Equipment

NMR

The High Field NMR Facility houses a dedicated solids spectrometer with a 14.1 T magnet (600 MHz ¹H Larmor frequency) on which we have 75% usage and an 18.8 T magnet (800 MHz ¹H Larmor frequency) on which we have 25% usage. Each instrument is equipped with a BCU-II cooler for VT control.

The 600 MHz spectrometer is equipped with a PhoenixNMR triple resonance (¹H/¹⁹F, X, Y and lock) variable-tuning 1.6 mm rotor diameter 8-40 kHz MAS (magic angle spinning) probe. Weor the 800, we have a Bruker 0.7 mm rotor diameter dedicated ¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N triple resonance probe with MAS capabilities of 40-111 kHz. 

Wetlab

   Our wetlab has a full suite of protein chemical biology equipment and chemicals, including:

• AKTA Pure FPLC
• Beckmann-Coulter ultracentrifuge
• Beckmann coulter j-26 floor ultracentrifuge (shared)
• Eppendorf R5810R centrifuge
• Nano-drop UV-Vis
• MilliQ water
• Microfluidizer
• DNA and protein gels
• PCR
• Shakers

Probes

PhoenixNMR probe for the 600

• 8-40 KHz MAS
• Rotor diameter: 1.6 mm
• Channels: H/F, X, Y, ²H Lock. X and Y tunable to frequencies between 40-600 MHz.
• VT Range: -50^o - 60^o Celsius

Bruker probe for the 800

• 100-110 KHz MAS
• Rotor diameter: 0.7 mm
• Channels: H, C, N, ²H
• VT Range: 0^o - 120^o Celsius