Central Instrumentation Facility
IIT Gandhinagar
About CIF
The Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF) has been established with an objective of providing sophisticated characterization services to the researchers within and outside IIT Gandhinagar. The CIF houses several high-end state-of-the-art instruments. It aims to provide a central facility consisting of the latest and advanced analytical Instruments to facilitate multidisciplinary research and to cater to the needs of academic research institutes, universities, and industries for high-end material characterization.
CIF BrochureOur Instruments
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Bio-AFM
Label free imaging of biological molecules at the nanoscale, Molecules like DNA/proteins/lipids and soft materials with ultra-high resolution
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Advanced Analytical FE-SEM
Surface microstructure and feature analysis, High-speed elemental and crystallographic mapping
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Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM)
Visualization of surface morphology, estimation of particle size and size distribution, basic elemental analysis
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Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-MS)
Heavy metal detection in various samples, detection of metals in the blood, etc.
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Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP-OES)
Heavy metal detection in various samples, detection of metals in the blood, etc.
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Matrix Associated LASER desorption Ionization- Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF)
Proteomics research, Bio-marker discovery
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Liquid Chromatography-Mass spectrometer (LC-MS)
Molecular weight information about each chromatographic peak
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Multipurpose XRD
Powder XRD, Thin Film XRD with variable tempreture (1100°C) small angle xray scattering
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Transmission Electron Microscope (Model: Themis 300 G3)
Diffraction, Phase and Z contrast Imaging up to atomic length scale and EDS defectors for elemental analysis.
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Confocal Microscope
Live cell imagining, FRET assays, Expression analysis using fluorescent probes
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Flow Cytometer
Provides a powerful, sensitive and unmatched technique for monitoring different populations of biomolecules
