Qingrong Huang, Ph. D.
Instruments in Huang's Lab
NanoScope IIIA Multimode AFM with liquid cell
Nicon TE-2000 Inverted Fluorescence Microscope (FRAP, DIC, Phase Contrast, and Bright Field)
Rudolph AutoEL II Ellipsometer (three wavelengths-405 nm, 633 nm, and 830 nm)... (See Manual)
Brookhaven 90Plus Dynamic Light Scattering setup with BI-9000AT Digital Autocorrelator
One set of Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D) Monitoring
Two sets of Research Quartz Crystal Microbalance (RQCM)
FT-IR Systems:
(1) Thermal Nicolet Nexus 670 FT-IR with Mid-IR, Near IR, Liquid N2 MCT detectors, Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR) and Smart SAGA Grazing Angle reflectance accessories.
FT-IR Systems:
(2) Perkin Elmer Spectrum BX (mid-IR) and Near IR System (NIRS)
Dynamic Contact Angle and Surface Tension (pendant drop) System
One Dionex HPLC with PDA and auto-sample injection system, and one Waters 600 SEC/GPC/GFC System with UV detector.
Brookfield Digital Viscometer with UL Adapter
Sun Blade 2500 2 CPU Workstation
High Pressure Homogenizer
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Two High-Speed Homogenizers
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Spin Coater for biochip preparation
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UV/Ozone Cleaner
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Water Recirculator (-30 - 200 ºC, stability: 0.01 ºC)
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Vacuum Oven, six Regular Ovens
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UV-Vis Spectrometer
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Two Ultrasonicators
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Two centrifuge machines
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Brinkmann Probe Colorimeter (model 910)
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GC (Varian)
Chemical synthesis:
Three fume-hoods, one vacuum line, three rotary evaporators, different glassware for routine chemical synthesis and modification.
Cell Culture:
Water jacketed CO2 incubator, Biosafety Cabinate, Level II.
Other instruments used
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Small-Angle Neutron Scattering (SANS)
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Small-Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS)
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ARES Stress Rheometer
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Field-Emission SEM
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TEM
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Electrophoretic Light Scattering (ELS)
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Surface Laser Light Scattering (SLLS)
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Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)
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Steady-State and Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy
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DSC, TGA
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DMA