The Polymer Synthesis Laboratory
The Adronov research lab is located within the Arthur Bourns Building (ABB) Annex. This state-of-the-art addition to the ABB building was completed in June, 2003. The space if fully equipped for advanced organic synthesis and polymer analysis. Student office space is separated from the lab, providing a clean, quiet, and effective environment for study, reading, and discussion. Large windows between the office space and lab interior allow clear viewing of lab activities. An array of analytical equipment allows for full characterization of polymers, dendrimers, and nanostructured materials.
Laboratory Equipment
  • Waters Alliance GPC System equipped with refractive index, photodiode array, and fluorescence detectors
  • Viscotek Triple Detector Array (refractive index, high and low angle light scattering, viscometer, and UV detectors)
  • Cary 50 UV/Vis Spectrophotometer
  • SPEX Fluorolog 3-22 Fluorimeter equipped with an InGaAs NIR detector
  • Allegra Centrifuge
  • Spin Coater
  • Branson Water Purification System
Other Facilities and Equipment

Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) (equipped with a high-resolution scanner)

Titan Transmission Electron Microscopes in the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM)

Scanning Electron Microscopes (TEM) (including a Focused Ion Beam instrument)

Renishaw InVia Raman Spectrometer
(equipped with 514 and 785 nm excitation laser wavelengths)

Nicolet 6700 FT-IR Spectrometer
(capable of measuring solutions, solids, and films)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
(our facility contains 8 spectrometers ranging from 200 to 700 MHz)

Cary 5000 UV-Vis-NIR Spectrophotometer
(equipped with diffuse reflectance accessory and variable-temperature sample holders)

JY-SPEX Fluorolog 3-22
(equipped with near-IR detector capable of measuring fluorescence to 1500 nm)

Waters Alliance GPC System
(equipped with PDA, RI, and fluorescence detectors)

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