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Lab Wing Core

The lab wing core comprises of devices in the Conway open plan and specialist research laboratories which are located over three floors and range in size from 30 to 600 square metres. Conway website

Protein purification system

Akta Go FPLC

AKTA go has been developed for automated chromatography from the heritage of our fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) technology. With flow rates of up to 25 mL/min and pressure of up to 5 MPa, you are all set for affinitysize exclusion, or ion exchange chromatography. For quick and easy selection of chromatography columns tailored for your needs, use our column packages for purification of antibodies (1-step protocol)antibodies (2-step protocol)his-tagged proteins, and untagged/native proteins.

Contact: (opens in a new window)Philippa Kavanagh

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Akta Pure FPLC protein purification

Akta Pure FPLC

AKTA pure chromatography system - offering a new option to meet your purification needs

AKTA pure chromatography system allows for quick and easy customization due to its modular design. Choose AKTA pure™ 25 with a flow rate of up to 25 mL/min or AKTA pure 150 with a flow rate of up to 150 mL/min. We offer more than 20 hardware options for your custom system, including a new UV monitor.

Contact: (opens in a new window)Philippa Kavanagh

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Anaerobic Chamber Ariel

Anaerobic Chamber (Ariel)

Anaerobic chamber for the growth of anaerobic cultures

Contact: (opens in a new window)Eimear Ryan

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Benchtop Ultracentrifuge

Beckman Coulter Optima MAX_XP Tabletop Ultracentrifuge

Benchtop Beckman Coulter Optima MAX_XP Tabletop Ultracentrifuge

  • 150,000 rpm, ±50 rpm of set speed, 1,019,000 x g
  • 0° C to 40° C in 1° C increments

Rotors:

  • MLA-80 Rotor, Fixed Angle, Titanium, 8 x 8.0 mL, 80,000 rpm, 444,000 x g
  • MLA-130 Rotor, Fixed Angle, Titanium, 10 x 2.0 mL, 130,000 rpm, 1,019,000 x g
  • MLA-150 Rotor, Fixed Angle, Titanium, 8 x 2.0 mL, 150,000 rpm, 1,003,000 x g
  • TLA-100 Rotor, Fixed Angle, Titanium, 20 x 0.2 mL, 100,000 rpm, 436,000 x g
  • MLS-50 Rotor, Swinging Bucket, Aluminum, 4 x 5.0 mL, 50,000 rpm, 268,000 x g

Contact: (opens in a new window)Philippa Kavanagh

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Beckman Optima L-100 XP Ultracentrifuge

Beckman Optima L-100 XP Ultracentrifuge

Floor standing Beckman Optima L-100 XP Ultracentrifuge

Max speed 100,000 rpm [802,400 x g]

Rotors

  • 70 Ti Rotor- fixed angle, 8 X 39ml , 70,000rpm , 504,000 x g
  • SW 32 Ti  Rotor - Swinging bucket, 6 X 38.5 ml, 32,000, 175,000 x g
  • SW 41 Ti Rotor, Swinging bucket, 6 X 13.2 ml, 41,000 rpm , 288,000 x g

Contact: (opens in a new window)Philippa Kavanagh

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Freeze drying machine

Freeze Dryer (Fonzie)

The Freeze Dryer can be used to dry water based samples only.  This instrument cannot be used for drying solvents.

Contact: (opens in a new window)Philippa Kavanagh

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LI-COR Western Blotting Imaging System

LI-COR Western Blotting Imaging System

The LI-COR Odyssey is a digital scanning instrument used to visualise Western Blots, slides etc that have utilised antibodies in the NIR range.

Contact: (opens in a new window)Tracy Mullen

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The Microbeta is capable of measuring luminescence and radiometric samples in a plate format

Microbeta 2

The Microbeta is capable of measuring luminescence and radiometric samples in a plate format.

Contact: (opens in a new window)Tracy Mullen

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