All Facilities

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.

EUROCOLD lab - integrated laboratory with controlled atmosphere for simulate the mean Antarctic environmental conditions. Cold rooms till -50°C at very clean environmental conditions are available.

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…

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.

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.

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.

Gas Chromatograph with Ion Mobility Spectrometer. FlavourSpec: Sensitive Analyser for Food, Flavour and Beverage testing. The FlavourSpecE comprises advantages of a Gas Chromatograph (GC) with regard to selectivity and outstanding sensitivity of an Ion Mobility Spectrometer (IMS) enabling the analysis of volatiles in the headspace of liquids and solid samples without any sample pre-treatment.