resolution imaging and characterization of the sample surface. The focused Ga+ beam is a versatile tool for precise milling of the bulk sample, allowing exposure of sub-surface details or fabrication of site-specific TEM specimens. The FIB-SEM is also used for nanofabrication as the pattern generator and injection system for precursors allows the fabrication of complex structures through beam-induced deposition or lithographic process.

Nicolet Nexus 870. Instrument for FT-IR spectroscopy and microscopy, model Nicolet Nexus 870, equipped with external optical table, two external detectors (MCT e TRS), GeATR, one Hind photoelastic modulator, and one IR Continuµm microscope.

The FTIR (dimensions 570 x 550 x 250 mm) is endowed with LightDrive Optical Engine components (source, laser, interferometer and detector) and a solid-state, temperature-controlled diode laser that with a long-lifetime.

Development of new methods for optical non-linear microscopy to be applied to biophysics and medical physics in-vivo. Under developing is a two-photon excitation fluorescence imaging microscopy and second harmonic generation microscopy.

Gas chromatograph coupled with mass spectroscope for the identification and quantification of chemicals in mixtures. The instrument is complemented by an autosampler enabling the automatic analysis.

Extreme space weather due to the sun and its impact on the aging human body, biological and electronic systems. The new class of neutron compact monitor is registering a constant feed of neutron data in real-time produced by the extreme neutron space weather due to the Sun.

The rapiflex™ MALDI Tissuetyper™ is specifically designed for MS imaging with a spatial resolution of 10-20 µm, so as to obtain information at the single cell level, and with a speed 10 times better than other commercial MS-Imaging tools.

Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid mass spectrometer for the analysis of molecules and supramolecular complexes with ultra-high resolution for proteomics, structural proteomics and other omics sciences.

Multipurpose diffractometer for the collection of wide-angle (WAXS) and small-angle diffraction (SAXS) data on bulk materials, powders, thin films, epitaxial layers, in reflection, grazing incidence and transmission geometry, on flat samples or capillaries.

The NMR spectrometer is Bruker Avance III 600 MHz NMR, equipped with three probes suitable for the analysis of liquid, solid and heterogeneous samples.

PET/CT is a hybrid medical imaging system combining positron emission tomography (PET) with high resolution computed tomography (CT). It is equipped with silicon photomultipliers, an advanced digital technology that offers significant advantages in terms of sensitivity, time resolution and precision in localizing lesions. The instrument minimizes the required dose of radiopharmaceuticals and can be used in oncology, neurology, cardiology and clinical and preclinical research.

RETINA provides non-destructive material analysis of various medium-sized samples via X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy, and 2D/3D X-ray imaging techniques.

Microscope inViaTM QontorTM model, with excitations at 532 and 785 nm, with motorized XYZ stage, flexible arm and Raman imaging techniquesx

Xenocs XEUSS 3.0 system operates in SAXS (Small Angle X-ray Scattering), USAXS (Ultra SAXS) and GISAXS (Grazing Incidence SAXS) modes. It is equipped for measurements on powders, pastes, gels, liquids and films, temperature control and robot for automation of samples.

Small and Wide Angle X-ray Diffractometer. Samples can be measured at different temperature, humidity, high pressure and under mechanical stress/strain conditions. Special features: – TrueFocus: self-alignment with X-ray beam; TrueSWAXS: simultaneous SWAXS up to 60° 2Ѳ.

Scanning Electron Microscope with field emission source, equipped with SE, BSE and Environmental (GSED) detectors, EDS system (Oxford Inca Energy System 250), heating stage (FEI) and tensile/compression test module (Gatan MST200).

The SUPRA 35 Field Emission SEM provides improved image resolution and a high productivity and versatility.

FEG-SEM with a nominal resolution of 1.2 nm, equipped with an integrated EDS/WDS micro-analytical system and with an EBSD detector for the crystallographic analysis of the sample surface

Scanning electron microscope with field-emission source, equipped with detectoirs for EDS, backscattered and secondary electrons

SEM system with EDS-SPM, Correlative AFM during SEM. The instrument has conventional tungsten filament, equipped with modern electron optics based on a unique four-lens Wide Field OpticsTM column. The SEM is equipped with four types of detectors (EDS, BSE, SE).

The SOURIRE Lab is a fast (14 MeV) neutron irradiation plant for material testing, neutron activation analysis and calibration of new detectors. The neutron source is a Deuterium-Tritium (D-T) type, and the total flux is 10 10 neutron per second over the entire solid angle.

The spectrometer Eclipse, Varian, is a fluorimeter for the measurement of excitation and emission spectra of fluorophores in solutions.

Transmission Electron Microscope with LaB6 source (120 kV) and BF detector and FEI Eagle 4k CCD camera (bottom mounted).

Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) with LaB6 emitter, 80-200 kV accelerating voltage, point-to-point resolution of 0.24 nm, EDS micro-analysis, 9 Mpx CMOS camera.

TESCAN UniTOM HR is a micro-CT system enabling multi-scale X-Ray Imaging with spatial resolution ranging from tens of microns down to the sub-micron level (around 600 nm), supports
continuous 360° rotation and in situ experiments and it is designed for dynamic studies. Applications extend to archaeology and cultural heritage, where the system provides insights into the internal composition of artifacts and ancient objects without damage.

Inverted optical (brightfield) microscopy is utilized to capture time-lapse measurements of cells and tissues in lab-on-chip and organ-on-chip devices, employing an integrated incubator.

Ultrafast Transmission Electron Microscope (UTEM) @ the Laboratory of Ultrafast Microscopy for Nanoscale Dynamics (LUMiNaD).

Rigaku SmartLab SE is an X-ray powder diffractometer for thin film diffraction, SAXS, pole figure, residual stress and non-ambient experiments, and with automatic alignment.

The RIGAKU Nano3DX is a X-ray microscope to measure large samples at high resolution. This is achieved with a high-power rotating anode X-ray source and a high-resolution cMOS-type detector. The instrument allopws CT reconstruction, image processing, 3D quantitative analysis.