Optical Instruments

• Malvern Zetasizer 3000HS
• Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZS
• Malvern Mastersizer 2000S
• Malvern Photon Correlation Spectrometers 
• Olympus BX-51 Fluorescence Microscope
• Olympus BX-53 Optical Microscope

Specialized equipment 

• Krüss Drop Shape Analyser 10 (for static and ageing contact angles and tensions)
• NIMA Langmuir trough
• Unicam UV/Vis Spectrophotmeter
• Silverson Laboratory Mixer
• Emulsion homogenisers
• IKA T25 Ultratorrax Ultra High Sheer Homogeniser
• TEFAL Hydrogel blenders
• Kenwood mixer
• Carri-med CSRH 100 Controlled Stress Rheometer
• Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCM-D)
• Bohlin VOR Rheometer
• Spincoater
• Branson Ultrasonic probe 450W
• Ultrasonic bath
• PM-100 Planetary Ball Mill
• Carbolite ashing and burn-off furnace AFF 11/3
• Table-top Oxygen plasma cleaner
• Avanti Polar Liposome Extruder
• TermoFisher Benchtop centrifuge
• Eppendorff MiniSpin Plus Centrifuge
• Cytospin 4 cyto-centrifuge
• TermoFisher Sorval Legend X1 Centrifuge

Cell culturing and monitoring equipment

• Microalgae incubator
• Cell incubators
• Nexelom X2 Automatic Cell counter
• Biosafety Cabinet Class II
• Laminar flow cabinet
• Autoclaves
• FLUOstar Omega Computer Controlled Microplate Reader

The group has access to a centrally maintained Microscopy Suite with SEM, TEM, AFM, and confocal fluorescence microscopes.