There are many different techniques and instruments we use to characterise, synthesis and measure hydrogels. We have a pretty cool array of kit available to us in the lab. This equipment is available to group members and subject to availability and training, to other groups. Here is a list of instruments that we have access too and how we use them.
Access in the lab
pH Probes and pHlatfish
Potentiostat and Lumpsucker
3D Printer
Contact Angle
Spin Coater
Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
Pressure & Vacuum Oven and Rotary Evaporators
Access in the chemistry department:
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR)
Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LCMS)
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy (CD)
Dave Adams Lab 