Laboratory Equipment

Our group has a wide range of preparatory and analytical equipment to support our studies in inorganic, bioinorganic, medicinal, materials, and supramolecular chemistry.  Some of the equipment is for exclusive use by members of our group, but much of it can be used by researchers from outside our group upon request and with proper training.

Autocolumn with MS
Teledyne

Two Teledyne CombiFlash systems are available for performing automated separations. Use of this instrument is generally restricted to Cohen laboratory group members only.

Microwave Synthesizer
Anton-Parr

An Anton-Parr microwave synthesizer is available for chemical synthesis. This instrument is available for external use upon request.

Pressure Reactor
Parr

A Parr reactor is available for high temperature and pressure reactions at scales up to 1 L. This reactor is available for external use upon request.

Vacuum Ovens
Fischer

Vacuum ovens are available for thoroughly drying compounds. Use of this instrument is generally restricted to Cohen laboratory group members only.

PXRD
Brucker

A D8 ADVANCE powder X-ray diffractometer (PXRD) is available for phase analysis of samples. This instrument is available for external data collection upon request.

Tensile Analysis
Instron

An Instron system is available for measuring the tensile strength and materials characteristics of polymer samples. This instrument is available for external data collection upon request.

GPC

Waters-Agilent

A gel-permeation chromatography (GPC) system is available for measuring polymer molecular weight. This instrument is available for external data collection upon request.

Gas Sorption
Micromeritics

Two ASAP2020 and one TriStar (shown) gas sorption systems are available for measuring pore size distributions and surface areas. These instruments are available for external data collection upon request.

Protein Purification
AKTA

An AKTA Pure protein purification system is available for purifying biomolecules. Use of this instrument is generally restricted to Cohen laboratory group members only.

-80 Freezer
Fischer

A -80 freezer is available for deep cold storage. Use of this instrument is generally restricted to Cohen laboratory group members only.

Plate Robot
BioTek

A Precision XS Microplate Sample Processor is available for liquid dispensing into assay plates. Use of this instrument is generally restricted to Cohen laboratory group members only.

Plate Reader
BioTek

A Synergy HT plate reader is available for performing colorimetric- or fluorescence-based bioassays. Use of this instrument is generally restricted to Cohen laboratory group members only.

UV-Vis
Agilent

An Agilent Cary 60 UV-Visible spectrometer is available for adsorption spectroscopy. This instrument is available for external use upon request.

PCR
Applied Biosystems

A QuantStudio 3 Real-Time PCR system is available for PCR and thermal shift assays. This instrument is available for external use upon request.

ATR-FTIR
Brucker

An ALPHA-P FT-IR spectrometer with diamond ATR is available for infrared spectroscopy. This instrument is available for external use upon request.

Microscope
Zeiss

A Semi SV-6 microscope is available for examining crystals and other solid samples. This instrument is available for external use upon request.