Main Forest Ecology Laboratory

Equipment: Freezers

Model/Brand: LGEX3410 LIEBHERR

Specifications

• Capacity: 310L
• Temperature range: -9°C to -30°C

Applications

For storage of samples

Equipment: Refrigerator

Model/Brand: LKPV1423 LIEBHERR

Specifications

• Capacity: 1,397L
• Temperature range: 0°C to +16°C

Applications

For storage of samples

Equipment: Vapor Pressure Osmometer

Model/Brand: 5600 VAPRO

Specifications

• Sample volume of only 10 microliters
• Osmolality is displayed in 90 seconds
• Measurement range: Typically 20 to 3200 mmol/kg* (up to 3600 mmol/kg with extended range osmometer) @ 25C ambient

Applications

To determine the osmolality in any type of sample: fluids, viscous and tissue

Equipment: Benchtop Centrifuge

Model/Brand: LEGEND XTR Sorvall

Specifications

• CFC-free refrigeration system
• Temperature Range: -10° to +40°C

Applications

For high-performance applications with temperature-sensitive samples

Equipment: Microcentrifuge

Model/Brand: Legend Micro 21R SOVALL

Specifications

• Capacity: 24 x 1.5/2 mL
• Max. Speed: 14,800 rpm
• Refrigerated
• Temperature Range: -9°C to +40°C
• Run Time: 1 to 99 min. (1 min. increments); HOLD

Applications

For everyday laboratory use

Equipment: Oven

Model/Brand: UF260 MEMMERT

Specifications

• Setting accuracy temperature: Up to 99.9°C: 0.1/from 100°C: 0.5
• Setting temperature range: +20 to +300 °C

Applications

Equipment: TissueLyser II System

Model/Brand: TissueLyser II QIAGEN

Specifications

• Typical run time: 15 sec - 2 x 3 minutes at 15–30 Hz
• Throughput: 2 x 96 collection microtubes (1.2 ml) or 2 x 24 microcentrifuge tubes (2ml)

Applications

For medium- to high-throughput sample disruption for molecular analysis

Equipment: Muffle Furnace

Model/Brand: LT 40/11/B410 Nabertherm

Specifications

• Tmax: 1100 °C 
• Temperature uniformity:+/− 5 K with closed fresh-air inlet in empty work space according to DIN 17052-1 at working temperatures above 800 °C
• Thermocouple: type N (1100 °C) 

Applications

For laboratory use

Equipment: FastPrep™-96 Instrument 

Model/Brand: MP Biomedicals

Specifications

• 192 samples simultaneously in 2 x 96 deep well plates
• 1800 Oscillations/min.
• Sample volume: Up to 500g
• Speed: 800-1800RPM

Applications

For the lysis of biological samples.

Equipment: Mixer/Mill 

Model/Brand: 8000D SPEXSamplePrep

Specifications

• Clamp Speed: 875 cycles/minute (230V)
• Timer: Programmable 100-minute range
• Grinds: Multiple samples in the 0.2 - 10 gram range or mixes up to 50 mL of material per clamp

Applications

To reduce samples to analytical fineness and can be utilized for mechanical alloying, slurry grinding, blending powders and mixing emulsions.