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  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Democritus University of Thrace 
  • University of Ioannina
  • National Hellenic Research Foundation 
  • Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens

Services

Vaccum Freeze

Vaccum Freeze Dryer (lyophilizer) - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Equipment

COOLSAFE PRO 110-4 TEFLON

Characteristics

  • Can be cooled to -110 ° C
  • It has a freezer with a capacity of 3 Kg
  • The freezer must have a capacity of 2.5 kg per 24 hours and a total freezer volume of 4 Lt

Applications

  • Freeze-drying of biological samples / materials (bacteria, yeasts, tissues, cells, blood, DNA) – Food and medicine industry.

High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

Ultraviolet Detector (HPLC-UV) Liquid Chromatography System - Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens

Equipment

  • Agilent 1100 series

Applications

  • Quantification of drug molecules in biological fluids
  • Analysis of pharmaceutical preparations

High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Analysis of the purity of chemical compounds. Purification and isolation of chemical compounds.

Equipment

Agilent 1260 Infinity II

Characteristics

HPLC high pressure pump, with low pressure gradient system up to four solvents. It has a liquid chromatography column thermostat, an automatic liquid chromatography sampler, a visible-ultraviolet detector, with a diode device and an automatic fraction collector

Applications

    • Isolation of compounds after Chemical Synthesis –
    • Pharmaceutical Industry –
    • Food, perfume, paint industry, –
    • Analysis of purity of chemical compounds, perfumes, agrochemicals, medicines, detergents, natural products, cosmetics

Liquid Chromatography

Mass Spectrometers - National Hellenic Research Foundation

Equipment

UHPLC – LTQ Orbitrap Velos, Thermo Scientific

Characteristics

  • Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
    Mass Accuracy  and  Ultra High Resolution 
  • The LTQ Orbitrap Velos combines the proven mass accuracy and ultra-high resolution of the Orbitrap mass analyzer with the increased sensitivity and improved cycle time of the LTQ Velos to deliver high-performance
  • Hybrid FT Mass Spectrometer.
  • Accela LC System
  • Heated Electrospray Ionization Probe (H- ESI II Probe)
  • APCI Probe
  • Unique dual-pressure trap technology
  • New higher-energy collisional dissociation (HCD) cell
  • Orbitrap mass analyzer

Applications

  • Discovery and development of drugs • Metabolics

Equipment

HPLC-LCQ Fleet / Thermo Scientific

Characteristics

  • Surveyor LC System
    Ion MAX ESI probe
    APCI Probe for the Ion Max Source
    Automatic Gain Control (AGC)
    Normalized Collision Energy
    Fast polarity switching 
  • High Pressure Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer
    The LCQ Fleet Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer delivers rich information for routine analysis of complex samples while providing excellent full-scan sensitivity, ruggedness and reliability.

Applicatons

  • Analysis of natural products
  • Impurity analysis
  • Analytical applications

High Performance Liquid Chromatography System with (a) Refractive Index Detector and (b) Diode Array - Democritus University of Thrace

Equipment:

High Performance Liquid Chromatography System (HPLC RI / Diode Array – DAD) by Shimadzu [Shimadzu chromatography system, RID-10A / SPD-M40 detectors (Shimadzu Corp., Duisburg, Germany)].

Applications:

  • Qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical composition of plant extracts
  • Qualitative and quantitative determination of carbohydrates and organic acids (short chain fatty acids) in biological samples (microbial cultures, food, etc.)

Ultraviolet Detector (HPLC-UV) Liquid Chromatography System - Biomedical Research Foundation, Academy of Athens

Equipment

  • Agilent 1100 series

Applications

  • Quantification of drug molecules in biological fluids
  • Analysis of pharmaceutical preparations

Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS) - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

It is used to determine the structure and to analyze the purity of chemical compounds

Equipment

Shimadzu LCMS-2010EV

Characterists

  • LC / MS Simple Quadruple System
  • Ionization of samples is done by electrospray (ESI)

Applications

  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Food, perfume, paint industry
  • Analysis of chemical compounds, perfumes, agrochemicals, medicines, detergents, natural products, cosmetics

Polarimeters

Polarimeter - National Hellenic Research Foundation

Equipment

Kruss Optronics P3000

Characteristics

  • The polarimeter is automatic and digital.
  • Ensures measurement accuracy ± 0.01 °.
  • Performs measurements in time ≤ 1.1 s.
  • Has a measuring range in units of angle [°, ° Z] from ± 90 ° to ± 259 ° Z with a resolution of ± 0.01 ° Z.
  • It has an accuracy better than ± 0.02˚ Z throughout the measuring range. • It has a repeatability of 0.01o, 0.01 ° Z.
  • It has an LED light source with a filter.
  • It has a sensitivity of 0.1% (OD3).

Applications

  • Measurement of the optical angle of rotation of chiral joints

Polarimeter - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

it is used to determine the structure and to analyze the purity of chemical compounds

Equipment

Polarimeter Kruss P3000

Characteristics

Automatic research polarimeter with measuring range: ± 90°, ± 259OZ 59s critical capacity: 0.01°, 0.01°Z, accuracy: ± 0.01°,. 0.01°Z. It has an LED lamp with a monochrome light filter at 589 nm.

Applications

  • Pharmaceutical Industry
  • Food, perfume, beverage, cosmetics industry

    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers - National Hellenic Research Foundation

    Equipment A

    NMR 600 MHz Varian Spectrometer

    Characteristics 

     Magnet
    14.1 Tesla 54 mm bore Varian Superconducting Magnet

    • Console:
      DIRECT DRIVE ARCHITECTURE INCLUDING POWER PC AND XILINX FPGA.
    • Provides total pulse programming control and delivers precisely timed RF events.
    • Complete waveform shaping capability.
    • 3 RF Channels
    • Channel 1 is highband, with 1H/19F observe, spinlock and decouple capability (550-600 MHz, 50W)
    • Channels 2 & 3 have broadband observe, spinlock and decouple capability (18-245 MHz, 300 W)
    • Performa IV Pulsed Field Gradient Module
    • Protune Accessory
    • Variable Temperature unit (-150C to +250C, with 0.1C resolution)
    • Probes:
      1H{13C/15N} 5mm PFG Automatable Triple Resonance
      •  1 H{15N- 31P} 5 mm PFG AutoX Indirect Detect 600
      •  1 H-19F/15N- 31P 5mm PFG AutoX DB600
      •  4mm Nanoprobe (gHX 8 15W- 31P[1H] )
      Host computer: Dell 380N PC, Red Hat Linux
      Software: VNMRJ 2.2C

    Applications

    • Characterization of the structure of organic compounds
    • DOSY experiments for separation of mixture components

    • Triple coordination experiments of chemical compounds and biomolecules.

    Equipment B

    Spectrometer NMR 300 MHz Varian

    Characteristics

    Magnet:
    7 Tesla 52 mm bore Oxford Magnet

    Console:
    DIRECT DRIVE ARCHITECTURE INCLUDING POWER PC AND XILINX FPGA.

    • Provides total pulse programming control and delivers precisely timed RF events. Complete waveform shaping capability.
    • Channel 1 is highband, with 1H/19F observe, spinlock and decouple capability (200-300 MHz, 50W)
    • Channels 2 has broadband observe, spinlock and decouple capability (12-220 MHz, 300 W and 220-245 MHz, 150 W)
    • Performa I Pulsed Field Gradient Module
    • Carousel autosampler for 9 samples
    • Variable Temperature unit (-15oC to +25oC, with 0.1oC resolution)

      Probes: 1 H/19F/31P/13C 5mm PFG AutoSwitchable
      Host computer: Dell 380N PC, Red Hat Linux 
      Software: VNMRJ 2.2C 

      Applications

      • Single and double coordination studies for the complete characterization of the structure of organic compounds.

      Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

      used to determine the structure and to analyze the purity of chemical compounds

      Equipment

      Agilent 500 MHz

      Characteristics

      • Fluid analysis
      • It can measure many nuclei (1H, 13C, 31P, 11B and 15N) and conduct 2D NMRs experiments at different temperatures.

      Applications

      • Pharmaceutical Industry
      • Industry of food, perfumes, paints, polymers –
      • Analysis of chemical compounds, perfumes, agrochemicals, drugs, detergents, natural products, polymers

      Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectometers - NCSR "Demokritos"

      Equipment A

      The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at NCSR “Demokritos”  (NMR Lab, https://inn.demokritos.gr/nmr-lab/) comprises two spectrometers for liquid samples, the 500 MHz Bruker Avance DRX and 250 MHz Bruker Avance III, with multinuclear probes and full equipment for the execution of all 1D and 2D NMR experiments in the Bruker library.

      Characteristics 

      NMR spectroscopy is an analytical method based on the magnetic properties of the nuclei of atoms.  It is unique for the structural and conformational characterization of molecules in solution at atomic resolution.  Furthermore, NMR spectroscopy is widely used in the study of kinetic and dynamic phenomena, transformations, interactions, equilibria, as well as in purity assessment, mixture analysis, metabolomics studies, etc.

      Applications

      NMR spectroscopy finds applications in a wide range of activities that require structural information in solution (academic institutions, private companies of the pharmaceutical, chemical and food sectors, national laboratories, etc.)

      GC Gas Phase Chromatography Systems (GC/MC)

      Gas chromatography / mass spectrometry (GC / MS) system with automatic sampler - Democritus University of Thrace

      Equipment

      Agilent Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry System [6890N GC, 5973 NetworkedMS MSD (Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, USA)]

      Applications:

      • Qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical composition of essential oils and plant extracts (volatolomics)
      • Qualitative and quantitative determination of microbial metabolites (metabolomics)

      GC gas chromatograph - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

      Used to analyze the purity of chemical compounds

      Equipment

      GC-2030 Shimadzu

      Characteristics

      Features SPL-2030 split / splitless sample injection system and FID-2030 flame ionization detector (FID)

      Applications

      • Pharmaceutical Industry
      • Food, perfume, beverage industry
      • Analysis of natural products

      Gas chromatography (GC) system with FID detector - Democritus University of Thrace

      Equipment:

      DANI Gas Chromatography System (GC / FID) [MASTER GC Fast Gas Chromatograph (DANI Instruments S.p.a., Milan, Italy)]

      Applications:

      • Qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical composition of essential oils and plant extracts (volatolomics)
      • Qualitative and quantitative determination of microbial metabolites (metabolomics)

      Gas phase chromatography system in combination with mass spectrometry - University of Ioannina

      Gas Mass Chromatograph for the analysis, characterization and quantification of volatile compounds.

      Equipment

      Shimadzu Nexis GC-2030 GC-MS-QP2020

      Characteristics

      • Equipped with GCMS-QPSERIES electric ionization mass spectrometer
      • AOC-20i-s Automatic Sample Dispenser •
      • Capillary chromatography columns [MEGA-5MS (30m x 0.25mm x 0.25 μm)].
      • Carrying helium gas (He) with a flow of 0.99 mL / min and Split ratio 1:10.
      • Possibility of direct injection analysis for applications with SPME

      Applications

      • Analysis
      • Characterization of volatile components
      • Quantification of volatile components

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