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DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND  ANIMAL SCIENCES

Equipment

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VARIAN STAR HIGH‐PERFORMANCE LIQUID 

CHROMATOGRAPHY 

HPLC is a form of column 

chromatography used to 

separate, identify, and 

quantify individual 

components of a complex 

sample usually in an 

aqueous mixture. It 

consists of a tertiary pump, 

an autosampler, a UV‐VIS 

detector, a diode array 

detector, a fraction 

collector and a 

chemstation/integrator. 

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TEXTURE ANALYZER/PRESS (FOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION)

• The texture analyzer/press is 

used to evaluate the textural 

parameters (compression, shear, 

extrusion, puncture, hardness 

forces etc) of a wide range of 

foods.  It can perform rapid, 

general food testing and provide 

detailed texture analysis on a 

diverse range of foods.

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BÜCHI B‐290 MINI SPRAY DRYER 

This unit is a bench‐top 

system for quick and easy 

drying of aqueous 

solutions and suspensions. 

It can also be used for the 

gentle and safe drying of 

products from water or 

organic solvent based 

feeds. It utilizes a vortex 

stream of inert gas such as 

nitrogen and is capable of 

producing a uniform 

powder from a 50ml 

sample solution in 

minutes.

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VIRTIS FREEZE‐DRYER 

Freeze drying, also 

known as 

lyophilization

or 

cryodesiccation, is a 

dehydration process 

typically used to 

preserve a perishable 

material or make the 

material more 

convenient for 

transport

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BIOTEK SYNERGY HT MICROPLATE READER

• This equipment provides an 

effective, reliable and 

convenient way for reading 

samples using fluorescence, 

absorbance and 

luminescence 

measurements. It adapts to 

6‐384 plate formats 

including PCR plates.

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BUCHI ROTARY EVAPORATOR

This equipment is used for the removal of solvents from 

samples by evaporation. It consists of a water bath to heat the 

sample and a vacuum system for reducing pressure 

accumulated in the evaporator.

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SOXTEC™

2043-FAT EXTRACTION SYSTEM

Soxtec™

2043 is a six‐place solvent extraction system used for fast and safe 

determinations of soluble material in food, feed, soil, polymers, paper pulp, 

textiles, etc. 

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NEW BRUNSWICK BIOFLO 110 WITH RECIRCULATING CHILLER

It 

is 

used 

for 

controlled 

atmosphere 

fermentation 

with 

the 

ability 

to 

monitor 

oxygen, 

pH, 

temperature 

and 

time. 

The 

recirculating

chiller 

is

compact, 

portable, refrigerated recirculator

with a powerful cooling capacity. It cools and 

controls 

the 

temperature 

of 

liquid 

by 

providing 

stable 

temperature, 

flow 

and pressure once it has been programmed.  

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VARIAN GC‐MS CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM

It allows an unknown compound to be separated into its component

parts by the gas chromatograph and then each of those component parts 

can then be positively identified based on their unique mass spectra 

which are generated by the mass spectrophotometer.

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MISONIX S3000 SONICATOR®

• The Misonix

S3000 Sonicator®

is a 

probe programmable 15KH 

sonicator. It uses sound 

cavitations to disseminate and 

extract sample components. It 

can be used to lyse

cells, create 

emulsions/suspensions, degas 

solutions and increase solubility 

of solutions. 

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SORVALL ULTRACENTRIFUGE (Discovery 100SE)

• This ultracentrifuge can 

achieve from 80,000 to 

100,000 rpm, with 

centrifugation forces of up 

to 802,400g. Speed control 

accuracy is +/‐

20 rpm of set 

point. 

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PFGE: PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTRPHORESIS

• Separation of DNA, 

identification of fragment 

length polymorphisms, 

detection of in vivo 

chromosome breakage and 

degradation, and 

determination of number and 

size of chromosomes.

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CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR

• This incubator is used to grow 

and maintain cell cultures. The 

incubator keeps cultures at an 

optimal temperature and 

humidity. Professional cell culture 

CO2

incubator with 

contamination control technology 

and  Air™

temperature control. 

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HIGH‐SPEED, MICROCENTRIFUGE AND TABLE TOP 

CENTRIFUGE

Common ultracentrifuge 

applications include the 

separation of particles; 

DNA, protein, or RNA 

fractionation; as well as 

lipoprotein flotation. 

Density and size gradient 

separations are also 

regularly performed in 

ultra‐centrifuges and, 

more recently, a number 

of new nanotechnology 

applications.

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VARIAN 3800 GAS CHROMATOGRAPH 

An automated system 

for separating and 

detecting basic 

components of a 

complex sample.

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μ

TRAC 4200 MICROBIOLOGICAL ANALYZER

Compact microbiological 

analyzer for disposable 

measuring cells based on the 

impedance principle, direct 

and indirect measurement 

options.

Applications: Food & 

Drinking Water 

(environmental monitoring 

(swabs, cleaning water incl. 

Index‐

and Indicator‐

organisms, shelf life 

investigations); Packaging 

Machines & Sterilizing 

Systems (evaluation of 

sterilization techniques).

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SPIRAL PLATE READER (BACTERIAL ENUMERATION)

It is a microprocessor 

controlled dispenser that 

deposits a liquid sample in a 

spiral pattern onto the 

surface of a rotating agar 

plate. The dispensing stylus 

deposits decreasing amounts 

of sample as it moves from 

the center of the plate 

outwards. Because of this 

unique plating action, 

microbial suspensions (~ 400 

to 400,000 cfu/ml on 100 mm 

plates) that may normally 

require several serial dilutions 

prior to plating can be

plated 

directly. 

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THERMOCYCLER

Also known as a 

Thermocycler, this PCR 

Machine or DNA Amplifier 

is an apparatus used to 

amplify segments of DNA 

via the polymerase chain 

reaction (PCR) process. 

The device has a thermal 

block

with holes where 

tubes holding the PCR 

reaction mixtures can be 

inserted. The cycler then 

raises and lowers the 

temperature of the block 

in discrete, pre‐

programmed steps.

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HUNTER LAB COLORFLEX AND GENESIS 5 SPECTROPHOTOMETER

ColorFlex®

can be used in 

production or in the 

laboratory for inspecting 

raw materials and 

evaluating finished product. 

It is able to tackle a variety 

of color measurement 

problems from the basic to 

the sophisticated. With its 

port‐up or port‐forward 

measurement orientations, 

ColorFlex

is ideal for 

measuring powders, 

granules, pastes, liquids and 

opaque or translucent solid 

materials. 

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EPPENDORF REALPLEX REAL TIME PCRReal‐Time PCR is one of the 

most advanced molecular 

analysis tool for gene 

identification or studying 

gene expression. Eppendorf

Realplex

is one of 

the most sensitive and fast 

RT‐PCR machine available in 

market today. Mastercycler

Realplex

is the highest quality 

real time qPCR

system on the 

market! The Realplex

has 

gradient capability, blazing 

fast ramp rates, a superbly 

engineered 96‐well LCD array 

with no moving parts aside 

from the filter wheel, fiber 

optic relays and ultra sensitive 

photomultiplier tube 

detectors that allow even 

single molecule detection or 

reduced sample sizes for 

reagent cost savings, and a 

user friendly but very 

powerful software portfolio 

for analysis. 

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KONICA MINOLTA CHROMA METER CR400

The CR400 Chroma

Meter 

has an 8mm measuring area 

and measures reflected 

color and color differences.  

Measurements allow 

comparison of shelf‐life, 

processing parameters and 

other characteristics of 

concern to consumers.  It is 

portable, has a small printer 

and multifunction software 

(SpectraMagic

NX).  

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BROOKFIELD DVII+ Pro VISCOMETER

The DV‐II+ PRO Digital 

Viscometer is very reliable and 

versatile with continuous 

sensing and temperature 

measurement.  The viscometer 

can be controlled by a PC to 

act as Rheometer

with speeds 

from 0.01 to 200 rpm.   Data is 

measured as Viscosity (cP

or 

mPa∙s), Temperature (°C or °F), 

Shear Rate, Shear Stress and % 

Torque.  Attachments include 

RV/HA/HB1‐7 spindles and 

guard leg.  The software 

includes DV Loader software 

and Rheocalc®

software;

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BROOKFIELD TC‐502D WATER BATH

This water bath is most valued 

as a means to control 

temperature and thus measure 

viscosity, rheology, and texture 

differences in products due to 

temperature changes.  

Capabilities include heating 

and chilling with data output 

to PC to coordinate changes 

with other instruments.  

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BROOKFIELD CT3 50K TEXTURE ANALYZER

This universal testing machine 

allows the measurement of  

compression and tensile 

values. Texture Profile Analysis 

can be conducted with the 

TexturePro

CT software and 

graphical representation 

presented during testing on a 

PC screen.  Multiple test 

modes and recipe recording 

allow quick measurements.  

Accessories include the 

standard probe kit, gelatin 

Bloom kit, knife kit and 

extension table. 

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BIO‐RAD MYCYCLER THERMAL CYCLER, MINI INCUBATOR AND 

ROCKING PLATFORM

These instruments are part of 

the Bio‐Rad Life Sciences 

Education line.  They are 

utilized by students to better 

understand the polymerase 

chain reaction (PCR) process 

and how DNA can be used as a 

diagnostic tool for 

contaminator or adulteration 

of food products.

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KITCHEN AID FOOD PROCESSING EQUIPMENT

This equipment is instrumental 

for the development of new 

food products and conducting 

research when ingredients or 

processing parameters require 

modification.  The attachments 

include ice‐cream, ravioli, 

pasta, juicing, grinding, mixing 

and stuffing.

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AGILENT 1050 HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY 

SYSTEM

This Agilent 1050 HPLC system 

contains a quaternary pump, 

variable wavelength detector, 

column heater, autosampler

and a dedicated Acer Desktop 

PC.  The system is equipped 

with ChemStation

software.  

To attach other detectors the 

system is connected to an 

Agilent 35900e dual channel 

interface A/D converter.

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VARIOUS HPLC DETECTORS

The Beckman refractive index 

(RI) detector allows universal 

detection by working as a pure 

differential instrument.

The Shimadzu Fluorescence 

detector as a type, allows for 

possibly the most sensitive 

measurements among the HPLC 

detectors.

The Varex

Evaporative Light 

Scattering Detector allows 

nebulization

of the sample to an 

aerosol and vaporization so that 

the sample scatters the light for 

measurement.

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JEOL 6390 LV SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

The JEOL 6390 LV Scanning 

Electron Microscope (SEM) 

allows for nanostructure 

evalauation.  The SEM’s

capabilities are increased as it 

is coupled to a Thermo 

Energy‐dispersive X‐ray 

spectroscopy (EDS) detector.  

The EDS detector is used for 

elemental analysis and 

chemical characterization of 

samples.  The SEM also has a 

Gatan

Cold Stage to allow 

sample analysis over a range 

of temperatures, thus the 

sample may not require 

lyophilization.

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KD2‐Pro‐Thermal Conductivity Meter 

The KD2 Pro is a portable 

laboratory thermal 

properties analyzer. It uses 

transient line heat source 

method to measure 

thermal conductivity, 

resistivity, diffusivity, and 

specific heat. 

Applications: It is used to 

measure thermal 

conductivity, resistivity, 

diffusivity of in solid and 

liquid foods. 

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Agilent Data Logger Switch Unit 

The Agilent 34970A Data 

Acquisition / Data Logger 

Switch Unit consist of a 

three‐slot mainframe with a 

built‐in 6.5 digit digital  

multimeter. A module 

multiplexer screw‐terminal 

connections provide a 

unique built‐in 

thermocouple reference and 

20‐two‐wire channels for 

temperature sensing.Applications: It is used for 

accurate measurement and 

recording of temperature 

data. 

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DV‐III Ultra Rheometer

The DV‐III Brookfield 

Rheometer

is a computer 

controlled and automatic 

data gathering viscometer 

with a built‐in mathematical  

model (Casson, Bingham, 

Power Law) capability .

Applications: It is use for 

measuring viscosity of liquid 

food with limited capacity 

for semi‐solid foods. 

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Themo

Scientific Vacuum Oven  

The vacuum oven 

consist of temperature 

((≤

200°C) and vacuum ‐

20 in Hg (‐100 kPa)) 

controlled capabilities. 

Applications: It is used 

for the drying heat 

sensitive products at low 

temperature. 

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Oxidative Stability Instrument 

is used to determine the 

oxidative stability index (OSI) of 

material at elevated 

temperatures (100 to 130°C) 

while exposing the sample to a 

stream of air. The system 

monitors the change in 

conductivity which is correlated 

to oxidative stability index.  Applications: Oxidative stability 

of the following food products 

are determined: Fats and Oils, 

Fat Substitutes, Cocoa Butter, 

Snack Foods, Shortening, 

Bakery Products, Butter and 

Margarine, Peanut Butter, 

Potato Chips, Pet Foods, Lard, 

Candy Oil‐Containing Food 

Products, Cookies, Crackers, 

Dehydrated Meats, Seeds and 

etc. 

ADM‐Oxidative Stability Instrument 

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Research Microwave System with Fiber Optic  Temperature Sensors 

Applications:  Computer controlled 

research microwave 

system consist of fiber 

optic temperature sensors 

used for pasteurization 

and sterilization of liquid 

and solid food products.

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Pulsed Electric Field: OSU‐4J PEF System 

Pulse Electric Field (PEF) is 

system that generates high 

voltages (12 kV) which is 

discharged through a 

treatment chamber in a 

burst of short pulsed 

frequency wavelength. 

Application:

The system is 

used to pasteurize liquid 

foods such as liquid eggs, 

fruit juices and etc.   

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SteriPulse®‐XL 3000 Xenon Pulsed  Ultraviolet UV System 

The RS‐3000 system 

consist of pulse generator 

which produces short 

pulses (360 µs width) and 

sterilization chamber 

which houses the 16”

Quartz Flashlamp. The 

system functions within 

200 to 300 nm wavelength. 

Applications:

The system is 

used for pasteurization of 

liquid and solid foods.    

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Cabinet Dryer Cabinet dryers as the 

name implies is a cabinet 

which consist of series of 

shelves where solids or 

semi‐solid food products 

are placed for drying. 

Controlled heated air 

passes through the shelves 

to remove water from the 

food products. Applications: It is used to 

control high moisture 

products to intermediate 

or low moisture food 

products.  

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Insta‐Pro 600 JR Extruder 

Single screw pilot scale 

extruder which combines 

different unit processes 

such mixing, kneading, 

cooking, shaping, and 

forming. It also provides 

High Temperature Short 

Time process.

Applications: It is used for 

the manufacturing of the 

following food products: 

Confectionery, Cereals, 

Protein‐based foods and 

etc. 

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The Poultry Science Building is located on the hill and overlooks the 

campus.  The facility is equipped with a state‐of‐the‐art learning and 

laboratory spaces.  

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Within the facility, a research and teaching laboratory (1,300 sq feet) is 

equipped with instrumentation and software necessary to conduct research 

in the area of endocrinology, and to give students the opportunity to work in 

experiments that involve poultry species. 

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Gamma Counter

A WIZARD2 2‐detector, 

550 samples instrument 

designed for applications 

requiring gamma radiation 

analysis.  This instrument 

is used (among other 

applications) in 

radioimmunoassays

(RIA).  

A (RIA) is a very sensitive in 

vitro assay technique used 

to measure concentrations 

of various hormones in 

blood.

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Plate reader with Computer/Software

Multiskan

FC 

Photometer for a wide 

variety of research and 

routine applications. 

Built‐in Incubation up to 

50 C, and Shaker. Filters: 

405, 450, 620nm. Auto‐

calibration is performed 

during each 

measurement.  Routinely 

used for ELISAs. 

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Autoclave

Tabletop; Autoclave 

Heidolph/Tuttnauer; 

Model 2540E. Self‐

contained design with 

refillable reservoir 

controls water purity for 

sterilization. With 

electronic controls

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Refrigerated Centrifuge

Benchtop

Centrifuge.  

Thermo Scientific; 

Sorvall

Legend XTR 

(Refrigerated), 3L 

Capacity; Max. 

Speed/RCF 

15,200rpm/25,314 x g; 

CFC‐free cooling       

‐10C to +40C.

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pH meter

Fisher Scientific pH 

meter.  Includes 

meter, electrode 

support arm and 

bracket, 110/220V 

power supply.

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Biological Safety Cabinet

Thermo Scientific 

Herasafe

KS Class II, 

Type A2 Biological 

Safety Cabinet.  

HEPA Filter 

Efficiency 99.995% 

at 0.3µm particle 

size. 1.8m wide.

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Analytical Balance

OHAUS Adventurer Pro 

Analytical Balance.  

Readability 0.1 mg.

Weighing Range 0‐65 g

Digital calibration 

without external weight.

Large stainless‐steel 

weighing platform.

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Water Bath

Fisher Scientific Isotemp

Digital Controled

Water 

Bath.

5L capacity.

Aambient

temperature 

to 100°C, ±0.24°C.

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Digital Geiger Counter

Halogen‐quenched, 

stainless‐steel Geiger 

Mueller tube.

Digital instrument for 

field or lab radiation 

measurement.

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Ice Maker

Scotsman Floor Model 

Flake Ice Maker.

36 in. Wide Stainless‐

Steel Model.

Stores up to 140 lb

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ROTARY EVAPORATOR W/MULTIVAPOR ATTACHMENT. This unit is used for the removal of solvents from samples by evaporation. It consists of a water bath to heat the sample and a vacuum system for reducing pressure accumulated in the evaporator.

VARIAN CARY 3 UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETERUsed to analyze biological or highly absorbing laboratory samples, It features a dual position cell carrier and comes with the temperature control module.

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SYNERGY™

HT MULTI-MODE MICROPLATE READER. This plate reader for fluorescence, absorbance and luminescence measurements is designed with an emphasis on superior performance in all detection methods. Unlike many multi-mode microplate

readers, the Synergy HT utilizes a unique dual-optics design.

THERMOSCIENTIFIC EVOLUTION 201This unit provide enhanced superior

usability and performance. It consists of INSIGHT Software which enables easy navigation and convenience and ensures accurate results with workbook tools. Precision measurements are achieved by double-beam geometry with 1 nm spectral bandwidth which is provides enhances performance for microcells, solid samples, and fiber optic probes applications with Application Focused Beam Geometry (AFBG) technology.

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CELL CULTURE INCUBATORAn incubator used to grow and maintain cell cultures. The incubator keeps cultures at an optimal temperature and humidity. Professional cell culture CO2 incubator with contamination control technology and Air™

temperature control.

THERMOSCIENTIFIC SORVALL LEGEND XTR CENTRIFUGEThis 3-liter high-performance centrifuges provide industry-leading capacity, easy change rotor system, and improved safety features. It allows the change of rotors without tools due to AUTO-LOCK®

III rotor system, increased capacity reduces processing time. Provides instant read-out of actual and set parameters at the same time. Refrigerated version allows one to set temperature from -10°C to +40°C and pre-cool the chamber and rotor for samples that are temperature sensitive.

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MICROPLATE READER (MULTISKAN FC )Reliable and robust microplate

photometer for a wide variety of research and routine applications. The Multiskan

FC combines the world-renowned quality of the Multiskan

product line with a large color screen, visual internal software and multiple language versions to ensure excellent usability.

EPPENDORF CENTRIFUGE 5702 RThe equipment maintains a constant temperature when in use. Precise centrifugation is made possible through the “at set rpm”

function, time is counted down once the set rpm is reached. As a result, different centrifugal runs can be more easily reproduced.

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Enconaire

Chamber

Plant growth chamber and  

seed germinators with 

control of light, 

temperature, humidity and 

CO2.

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Bio‐Rad Gene Pulser

Electroporator

This unit is for the 

electroporation

of bacteria 

and fungi, as well as other 

applications where high‐

voltage pulses are applied to 

samples of small volume. 

Electroporation

is a 

mechanical method used to 

introduce polar molecules 

into a host cell through the 

cell membrane. An electric 

pulse temporarily disturbs 

the phospholipid

bilayer, 

allowing molecules like DNA 

to pass into the cell. 

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NanoDrop

2000

Micro‐Volume UV‐Vis 

Spectrophotometer for Nucleic 

Acid and Protein Quantitation. 

Samples for analysis can be as 

small as 0.5 µL. Main characteristics:Measurement in less  than 5 

seconds Pipette & wipeMeasures DNA, RNA (A260) and 

Protein (A280)Microarray, Proteins & Labels,Bradford, BCA, Lowry and Pierce 

660nm Data export to Excel file for 

analysisNo plates or other consumables

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Bio‐Tek

uQuant

Microplate

Reader

This equipment reads most 

micrplate

formats  

including 6‐, 12‐, 24‐, 48‐, 

96‐, and 384 plates. Also 

performs as  a 

spectrophotometer for 

quantification of nucleic 

acids. 

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Gel Logic 112

The Gel Logic 112 is used 

for documenting 

electrophoresis gel and 

blot images. Ideal for gel 

imaging e.g. Ethidium

Bromide, Coomassie

and 

silver stain gels, as well as 

a range of plates and 

assays. 

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Konica Minolta SRX 101A 

Film Processor

This equipment allows fast 

development of all X‐ray 

films.

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Buchi

Rotavapor

R‐205 with 

Vacuum controller module V‐

800. Used for evaporating 

solvents and concentrating 

solutes. Model B‐490 4 liter 

oil or water heating Bath 

with a temperature range of 

20 to 180C 

Laboratory hot air oven. 

Model:Precision; Company: 

Thelco

Fisher Econotemp

Oven 

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Reciprocal Water Bath 

Shaker. Model: R76 

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VWR Multiposition

stirrer: 

Stir up to Nine Vessels at 

Once. Microprocessor Speed 

Control. Synchronized, 

Uniform Mixing. Low‐Profile 

Design. Powerful magnetic 

stirrers with precise speed 

control offer repeatable 

performance. Synchronized 

operation ensures uniform 

mixing at each position. 

Ramping feature slowly brings 

sample to set speed to avoid 

splashing, improve magnetic 

coupling, and provide 

excellent low‐speed stirring 

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Sorvall

RT 6000D centrifuge. 

Max speed: 6000rpm 

Temp. range: ‐20°C to 40°C

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Sorvall

Discovery 100‐SE 

Centrifuge 

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Varian 3800 Gas Chromatograph 

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Hewlett Packard 5890 Series II Gas Chromatograph 

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New Brunswick Bio‐Flo‐110 Fermentor/Bio‐Reactor 

BioFlo‐110 modular benchtop

fermentors

from New Brunswick are available for 

growth of yeast and bacteria cultures for experimental production lines or biological 

studies. Temperature, pH, and O2 control are available to maintain optimum growth 

conditions. 

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Revco Ultima

PLUS HD Ultra‐

Low Temperature Upright 

Freezer. 

Thermo Scientific* Revco 

Ultima

PLUS HD freezers use 

HD technology to deliver high 

efficiency storage.Freezers

feature a highly‐efficient, 

innovative thin‐wall insulation 

technology that allows for 

expanded interior storage 

capacity without increasing 

the exterior cabinet footprint 

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Virtis

Automatic Freeze Drier 

Model 10‐1010 

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Buchi

Multi Vapor 

The Multivapor

is a compact 

12 postion

parallel vortex 

evaproator

that is designed to 

optimize existing personal 

process workflows. When 

used in combination with the 

Rotavapor

a unique increase 

in functionality is observed, as 

is an expansion of synergy 

with an impressively small 

footprint. 

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Fisher Scientific Vacuum 

Oven 

Fisher Scientific* Isotemp* 

Model 282A Vacuum Oven. 

Designed to operate with 

reduced pressures and/or 

inert atmospheres, oven is 

equipped with separate 

vacuum and gas ports, each 

with its own control valve. 

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Soxtec

2043 Fat Extraction 

System 

Soxtec

2043 Fat Extraction 

System. The Soxtec

2043 is 

designed for rapid, safe and 

economic extraction of solid 

and semisolid materials. It 

consists of an Extraction Unit 

and a Control Unit. 

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Hunters Color Lab 

HunterLab

instruments 

duplicate how our eyes see 

color. They measure your 

product color and give 

numerical values that 

correlate to what you see.. 

HunterLab

expertise and 

experience ensure that you 

have the right instrument for 

your application. 

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Varian GC‐MS 

Varian Gas Chromatography / 

Mass Spectrometry system —

with Ion Trap Mass 

Spectrometers coupled to 

Varian CP‐3800 Gas 

Chromatograph. 

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Brinkmann

PT3000 

Homogenizer: used to rapidly 

break down plant and animal 

tissue for chemical analysis, 

prepare emulsions and 

samples for titrations, and 

extract pesticides in soil 

samples. Provide fast, 

reproducible homogenization, 

emulsion, dispersion, and 

mixing, with consistent 

sample‐to‐sample uniformity. 

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Fisher Isotemp

630F Hot Air Oven: 

• Digital Temperature Display 

• Temp. Range: 30°

C to 200°

• Temp. Accuracy: ± 3° C 

• Forced Air Flow Model 

• 1 Internal Adjustable Shelf 

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Scienceware

Micromill: 

Stainless‐steel or hard‐faced 

blade rotates up to 

12,000rpm to grind wide 

range of samples, including 

rocks, minerals, bone, muscle 

tissue, plant matter, ceramics, 

glass, grain, kaolinites, 

pharmaceuticals, plastics, and 

seeds. 

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Accumet

Basic AB‐15 pH meter: •Large display for easy‐to‐see setup 

and operation •Up to five‐point calibration to 

ensure accuracy •Automatic recognition of three 

buffer sets •Selectable resolution to choose 

faster or more precise readings 

Accumet

Excel XL‐50 pH meter: •Conductivity mode accepts two‐

cell and four‐cell probes •Automatic temperature correction: 

ATC probe in two channels •ISE mode offers direct and indirect 

measurements •pH mode accepts standard or 

accuFet* nonglass

electrodes •Provides two pH/mV/ISE inputs, 

two ATC inputs, an input for the 

accuFet

nonglass

electrode, plus 

inputs for two‐

and four‐cell 

conductivity probes 

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Thermo Genesys

6 UV‐Vis 

spectrophotometer 

Built‐in applications software 

for concentration, 

standard curve, absorbance 

ratio, absorbance 

difference, scanning, kinetics, 

multi‐wavelength 

analysis and three‐point net 

absorbance 

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Thermo Evolution‐201 UV‐

visible spectrophotometer: 

The Evolution 201 is a double 

beam, fixed bandwidth (1 nm) 

UV‐Visible 

spectrophotometer. It is 

available as a stand‐alone 

instrument with an integrated 

colour

touch screen, or as a 

PC controlled instrument. 

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Multiskan

FC Photometer for a 

wide variety of research and 

routine applications. Built‐in 

Incubation up to 50 C, and 

Shaker. Filters: 405, 450, 620nm. 

Auto‐calibration is performed 

during each measurement. 

Routinely used for ELISA. 

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Varian Prostar

HPLC with autosampler

and diode array detector 

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If you desire to collaborate on a research project, have samples

you desire to be 

analyzed or have any questions regarding research or the equipment displayed here 

please contact any of the faculty listed on the main page 

(http://www.aamu.edu/academics/alns/foodandanimalsciences/faculty/pages/def

ault.aspx) or the Department Chair, Dr. Martha Verghese

Thank you for your considering Alabama A&M University’s Department of Food and 

Animal Science for your educational and research needs.