Chemistry and biotechnology laboratories

Our laboratory capabilities are linked to research activities in a wide range of areas and facilitate partnerships with external partners via collaborations and contract research projects.

We have equipment and technological expertise in the following areas.

Biotechnology and sustainability

• Molecular biology
• Biological culture (microbiology, cell biology including stem cells, plant, small aquatic organisms)
• Biological containment facilities
• Microscopy (confocal, other specialised)
• Cell analysis (flow cytometry and optical tweezers)
• Bioreactors and biodegradation studies
• Food, water and other environmental sample analysis

Physical and analytical chemistry

• Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF, liquid chromatography (LC-MS), gas chromatography (GC-MS))
• Surface and materials analysis (Raman, AFM, XPS, SPR, XRD, Contact Angles, SEM, ATR-FTIR, particle sizer, particle image velocity detector, zeta potential, surface modification)
• ICP-AES, Electrochemical workstations, Ion chromatography
• Computational chemistry (access to the Swinburne GPU Supercomputer and computational software, high powered Mac workstation)
• Our researchers are also big users of both the Australian national fabrication facility and the Australian synchrotron.