Laboratory
Laboratory Equipment and Instruments

Chemiluminescent Nitric Oxide Analyser (NOA)
Sievers 280 NOA, model 280 i-2 - Sievers Instruments

Laser Doppler Flowmeter
Transonic Systems Inc. USA, model BLF21 DC (Ithaca, NY, USA)

Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography (UPLC)
Waters, model ACQUITY with extended detection capabilities by UPLC Fluorescence, Tunable UV and Photodiode Array




Fluorescence Microscope
Nikon, model 50i – With CCD: 2/3 Sony ICX 285AL, 6.45 μm square pixels

UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Model DU640B - Beckman Instruments INC (Fullerton, California USA)

Scanning Electron Microscope
FEI Quanta 450 FEG/EDS




Irradiation System
Irradiation system with mercury-arc lamp, water filter with thermostatized jacket, electromechanical shutter, shutter controller and fiber optics (Oriel Corp.)

Franz Diffusion Cells
Hanson 6-Cell Manual Diffusion Test System with startup vertical diffusion cell test system

Nitrosation System (Patented)
S-nitrosation system for the S-nitrosation of polymers and hydrogels. Cylinders of NO, and synthetic air are used for delivering NO/O2 pulses to the samples inside a reaction chamber (shown inserted in the sampling compartment of a UV-Vis spectrophotometer). A solenoid valve, via an electronic timer, controls the number and duration of the pulses. The excess gases are diverted to a discard flask




3D-Printer DLP
MoonRay D75 (SprintRay - Los Angeles, CA, USA)

Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)
TA instruments, model Q100

Diode Array UV-Vis Spectrophotometer
Hewlett Packard (HP), model 8453




Freeze-dryer
Virtis - Benchtop “k” series freeze dryer-4kbtxl-75 (SP Industries, Gardiner, NY, USA)

Cary Eclipse Fluorescence Spectrophotometer
Agilent Technologies, model Cary Eclipse

Infusion Pump
Harvard, model PHD 2000 infusion (Holliston, Massachusetts, USA)





Electronic Rotary Microtome
Thermo Fisher Scientific, model HM 340E (Walldorf, Germany)

Dermatometer
NOUVAG, model 1454usa - Table-top motor system (Zurich, Switzerland)