FACILITIES / RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
Contact: Dr. Marc Pauchard
The Institute offers world class working conditions in order to attract leading scientists. A state of the art laboratory and office building with more than 50 laboratories and an overall surface of approximately 7'000 m2 surface will be available in 2013. In the mean time, we offer the necessary fully-equipped laboratory and office space in a private laboratory building on the site of ILFORD Switzerland Imaging GmbH in Marly, where we have rented an entire floor.
Current location of the AMI on the site of ILFORD in Marly.
Future building on the campus of the faculty of science of the University of Fribourg
Currently the Institute combines a dedicated colloid & polymer synthesis laboratory and a unique experimental infrastructure that can be applied in the following areas:
- dynamic and structural properties of nanomaterials on a wide range of length and time scales,
- nanoparticle synthesis and characterization,
- surface and interface analysis via light scattering, ellipsometry and microscopy,
- protein preparation and characterization
SYNTHESIS AND PREPARATION
Fully equipped chemistry labs including everything to synthesize small molecules, nanoparticles, polymers in quantities up to 10 g
High Vacuum lines, Glove Box, solvent purification line, etc.
Protein extraction and preparation lab
PROCESSING
- Spin coater
- Micro extruder
- Hot/Cold presses
- Thermal Evaporator
- Freeze Dryer
- Homogenizer
- Ultrasonic baths
CHARACTERIZATION
- Polymer Analysis Molecular: GPC, GC-MS, IR, NMR:
- Polymer Analysis Thermal / Mechanical: DSC, DMTA, TGA, Micro Tensile Testing
- Particle Analysis: BET, TEM, SEM
- Light scattering
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Optical Characterization: Fluorescence Spectrometer, Ocean Optics, UV-Vis,
Polarized/Fluorescence Optical Microscopes - Electronic Characterization: Electrical Conductivity, CV System
- Characterization Morphology: AFM, STM, Optical microscopy, Light scattering, SAXS
- Evanescent dynamic light scattering
We encourage other groups and researchers who have an interest in using these facilities to contact us to schedule experiments. In the past we have had many groups from within and outside the university, including industrial scientists, using these instruments. We enjoy getting insights in new problems and welcome collaborations with scientists of different areas.
For industrial users we also offer the possibility to use our facilities and obtain advice on the design and interpretation of experiments on a contract basis that guarantees complete confidentiality
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