RCMI Shared Instrumentation Facility (Core Labs)

Summary:

These laboratories house large, relatively expensive research instruments, which are shared among the faculty, students and staff on campus.

People:

• PI: Fernández-Repollet, Emma
  

Member: Gavillan, Damaris

Resources:

Instruments

• Beckman Coulter DU-500 spectrophotometer ( Spectrophotometer )
  

• Beckman Coulter DU-650 spectrophotometer ( Spectrophotometer )
  

• Beckman Coulter JA-21 centrifuge ( Centrifuge )
  

• Beckman Coulter JA-30i centrifuge ( Centrifuge )
  

• Beckman medium speed refrigerated centrifuge JA 21.0 ( Instrument )
  

• Beckman Spectrophotometer DU-520, UV and Visible ( Instrument )
  

• Culligan 1013703 water softener ( Water softener )
  

  Lab has two of this type of instrument.

• Ice-maker machine ( Instrument )
  

• LS-6500 scintillation counter ( Scintillation counter )
  

  Lab has two of these instruments: the one in Room B-326a is out of service, the one in Room 607-A is in service.

• Millipore RiOs 100 ultra pure water system ( Water purification system )
  

• Optima L-100 ultra centrifuge ( Centrifuge )
  

• RIOs 50 ultra pure water system ( Water purification system )
  

Services

• Equipment use coordination activities ( Service )
  

• Training sessions for instruments ( Training service )
  

  Training sessions in the use of shared equipment.

• Troubleshooting ( Service )
  

Web Links:

• http://rcmi.rcm.upr.edu/research/core.html