Microscopy

The Centre offers a wide array of microscopic techniques for interrogation of materials including pharmaceuticals (crystal morphology and amorphous materials), polymeric / nano-materials and biological samples.

• Optical (Light) Microscopy:
  • Zeiss Axioplan polarised light microscope with Linkam hot stage.
• Electron microscopy:
  • FEI Quanta400 environmental SEM (E-SEM) with Oxford IncaSight EDX;
  • FEI Technai G2 F20 TEM with EDX;
  • JEOL 1200 TEM.
• Confocal Microscopy:
  • Zeiss LSM510 confocal fluorescence microscope with environmental chamber and 350, 488, 543 and 633 nm lasers;
  • Nikon TE2000 confocal fluorescence microscope with environmental chamber and 405, 488 and 543 nm lasers;
  • Nikon TE2000 equipped with MMI laser dissection set up.