Materials Characterization in Montreal
Shared materials characterization instrumentation across the research infrastructure of Montreal, Quebec. 34 facilities list cores, platforms, and services available to researchers to access and book.
Shared materials characterization instrumentation across the research infrastructure of Montreal, Quebec. 34 facilities list cores, platforms, and services available to researchers to access and book.
34 facilities
Chen Lab
Materials CharacterizationBioanalysisProteomics+1
Labconco FreeZone 4.5 L Cascade Console Freeze Dryer with 12-Port Manifold · Custom Cold Atmospheric Plasma–Hydrogel Activation Station · CADworks3D ProFluidics 285D · Büchi Rotavapor R-100 with Scholar Heating Bath642 shared instruments and services available to researchersCellular Microenvironment Design Lab
Cell CultureFabricationGenomics+6
CellScale Biomaterials Testing System456 shared instruments and services available to researchersPowder Processing and Additive Manufacturing of Advanced Materials Laboratory (P2[AM]2)
Materials Characterization
Chimney · Power Supply for Renishaw Printers - Unit 2 · Power Supply for Renishaw Printers - Unit 1 · Machitech DED 3-Axis Table66 shared instruments and services available to researchersKristian Waters Research Group
Materials CharacterizationImagingMicroscopy
Master Magnets dry drum magnetic separator · Bench-top constant-head permeameter with digital sensors · Benchtop hyperspectral imaging system with flow cell · NIEKA E-Series Electric Fusion Instrument50 shared instruments and services available to researchersThe GCI’s Histology Innovation Platform
HistologyMaterials Characterization
Fisher Microm HM 525 - Cryostat (Staff-Use Only)47 shared instruments and services available to researchersAnalytical Labs - McGill Chemical Engineering
Materials CharacterizationMass SpectrometryChromatography+3
Thermo Trace GC (FID) · Thermo iS-50 FTIR · Thermo GC1300 with ITQ MS and Gerstall A/S Pyro · Sartorius S4 Microbalance46 shared instruments and services available to researchersCentre for NanoScience Research
MicroscopyImagingChromatography+5
Gas Plasma Etcher · Total Inorganic Carbon Analyzer · O₂ Plasma Cleaner · Sputter Coater with Gold Target45 shared instruments and services available to researchersMcGill Nanotools Micro- and Nanofabrication Facility
FabricationMicroscopyMaterials Characterization
AM5000 Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) System41 shared instruments and services available to researchersFacility for Electron Microscopy Research
MicroscopyImagingMaterials Characterization+1
Confocal Microscopy – Zeiss LSM 510 Confocal Microscope · Light Microscopy – FEI CorrSight Fully Automated Correlative Fluorescence Microscope · Focused Ion and Electron Beam System – Hitachi Ethos NX5000 · Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy – FEI Quanta 450 FE-ESEM25 shared instruments and services available to researchersEngineering Process Intensification and Catalysis (EPIC)
Materials CharacterizationBioanalysisMicroscopy+2
Dry Thermostat Reactor HACH DRB 200 · Portable Colorimeter HACH DR900 · Branson 2800 Ultrasonic Cleaner · Centrifuge Sigma 2‑7 MBI22 shared instruments and services available to researchersHistopathology Platform - RI-MUHC
HistologyMicroscopyMaterials Characterization
ThermoFisher Microm HM550 cryostat · Leica CM3050S cryostat · Leica CM1950 Cryostat21 shared instruments and services available to researchersBIOFINS
SpectroscopyMaterials CharacterizationBioanalysis+3
Agilent 8453 UV-vis spectrophotometer · Varian VNMRS-500 MHz NMR · Varian INOVA-300 MHz NMR · Beckman Coulter Optima L100 XP Ultracentrifuge20 shared instruments and services available to researchersMcGill Materials Characterization (MMC)
MicroscopyMaterials CharacterizationImaging+2
Hitachi Cold FE SU-8000 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) · Hitachi SU-3500 Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscope (VP-SEM) · Hitachi TM4000 Tabletop Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) · Bruker D8 Discovery X-Ray Diffractometer (Cobalt source)20 shared instruments and services available to researchersDorval Lab
Materials CharacterizationProteomicsMicroscopy+3
MBI Thermoshaker · Microplate Reader · Sigma 1-16 Centrifuge · Transilluminator19 shared instruments and services available to researchersElectrochemistry / Corrosion Laboratory
SpectroscopyChromatographyMass Spectrometry+3
XRD Analyzer (X-ray Diffraction)19 shared instruments and services available to researchersAriya Laboratories
MicroscopyChromatographyMass Spectrometry+2
Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization/Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometer (APCI/ESI MS)17 shared instruments and services available to researchersBiocolloids and Surfaces Laboratory
MicroscopyMaterials CharacterizationCell Culture+2
Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis · Optical Photothermal IR Spectroscopy · Laser Doppler Velocimetry and Particle Sizing · UV/Vis Spectrophotometry17 shared instruments and services available to researchersMongeau Research Group
Materials CharacterizationCell CultureImaging+1
Homogenizer (SCILOGEX D160, FroggaBio, Toronto, ON) · Autoclave Machine · Cell Culture Incubator · Mechanical Vortex Mixer17 shared instruments and services available to researchersMcGill Nanofactory
FabricationMaterials CharacterizationMicroscopy
Teledyne LeCroy WavePro 725Zi-A Oscilloscope · Vibra HT84 Standard Analytical Balance · ThermoScientific mySPIN12 Mini Centrifuge · Rohde & Schwarz SMBV100A Vector Signal Generator15 shared instruments and services available to researchersLight-Matter
Materials CharacterizationMicroscopySpectroscopy
Ti:Sapphire Oscillator and OPO · Solar Cell Testing Setup · Glovebox · Thermal Evaporator14 shared instruments and services available to researchersLab of Biomaterials Engineering
Materials CharacterizationMicroscopy
VWR Symphony Furnace · Anycubic 3D Printer · BioAssemblyBot Robotic Arm Printer · Universal Laser Systems – Laser Cutter13 shared instruments and services available to researchersPoly-Grames
Materials Characterization
Lakeshore Cryogenic Prober11 shared instruments and services available to researchersMcGill Electron Microscopy Research Group
MicroscopyMaterials Characterization
Hitachi NX-5000 DUAL-FIB/SEM (Ethos) · Hitachi SU-9000 CFE-SEM/STEM with EELS/EDS · Hitachi SU-8230 CFE-SEM/STEM · EMS Dimpler D500i10 shared instruments and services available to researchersMcGill Structures and Composite Materials Laboratory
Materials CharacterizationMicroscopy
MTS 250kN · MTS 100kN · MTS 5kN · Microscopy10 shared instruments and services available to researchersCPPE - Catalytic and Plasma Process Engineering Laboratory
Materials CharacterizationSpectroscopy
Hiden HPR-20 R&D · DRIFTS (Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy) · Omnistar GSD 301 · Catalytic Reactors8 shared instruments and services available to researchersMMRG - Materials Modeling Research Group
High-Performance ComputingMaterials Characterization
Computer Room Access8 shared instruments and services available to researchersNETLAB McGILL
Materials CharacterizationHigh-Performance Computing
6 shared instruments and services available to researchersBiological and Active Materials Lab
Materials CharacterizationMicroscopyImaging
Optics 1 Piuma Nanoindenter · Anton Paar MCR302 Rheometer · SP8 LIGHTNING Super-resolution live cell imaging in multicolor3 shared instruments and services available to researchersPlasma Chemical Processing Laboratory
Materials Characterization
2 shared instruments and services available to researchersLeask Laboratory
Materials Characterization
Modular Compact Rheometer MCR 102 | Anton Paar1 shared instrument or service available to researchersMarić Labs
Materials CharacterizationFabrication
McGill Volcanology Research Group
Materials Characterization
Omelon Lab
Materials Characterization
Reghan J. Hill’s Research Group
Materials CharacterizationProteomics
Other research infrastructure in Montreal
Imaging35 facilitiesMicroscopy31 facilitiesSpectroscopy17 facilitiesProteomics15 facilitiesHigh-Performance Computing15 facilitiesGenomics13 facilitiesCell Culture12 facilitiesFabrication11 facilitiesMass Spectrometry9 facilitiesBioanalysis8 facilitiesChromatography8 facilitiesFlow Cytometry7 facilitiesNMR Spectroscopy5 facilitiesHistology5 facilities