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ABB Materials Characterization Facilities

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Centre for Advanced Light Microscopy (CALM) Centre for Advanced Light Microscopy (CALM)

Capabilities include:

  • Confocal Microscopy
  • Atomic Force Microscopy
  • Super-Resolution Microscopy
  • Widefield Microscopy
  • Laser Microdissection
  • Optical Coherence Tomography

Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM) Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM)

Capabilities include:

  • Transmission Electron Microscopy
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy
  • Focused Ion Beam
  • Atom Probe Tomography
  • Auger Spectroscopy

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility

Instruments include:

  • Bruker 850HD (2012) used for studying solids and proteins
  • Bruker 300 WB (2014) used for solids and imaging
  • Bruker AVIII 700 (2009) with auto sampler
  • Bruker AV 700 (2003) used for proteins and GMP samples
  • Bruker AV 600 (2002) with auto sampler
  • Bruker AV 500 (2003) used for studying solids and samples in solution
  • Bruker AV 200 – UGSY (2003)

McMaster Regional Centre for Mass Spectrometry (MRCMS) McMaster Regional Centre for Mass Spectrometry (MRCMS)

Capabilities include:

  • Low resolution EI/CI/GCMS, High resolution EI/CI/GCMS
  • Low resolution ESI/APCI/LCMS, MS/MS
  • High resolution ESI/APCI, MS/MS
  • Quantification in a variety of matrices – method development if required
  • Characterization of unknowns
  • A number of instruments are available for student use, with training

McMaster Analytical X-Ray Diffraction Facility (MAX) McMaster Analytical X-Ray Diffraction Facility (MAX)