All Equipment

Multimode Plate Reader

Spark Multimode Plate Reader from Tecan, configured with Absorbance mode, Luminescence mode, and enhanced Fusion Optics Fluorescence mode.  

tecan spark

Cell-Free Protein Synthesis

The eProtein Discovery system from Nuclera is a platform for Cell-Free Protein Synthesis (CFPS), or in vitro transcription/translation, and enables rapid protein prototyping on a digital microfluidic chip. 

Nuclera eProtein Discovery

Mass Photometry (MP)

The TwoMP from Refeyn for Mass Photometry is a single-particle static light scattering detector, used to measure molar mass in solution.

Refeyn TwoMP

Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)

The DynaPro Plate Reader III from Wyatt detects Dynamic Light Scattering, used to measure hydrodynamic radius (Rh) of particles in solution.

DynaPro Plate Reader

Circular Dichroism (CD)

The Jasco J-1500 measures Circular Dichroism and can be used to measure protein secondary structure and thermal stability.

Jasco J-1500 image

Differential Scanning Fluorimetry (DSF)

The Prometheus NT.plex from NanoTemper and the QuantStudio from Life Technologies detect Differential Scanning Fluorimetry, used to measure protein thermal stability.

DSF instruments

Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)

The Biacore T200 from Cytiva, detects Surface Plasmon Resonance, an optical technique used to measure binding kinetics and binding equilibrium.

Biacore T200

Biolayer Interferometry (BLI)

The Octet RED384 and BLItz instruments from Sartorius detect Biolayer Interferometry, an optical technique used to measure binding kinetics and binding equilibrium.

Octet and BLItz instruments

MicroScale Thermophoresis (MST)

The Monolith NT.115pico from NanoTemper detects MicroScale Thermophoresis, movement in a temperature gradient, used to measure binding equilibrium.

Monolith NT115

Analytical Chromatography - fSEC

The Agilent Infinity 1260 system with fluorescence and UV detectors is used for Analytical and Fluorescent Size-Exclusion Chromatography (fSEC), separation of proteins by size.

Agilent Infinity 1260

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