A List of the Major Items of Equipment within the Core
Select an application topic and the appropriate equipment will open. Whenever there is a 
next to the name of a given
piece of equipment, please click
on the thumbnail to view an image of the equipment as well as a summary
of it's potential uses.
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| Basic | Equipment covered in Training Class
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Electric Autoclaves, Sanjo and Hirayama |
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high pressure, high temperature autoclaves used for sterilization in laboratories. |
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NSC and Kell Hall Steam Autoclaves, Steris/Amsco |
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high pressure, high temperature autoclaves used for sterilization in laboratories. |
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PSC Steam Autoclaves, Steris |
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high pressure, high temperature autoclaves used for sterilization in laboratories. |
Film Processor; Kodak X-Omat-2000A |
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processes photographic film that has been exposed to various radioactive isotopes (32P, 35S, 3H, 14C, 125I) |
French
Pressure Cell Press; SLM/Aminco |
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delivers higher pressures range of 20,000-40,000 pounds per square inch (psi). The pressure cell disrupts the cellular walls of a sample while leaving the cell nucleus undisturbed. |
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Omega 10g Imaging Software, Ultra -Lum |
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can analyze DNA, RNA and protein, single bands, multi-color fluorescence 1-D and dot blots. Result analysis can include standard measurements of mass, molecular weight, relative abundance and measurements can be standardized |
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UVP Imaging systems |
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Imaging System for dedicated image acquisition and analysis. |
Lyophilizer
Freeze Dry System, Labconco and Virtis |
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freeze (to -110oC) dry samples, which is the process of removing the water or other solvent from a frozen product by sublimation without affecting its biological, chemical or structural properties. |
LS
6500 Multipurpose Scintillation Counter; Beckman |
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provides accurate, automated counting of the level of radioactivity in radioactively-tagged samples, such as 3H, 14C, 125I, 35S and 32P |
Shakers, Environmental |
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These shakers allow you to grow biological cultures under various temperatures and speeds; Many types that can handle small flasks up to 6L flasks; a few are also refrigerated. |
Sonifier
450; Branson ultrasonic cell disruptor |
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applies high-frequency ultrasonic energy to biological and chemical processing; used for cellular structures disruption and homogenization of samples. |
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Gradient Thermal cycler, Eppendorf |
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besides running usual PCR can also run a temperature gradient at any of the PCR steps. |
Optima
XL-100K and Optima
TL Ultracentrifuge, Beckman |
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These ultracentrifuges allow the fractionation of subcellular organelles including pelleting and density gradient centrifugation (sucrose or CsCl). |
Vacufuge Concentrator 5301, Eppendorf |
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concentrates DNA/RNA, nucleotides, proteins, and other samples quickly; has a true RT mode |
| Support | ||
| DNA/RNA | ||
| Protein/Proteomics | ||
| DNA/RNA/Protein | ||
| Cell | ||
| Chromatography | ||
| Genomics | Software | |
| Imaging | ||
| Chemiluminescent Imaging | ||
| Fluorescent Imaging | ||
| Gel Documentation | ||
| Molecular Imaging | ||
| Image Quantitation/Analysis | ||
| Other Core Facilities Applications | ||
| Fermentation | Fermentation and Cell Breakage | |
| Kinetic Analysis | ||
| Biological Microcalorimetry | ||
| Surface Plasmon Resonance | ||
| Microscopy and Imaging | Microscopy | |
| Histology | ||
| Imaging | ||
| Neuroscience Institute | Histology | |
| Imaging | ||
| Modeling | ||
| Molecular Modeling | ||
| Spectrometric Analysis | ||
| Mass Spectrometry | ||
| NMR Spectrometry | ||
| Spectroscopy | ||
This information is given as a guide to the facilities and instrumentation available in the DNA/Protein Core facility at Georgia State University. If you have any concerns or thoughts about the content of this website please contact: John Houghton (404) 413-5390
