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Food Bioplymers

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  • GPC HPLC (Waters 2695) with Refractive Index Detector (Waters 2414) and Photodiode Array Detector (Waters 2998)

  • Triple-angle Laser Light Scattering Detector (MiniDAWN Tristar, Wyatt Tech)
  • Zeta Potential Analyzer with BI-MAS Particle Size Analyzer (ZetaPALS, Brookhaven Instruments - size range for Zeta Potential Analyzer: 10 nm to 30 um, depending on the particle density; size range for Particle Size Analyzer: 2 nm to 3 um)
  • Isothermal Titration Microcalorimeter (3101 TAM III, TA Instruments)
  • FTIR ATR and KBr (Nexus 670, Thermo Nicolet)
  • Drop Shape Analysis System (Easy Drop, Kruss)
  • UV-VIS Scanning Spectrophotometer (UV-2101 PC, Shimadzu)
  • Polarized Microscope (Olympus-BX51) with DP70 Digital Camera System (Olympus) and hot plate
  • Stereo Microscope, Motic SMZ168TN
  • Spin Coater (P-6708D, Special Coating Systems)
  • Rotary Evaporator (R-200, Buchi)
  • Reacti-Therm III Heating/stirring Module (Pierce Biotechnology)
  • Homogenizer (PCU 11, Polytron)
  • Oxygen/Carbon Dioxide Headspace Analyzer (Model 6600, Illinois Instruments)
  • Dissolved Oxygen Meter (Orion Star, Thermo Fisher Sci)
  • Pocket Digital Refractometer (300051, Sper Scientific)
  • Microcaliper (Mitutoyo)
  • Minolta Spectrophotometer (CM-508d, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc)
  • Texture Analyzer (TA.XTplus, Texture Technologies)
  • Viscometer (DV-I Prime, Brookfield)
  • Karl Fischer Moisture Analyzer (795 KFT Titrino, Metrohm)
  • Water Activity Meter (AquaLab, Decagon Devices)
  • Water Bath
  • Isotemp Oven (Fisher Scientific)
  • Environmental Chambers (IG-420U, Yamato Scientific America)
  • Thomas-Wiley Intermediate Mill (3383-L10, sieves size range of 10, 20, 30 and 60, Thomas Scientific)
  • Freeze Drier
  • Ultrasonic Bath (1510R-MT, Branson)
  • High Ultrasound (HIUS) Processors:

    o Ultrasonic Processor for small volume application (VCX 134PB, 130Watts, processing capability: 250 ul to 10 ml, Vibral-Cell, Sonics & Materials Inc) with standard probe of 3 mm-diameter tip and Syringe Pump (Model 11, Harvard Apparatus)

    o Ultrasonic Processor with the Vial Tweeter VS24d10.4 (UIS250V, Hielscher Ultrasonics GmbH)

    o Ultrasonic Processor with standard probe of 13 mm-diameter tip (VCX 750, 750Watts, processing capability: 10 ml to 250 ml, Vibral-Cell, Sonics & Materials Inc)

    o Ultrasonic Liquid Processor (S3000 Sonicator, Misonix Inc)

     

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    Web page created and maintained by: Lana Zivanovic (last updated: 02/03/2010)

    Questions and comments, please contact: lanaz@utk.edu