Equipment and Facilities

Below is a list of equipment and facilities available in the Fukushima Laboratory. Instruments such as NMR, XRD, and various microscopes are accessed through shared facilities within the university.

Vacuum Glove Box

Miwa Seisakusho

Used for precision polymer synthesis under atmospheres with moisture levels around 0.1 ppm.

Medium-Pressure Flash Chromatography System

Biotage Selekt SEL-2SV

Used for purification of synthesized monomers and other small molecules.

Recycling Preparative GPC

Japan Analytical Industry LaboACE LC-5060 Plus

Used for purification of polymer samples.

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Shimadzu iSeries LC-2050 3D

Used for molecular weight analysis of polymers in GPC mode. Equipped with RI and PDA detectors and an autosampler.

Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

Rigaku DSCvesta

Used to measure melting points and glass transition temperatures of materials.

Simultaneous Thermal Analysis System (TG-DTA)

Rigaku TG-DTAG8122

Enables simultaneous measurement of thermal decomposition and heat absorption/emission. Includes autosampler.

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)

JASCO FT/IR-4X

Used for structural analysis of synthesized molecules.

UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

JASCO V-750

Used to measure absorbance of synthesized molecules.

Multi-Sample Nanoparticle Size Measurement System

Otsuka Electronics nanoSAQLA

Measures particle size via dynamic light scattering. Capable of sequential measurement of five samples.

Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM)

Seiko EG&G QCM922A

Used to study polymer degradation and adsorption behavior. Equipped with 4-channel multiplexer, incubator, flow cell system, and EQCM compatibility.

Contact Angle Measurement System

Kyowa Interface Science DMs-401

Used to evaluate surface wettability. Includes three-phase kit and automatic dispenser.

Non-Contact Spectroscopic Film Thickness Measurement System

Filmetrics KLA F20e-UV

Used to measure thin film thickness.

Spin Coater

MIKASA MS-B100
Used to fabricate polymer thin films on substrates such as silicon wafers and QCM crystals.

Ultra-Low Temperature Reactor

Techno Sigma UC Reactor UCR-80N

Used for polymerization reactions below 0°C.

Synthetic Reactor

Anton Paar Monowave 50

Autoclave-type reactor enabling synthesis at speeds several times faster than conventional heating.

Absorbance Microplate Reader

ThermoFisher Multiskan FC

Used to measure protein adsorption and enzyme activity.

Rotary Evaporator

Yamato Scientific REV Full System

Used to remove solvents from reaction mixtures. Includes cooling system, pump control, and solvent recovery unit.

Compact Evaporator

Techno Sigma Soltra Mini GBCS-mini-I

Used for solvent removal from small-volume samples. Compatible with water and DMSO.

Multipurpose Centrifuge

eppendorf Centrifuge 5702

Used to isolate viscous polymers and fine powder samples.

Dehydrated Solvent Supply System for Organic Synthesis

Kanto Chemical

Used for synthesis and polymerization under dehydrated conditions.

Vacuum Dryer

Used to dry synthesized molecules.

Pure Water Production System

Yamato Scientific Autostill WG252

Provides both ion-exchanged water and distilled water.

Explosion-Proof Refrigerator-Freezer

Liebherr CT-3316

Used for storing reagents and conducting operations such as recrystallization.