OUR EQUIPMENT

SMDL is currently located in the University of Alberta’s Chemical and Materials Engineering building. Our lab spans two adjacent laboratory spaces and is equipped with a range of instruments used to support our research and development.

Below is a comprehensive list of the equipment available in our labs (CME 2-128 & 2-129). Note for SMDL Members only: Clicking on the image redirects to its corresponding SOP.

Sample Preparation


Twin Screw Extruder

Thin Film Applicator

Nscrypt 3D Printer

Hot Press

Glovebox

Sonication Probe

Vacuum Drying Oven

Electro-chemistry


EIS Potentiostat

Potentiostat

Surface Treatment


Plasma Chamber

UV-Ozone Cleaner

Characterization


Mechanical Tester (Multiaxial)

Fluorescent Microscope

Tensile Tester (Cell Scale)

Laser Doppler Vibrometer

Tensile Tester (Instron)

Quantum Cascade Laser

Others


Digital Sourcemeter

Function Generator

Thermal Microscope Stage

pH/Ion Meter

Ice Adhesion Testing

Digital Image Correlation (DIC)