Bioengineering Department. Equipment
Equipment and facilities in the Bioengineering Department include:
- Clean rooms of B and C Class (as per Polish regulations) in the Microbiology Laboratory
- Christ Alpha 2-4 LSC freeze dryer for the preservation of strains by vacuum method
- Phase contrast microscope with digital camera and software
- Cold room
- Liquid chromatography systems (HPLC, FPLC, LP-system)
- Ultracentrifuge and sample preparation centrifuges
- Cell disintegrators
- DNA and protein visualization device (ImageQuqnt 400)
- PCR devices
- Vertical and horizontal DNA and protein electrophoresis device
- Transfer devices
- Darkroom
- Fermentors for cultured microorganisms
- Spectrophotometers
- FACS Aria with Diva software; a flow cytofluorimeter with cell sorter
- Galaxy CO2 incubators for cell cultures
- Laminar chambers with vertical air flow
- GenePulser Xcell eukaryotic electroporator.
- Synergy 2 multi-detection microplate reader
- 4800 Plus MALDI TOF/TOF™ Analyzer by Applied Biosystems
- API 4000™ LC/MS/MS System by Applied Biosystems
- Tempo™ nano LC System by Applied Biosystems
- ProteomeLab™ PF 2D Protein Fractionation System by Beckman Coulter
- P/ACE™ MDQ Capillary Electrophoresis by Beckman Coulter
- ProteomeLab™ PA 800 Capillary Electrophoresis by Beckman Coulter
- DNA sequencing device
All facilities used by the Bioengineering Department are furnished with top quality appliances required for molecular biology research and examinations. All devices and equipment comply to GLP requirements and GMO handling standards.
