IPCB CT Know How

IPCB CT Instrumentation and Know How

Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials of CNR - Secondary Location of Catania (IPCB CT) - laboratories are equipped with high-performance Instrumentation of next generation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It enables to perform advanced techniques of analysis and to provide Mass Spectrometry facility (MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, SEC-MALDI Analysis of Polymers, Proteolysis and identification of proteins from SDS-PAGE gels, Electrospray mass spectrometry).
The Instrumentation is used by postgraduate students and research staff of Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials of CNR - Secondary Location of Catania (IPCB CT)- but is also available for external contract work.

Instruments:

•  4800 MALDI TOF/TOF Analyzer (Applied Biosystem)

• Sugars Fragmentation Macro

•  UHPLC ESI/ORBITRAP Mass Spectrometer;
•  Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometer STR (Applied Biosystem);
•  Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometer Voyager-DE (Applied Biosystem);
•  ESI-TOF Mass Spectrometer (Applied Biosystem - Mariner);
•  3D Printer;
•  Cell Ageing Ovens for accelerated degradation of polymeric materials;
•  2 Gel Permeation Cromatographs (Polimer PL110, Waters);
•  2 High Pressure Cromatographs (Varian, Dionex);
•  Curie Point Pyrolyzer;
•  Limiting Oxigen Index Apparatus;
•  UV Spectrophotometer
•  Nano HPLC
•  Probot Microfraction Collector (Dionex)
• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Q 100 (TA Instruments)
• Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) Q 500 (TA Instruments)
• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrofotometer (FTIR) with micro ATR (Perkin-Elmer)
• Dynamometer Zwick Roell Z050
• HPLC/GPC PL-ELS 1000 (Labservice)
• Oxygen and water vapour permeation instrument MultiPerm (Extra Solution)
• Brabender mixer AEV 330 1983
• Mini twin screw extruder Thermo Haake (Minilab)
• Multiangle laser light scattering (MALLS)
• Molding press
• Photoaging chamber
• Single screw extruder (Collin)
• Twin-screw compounders (Collin)
• Blow film haul-off haul-off for mono e extrusion (Collin)
• Flat film haul-off or mono extrusion (Collin)
• Pelletizers (Collin)
• Synthesis reactor (Achelit)
• Cryomilling
• Die Cutters formA model (ATS FAAR)
•  Gas-Cromatograph (Dani);
•  Microwave reactor;

The research of Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials of CNR - Secondary Location of Catania (IPCB CT) - focuses on chemistry of polymers: new polymeric materials, recycling, biodegradable polymers, polymer blends, glycomics, glycoproteomics and proteomics.

IPCB CT activity is carried out through several research projects grouped in thematic areas: Structural characterization, chemical modification, degradation and stabilization of polymeric materials; Specialty Polymers; Structural characterization, chemical modification of natural polymers.

Institute of Polymers, Composites and Biomaterials of CNR (IPCB) Catania has specially expertise into the following fields:

• Thermal Degradation mechanisms of polymers;
• Polymer Recycling by Pyrolysis;
• Molecular weight distribution of Polydisper Polymers by Maldi-Tof Mass Spectromerty;
• End-groups analysis of polymer by Maldi-Tof Mass Spectrometry;
• Composition and seguence analysis of biological and syntetic copolymers by Mass Spectrometry;
• Exchange reactions occurring in the melt-mixing of polymer blends;
• Synthesis of blok copolymers of PC/Ny6;
• Compatibilitation effect PC/Ny6 blok colpolymers in Polycarbonate/Nylon 6 blends;
• Syntesis of polymers and copolymers with NLO and Photocatalytic properties;
• Structural characteritation of complex polysaccharides;
• Glycomics
• Glycoproteomics
• Proteomics
• Structural characteritation of lipopolysaccharides

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