ANSTO's research capabilities, led by the OPAL nuclear research reactor and associated instruments provide access to users investigating areas as diverse as materials, life sciences, climate change and mining/engineering.
Laboratory equipment
Below is a list of equipment available in the Bragg Institute laboratories.
- Chemistry laboratory
- Biology laboratory
- Furnace laboratory
- West side laboratory
- Associated equipment
- Instrumentation
Chemistry Laboratory
(wet chemical and powdered samples)
- Fume cupboard
- Analytical balances (2)
- Balance
- Hot plate stirrers (3)
- Ultrasonic bath
- Vortex mixer
- Dishwasher and drying oven
- Milli-Q Academic water purification system (technical details on Millipore website)
- Ice machine
- Refrigerator
- pH meter and buffer solutions
- Desiccators
Biology laboratory
(low hazard biological and wet chemical work only - no powders)
- Fume cupboard
- Laminar flow cabinet
- Microscope - Zeiss Axioskop polarising microscope (camera available on request)
- Analytical balance
- pH meter and buffer solutions
- Ultrasonic bath
- Hot plate stirrer
- Refrigerator
- Freezer (-18°C)
- Milli-Q Gradient A10 water purifier (technical details on Millipore website)
- Eppendorf refrigerated centrifuge (model 5810R)
- Fan forced oven (small, maximum 200°C)
- Desiccators
Furnace laboratory
- High temperature furnace (1500°C maximum, B-type thermocouple)
- High temperature tube furnace (1200°C maximum, R-type thermocouple)
- High temperature vacuum tube furnace (1600°C maximum, B-type thermocouple)
- Fan forced oven (large, maximum 200°C)
- Desiccators
- Drying cabinets (6, programmable humidity settings, 20% to 60% RH)
- Ozone cleaner
- Heat sealer (with plastic bags)
- Hot plate stirrer
- Analytical balance
West side Chemistry Laboratory
(wet chemical - no powders; convenient to SAXS, XRR, QUOKKA and PLATYPUS instruments)
- Fume cupboard
- Analytical balances (1)
- Hot plate stirrer
- Ultrasonic bath
- Ultrasonic probe and sound abating chamber
- Dishwasher and drying oven
- Milli-Q Academic water purification system (technical details on Millipore website)
- Refrigerator
- Freezer (-18°C)
- pH meter and buffer solutions
- Compressed air gun
- Spin coater (for use by trained persons only, contact the Lab Manager to organise training and use)
An alphabetical listing of equipment and a list of glassware are also available.
Associated equipment
- Ultralow temperature (-80°C) freezer (access on consultation with Lab Manager)
- Liquid nitrogen storage dewar (access on consultation with Lab Manager)
- Storage lockers (for storage between visits for difficult to transport samples and for samples when users have had to leave before clearance; access on consultation with Lab Manager)
Instrumentation
(for use by trained persons only, contact the Lab Manager to organise training and use)
- FT-IR spectrometer (Nicolet iS10 with diamond ATR) - please inform Lab Manager in advance if nitrogen purge is required (two day purge is recommended)
- Uv-VIS spectrophotometer (Varian Cary 50)
Please note: fume cupboards, furnaces and the centrifuge need to be booked in advance via the Bragg Institute Customer Portal
as part of your proposal.