SDSM&T

Bioseparations Laboratory

M.S. graduate student Navoday Ravikanti performs experiments in the bioseparations lab.

Equipment Available in the Bioseparations Laboratory

• AKTA Purifier FPLC system with Unicorn control and fraction collection

• Genesys 10UV -- UV/Vis Spectrophotometer

• Incubator/Shaker

• Balances

• pH and Conductivity Meters

• Small-Scale Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration Experimentation Station

• Pilot-Scale Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration Experimentation and Processing Station

• Refrigerator/Freezer

• General Laboratory Equipment (Pipettes, Glass/Plasticware, Stir/Hot Plates, Vortex Mixer, Vacuum Pump, Chromatography Columns, Microcentrifuge, etc.)

Additional Equipment Available

    Biochemical Engineering Fermentation Laboratory (Dr. Patrick Gilcrease)

• Analytical HPLC with UV-Vis diode array and refractive index detectors

• 2-Liter Fermentors

• 20-Liter Fermentor

• Analytical GC

• High Speed Centrifuge with 3-Liter Capacity

• Laminar Flow Hood

• Autoclave

    Microbiology Laboratory (Dr. Sookie Bang)

• Electrophoresis Workstation

• PCR System

• Anaerobic Chamber

• Inverted Fluorescence Microscope

• Sonicator

    Other Instrumentation (Dr. Robb Winter)

• Atomic Force Microscope

• Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectrometer

• Interfacial Force Microscope

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer

• Scanning Electron Microscope