Sample Processing | Shared Instrumentation Facility

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Purification

Automated Flash Chromatography: Constant pressure and smaller gradient steps make challenging separations easier.
Integral UV: Detect compounds with absorbance between 200-400nm and automatically begin fraction collection.

Maximum Speed: Achieve a maximum 90,000 rpm with a compatible rotor.
Easy Interface: Built-in touchscreen with integral software provides simplified method programming with improved feedback on instrument operation.

Rotors Available: Bring your own or borrow one of ours:

Rotor	Tubes x Vol	Max RPM	Max RCF
Type 70 Ti	8 x 39mL	70,000	504,000
Type 50.2 Ti	12 x 39mL	50,000	302,000
SW 41 Ti	6 x 13.2mL	41,000	288,000
Type 45 Ti	6 x 94mL	45,000	235,000
Type 50 Ti	12 x 13.5mL	50,000	226,000
SW 28 Ti	6 x 38.5mL	28,000	141,000

Thanks to Professor Mitch Phelps for the donation of this centrifuge to the shared instrumentation facility.

High Speed: Instrument is capable of up to 26,000 rpm with compatible rotor.
Easy Interface: Built-in touchscreen with integrated software provides for a simple user experience with improved feedback on instrument state.
Rotors Available: Bring your own or use one of ours:

Rotor Tubes x Vol Max RPM Max RCF

JA-25.5 8 x 50mL 25,000 75,600

JA-18 10 x 100mL 18,000 47,900

JLA 16.250 6 x 250mL 16,000 38,400

JS-5.3 Falcon Tubes 5,300 6,870

Rotor	Tubes x Vol	Max RPM	Max RCF
JA-25.5	8 x 50mL	25,000	75,600
JA-18	10 x 100mL	18,000	47,900
JLA 16.250	6 x 250mL	16,000	38,400
JS-5.3	Falcon Tubes	5,300	6,870

Multi-Plate Capacity: TX-750 swinging bucket rotor with 96-well plate / flask buckets. Centrifuge up to sixteen microwell plates of 750mL of sample spread across four rectangular flasks.
Array Card Loader: A mandatory component for loading array cards. The array card buckets will distribute the sample you added to the top into each of the array card wells.

No Risk of Fouling: Vortexing plates inside plate readers may result in spillage, contamination, and damage to optical components. Unless your experiment requires you to vortex during an acquisition, consider using this shaker instead before you get started.

Remove Water and DMSO: –49°C cold trap is ideal for removing water and can remove DMSO over time, but will not trap any organic solvents.
Direct-Drive Mechanical Pump: Direct drive pump results in strong vacuum on the system (routinely 15×10^–3mbar), but is highly susceptible to fouling. Any organic solvent entering the oil will result in a loss of vacuum and loss of performance.
Multi-Port: 6-Port drying chamber allows you to dry multiple samples simultaneously.
NO ORGANICS: Even a small amount of ACN left over from a column will be enough to foul the pump oil and cause the system vacuum to fail.

Easy to use: Balance your test tube trays and place them in the swinging bucket rotor. Then select from among 9 pre-programmed pumping methods. Set a temp and you’re off.
Smooth Evaporation: Centrifugation prevents the sample from bumping and integral cold trap condenses vapors.
Small Pump: The vacuum pump is roughly the same as a rotovap pump, so removing water will take quite some time, especially if you are not able to raise the temperature significantly.

Sometimes, Simplest is Best: No frills nitrogen evaporators allow you to strip off solvent under a nitrogen stream with heating by heating block or water bath.
Plates and Tubes: The MicroVap is built to simultaneously blow N2 into each well of a 96- or 24-well plates. The MultiVap has 100 positions for test tubes (or flasks) and is configured as 10 banks of 10 nozzles for improved efficiency.

Rapid Sample Prep: Pressure manifolds are an excellent way to prepare samples and are very useful for SPE.
Pressure Control: Dials on the front allow for controlling pressure or flow rate.
Safety First: Dual switches require both hands to operate eliminating the potential of a crush injury.