The Research Support Laboratories at the Ilse Katz Institute (IKI) serve as a supporting center for innovation and excellence in research by providing the researchers with cutting edge technologies and state-of-the-art infrastructure for materials characterization and analysis. The equipment is operated by professional operators and supervised by IKI faculty members. The center promotes cooperation with industry by offering low-tech and high-tech companies with R&D solutions and analytical services.
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Research Support Laboratories at IKI:
1. Surface Analysis
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM)
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy-Auger electron spectroscopy (XPS/AES)
Grazing incidence small angle x-ray scattering (GISAXS)
BET- Surface Area and Pore-Size Analysis
2. Spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)-absorption and photoluminescence
FTIR polarization modulation measurements (for solid and liquid samples)
FTIR imaging microscopy
Electron spin resonance (ESR)
Fluorescence spectroscopy
3. Electron Microscopy
Analytical transmission electron microscopy (A-TEM)
Cryo transmission electron microscopy (Cryo- TEM)
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) + EDS
4. X-Ray Analysis
Powder x-ray diffraction
Thin-film x-ray diffraction
High resolution x-ray diffraction (double crystal geometry)
Small and mid-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS)
Wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF)
5. Biophysical Characterization and Advanced Light Microscopy
Total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF)
Near-field scanning optical microscopy (NSOM)
Spinning disc confocal microscopy
Imaging ellipsometry and Brewster angle microscopy
Refractometry
Contact angle meter
6. Mass Spectrometry & Chromatography
Orbitrap mass spectrometer
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer
Gas/Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS, LC-MS)
7. Light Scattering
Dynamic light scattering (DLS)
Static light scattering (SLS)
Zeta potential measurements
8. Thermal Analysis
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
Micro DSC
Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC)
9. Flow Cytometry
Image Stream (ISx)
Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS)
