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Equipment

Bernal Institute

The Bernal Institute houses a wide range of state-of-the-art research equipment and facilities that allow researchers from a broad range of expertise (mechanical, chemical and biomedical engineers; physicists; materials scientists, biologists, mathematicians and chemists) to focus on individual research projects as well as large interdisciplinary research programmes.

Our equipment and facilities are accessible to all researchers; academic peers, industry collaborators, University of Limerick staff and early researchers.


 

Electron Microscopy

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TEM Titan Themis

TEM_Titan Themis

Research Contact: Esther.Adegoke@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Talos F200i TEM

TALOS F200i TEM

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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SEM SU70 Hitachi

SEM_SU70 Hitachi

Research Contact: Paula.Olsthoorn@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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SEM-FIB HELIOS G4CX

SEM-FIB_HELIOS G4CX

Research Contact: Serguei.Belochapkine@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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SEM Carryscope JEOL

SEM_Carryscope JEOL

Research Contact: Paula.Olsthoorn@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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SEM Renishaw Invia Raman-SEM

SEM_Renishaw Invia Raman-SEM

Research Contact: Fathima.laffir@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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NanoMill

NanoMill

Research Contact: Serguei.Belochapkine@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Surface Analysis

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TOF-SIMS-5

TOF.SIMS 5

Research Contact: Serguei.Belochapkine@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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XPS_Kratos-AXIS-Ultra

XPS_Kratos AXIS Ultra

Research Contact: Fathima.Laffir@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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SPM_Agilent-5500-AFM

SPM_Agilent 5500 AFM

Research Contact: karrina.mcnamara@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Nanoindenter-Agilent

Nanoindenter_Agilent

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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NTMDT-Ntegra-Spectra

NTMDT Ntegra Spectra

Research Contact: karrina.mcnamara@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

Spectroscopy

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NMR_Bruker_Avance3

NMR_Bruker Avance III

Research Contact: Sarah.Hudson@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Raman_HORIBA_Labram

Raman_ HORIBA Labram

Research Contact: Fathima.Laffir@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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SEM_Renishaw_Invia_Raman-SEM

Raman_Renishaw Invia Raman-SEM

Research Contact: Fathima.Laffir@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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FTIR_Perkin_Elmer

FTIR_Perkin Elmer

Research Contact: Serguei.Belochapkine@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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X-ray Diffraction (XRD)

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XRD_Empyrean

XRD_Empyrean

Research Contact: Matthew.Snelgrove@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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XRD XPert

XRD_X’Pert

Research Contact: Matthew.Snelgrove@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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XRD Bruker Single Crystal

XRD_Bruker Single Crystal Cu

Research Contact: Matthew.Snelgrove@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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XRD Bruker Single Crystal

XRD_Bruker Single Crystal Mo

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Thermal Analysis

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DSC Perkin-Elmer Pyris 1

DSC_Perkin Elmer Pyris 1

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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DSC Perkin Elmer 8500

DSC_Perkin Elmer 8500

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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DSC Netzsch Polyma 214

DSC_Netzsch Polyma 214

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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TGA Perkin Elmer 4000

TGA_Perkin Elmer 4000

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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DSC-TGA Setaram Labsysy

DSC/TGA Setaram Labsysy

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Sputter Deposition System

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AJA ATA Orion

AJA ATA Orion

Research Contact: Serguei.Belochapkine@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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Surface Area and Pore Size Analyser

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Quantachrome AUTOSORB-1

Quantachrome AUTOSORB-1

Research Contact: Serguei.Belochapkine@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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BioLabs

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BioSciBer equipment

BioSciBer equipment

Research Contact: promita.bhattacharje@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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BioPoint equipment

BioPoint equipment

Research Contact: promita.bhattacharje@ul.ie

Industry Contact: BEST@ul.ie

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