# Equipment & Infrastructure

**Source**: https://bgp.cs.tum.de/en/research/equipment-infrastructure
**Parent**: https://bgp.cs.tum.de/en/

## Material Generation

| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Options |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Calender | Sumet |  |  |
| Culturing Cabinets | Memmert | ICH110L | Light, moisture, temperature |
| Electrospinner | Bioinicia | Spinbox |  |
| Extruder | Haake | MiniLab II |  |
| Fused deposition modeling 3D printer | German RepRap | X400 |  |
| Microcontact printer | Gesim | µCP3.0 | UV & thermal curing |
| Muffle furnace | Linseis | M110 |  |
| Rotary mill | Fritsch | Pulverisette |  |
| Schlenk line | / | / |  |
| Sterile work bench | Thermo Fischer | Hera Safe KS12 |  |
| Ultrasound homogenizer | Hielscher | UP200St |  |
| Ultraturrax | IKA | T25 digital |  |

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Type
:   Calender

Manufacturer
:   Sumet

Type
:   Culturing Cabinets

Manufacturer
:   Memmert

Model
:   ICH110L

Options
:   Light, moisture, temperature

Type
:   Electrospinner

Manufacturer
:   Bioinicia

Model
:   Spinbox

Type
:   Extruder

Manufacturer
:   Haake

Model
:   MiniLab II

Type
:   Fused deposition modeling 3D printer

Manufacturer
:   German RepRap

Model
:   X400

Type
:   Microcontact printer

Manufacturer
:   Gesim

Model
:   µCP3.0

Options
:   UV & thermal curing

Type
:   Muffle furnace

Manufacturer
:   Linseis

Model
:   M110

Type
:   Rotary mill

Manufacturer
:   Fritsch

Model
:   Pulverisette

Type
:   Schlenk line

Manufacturer
:   /

Model
:   /

Type
:   Sterile work bench

Manufacturer
:   Thermo Fischer

Model
:   Hera Safe KS12

Type
:   Ultrasound homogenizer

Manufacturer
:   Hielscher

Model
:   UP200St

Type
:   Ultraturrax

Manufacturer
:   IKA

Model
:   T25 digital

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## Sample preparation

| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Options |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Autoclave | Certoclav | Classic |  |
| Centrifuge | Sigma | 6-16 KS |  |
| Centrifuge | Thermo | Biofuge Primo |  |
| Diamond wire saw | Well | 3032-4 |  |
| Freeze drier | Christ | Alpha 2-4 LD |  |
| Injection molder | Haake | MiniJet Pro |  |
| Microtome | Reichert Jung | / | Steel knives |
| Plasma furnace | GaLa | miniFlecto | Standard gasses argon, air, oxygen |
| Sputter coater | Balzers | SCD050 | Gold/Palladium |
| Supercritical drier | Polaron | E3100 | Drying from ethanol or acetone |
| Ultramicrotome | Reichart Jung | Ultracut E | Glass, diamond & ultrasonic knives |
| Vacuum furnace | Heraeus | VT6025 |  |

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Type
:   Autoclave

Manufacturer
:   Certoclav

Model
:   Classic

Type
:   Centrifuge

Manufacturer
:   Sigma

Model
:   6-16 KS

Type
:   Centrifuge

Manufacturer
:   Thermo

Model
:   Biofuge Primo

Type
:   Diamond wire saw

Manufacturer
:   Well

Model
:   3032-4

Type
:   Freeze drier

Manufacturer
:   Christ

Model
:   Alpha 2-4 LD

Type
:   Injection molder

Manufacturer
:   Haake

Model
:   MiniJet Pro

Type
:   Microtome

Manufacturer
:   Reichert Jung

Model
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Options
:   Steel knives

Type
:   Plasma furnace

Manufacturer
:   GaLa

Model
:   miniFlecto

Options
:   Standard gasses argon, air, oxygen

Type
:   Sputter coater

Manufacturer
:   Balzers

Model
:   SCD050

Options
:   Gold/Palladium

Type
:   Supercritical drier

Manufacturer
:   Polaron

Model
:   E3100

Options
:   Drying from ethanol or acetone

Type
:   Ultramicrotome

Manufacturer
:   Reichart Jung

Model
:   Ultracut E

Options
:   Glass, diamond & ultrasonic knives

Type
:   Vacuum furnace

Manufacturer
:   Heraeus

Model
:   VT6025

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## Structural characterization

| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Options |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gas sorption porosimeter | Thermo Fisher | Surfer | Standard gasses nitrogen, helium |
| Gel permeation chromatograph | Agilent | 1260 Infinity |  |
| Optical microscope | Askania | RMA5 | Polarization, phase contrast, reflection |
| Optical microscope | Leitz | Dialux 20 | Dark-field, polarization, phase contrast, fluorescence, spectroscopy |
| Scanning electron microscope | Zeiss | DSM940A | Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy |
| Transmission electron microscope | DeLong | LVEM5 | Optimized for low-Z samples |
| X-ray diffractometer | Rigaku | Miniflex 600 | Temperature (ambient to 220 °C) |
| X-ray diffractometer | Rigaku | SmartLab | Temperature (-180 °C to 500 °C) |

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Type
:   Gas sorption porosimeter

Manufacturer
:   Thermo Fisher

Model
:   Surfer

Options
:   Standard gasses nitrogen, helium

Type
:   Gel permeation chromatograph

Manufacturer
:   Agilent

Model
:   1260 Infinity

Type
:   Optical microscope

Manufacturer
:   Askania

Model
:   RMA5

Options
:   Polarization, phase contrast, reflection

Type
:   Optical microscope

Manufacturer
:   Leitz

Model
:   Dialux 20

Options
:   Dark-field, polarization, phase contrast, fluorescence, spectroscopy

Type
:   Scanning electron microscope

Manufacturer
:   Zeiss

Model
:   DSM940A

Options
:   Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy

Type
:   Transmission electron microscope

Manufacturer
:   DeLong

Model
:   LVEM5

Options
:   Optimized for low-Z samples

Type
:   X-ray diffractometer

Manufacturer
:   Rigaku

Model
:   Miniflex 600

Options
:   Temperature (ambient to 220 °C)

Type
:   X-ray diffractometer

Manufacturer
:   Rigaku

Model
:   SmartLab

Options
:   Temperature (-180 °C to 500 °C)

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## Overview capabilities Rigaku SmartLab

## Chemical characterization

| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Options |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elemental analyser | Eurovector | EA3000 | CHNS + O |
| Monochromator | J&M | TIDAS LSM | Xenon lamp |
| Optical spectrometer | J&M | TIDAS S700 | Broadband Deuterium+Halogen lamp |

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Type
:   Elemental analyser

Manufacturer
:   Eurovector

Model
:   EA3000

Options
:   CHNS + O

Type
:   Monochromator

Manufacturer
:   J&M

Model
:   TIDAS LSM

Options
:   Xenon lamp

Type
:   Optical spectrometer

Manufacturer
:   J&M

Model
:   TIDAS S700

Options
:   Broadband Deuterium+Halogen lamp

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## Characterization of external properties

| Type | Manufacturer | Model | Options |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Melt flow indexer | Karg | Meltflow @on |  |
| Respirator cabinets | Selutec | BSBdigi |  |
| Thermal analyzer | Linseis | STA PT 1600 | Thermogravimetry & -calorimetry |
| Universal testing machine | Karg | SmartTens010 | Tension, compression, bending, displacement transducer |
| Viscosimeter | Ubbelohde |  |  |

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Type
:   Melt flow indexer

Manufacturer
:   Karg

Model
:   Meltflow @on

Type
:   Respirator cabinets

Manufacturer
:   Selutec

Model
:   BSBdigi

Type
:   Thermal analyzer

Manufacturer
:   Linseis

Model
:   STA PT 1600

Options
:   Thermogravimetry & -calorimetry

Type
:   Universal testing machine

Manufacturer
:   Karg

Model
:   SmartTens010

Options
:   Tension, compression, bending, displacement transducer

Type
:   Viscosimeter

Manufacturer
:   Ubbelohde

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