Facilities

Making our research possible

Learn more about the instrumentation and services the Macquarie University Advanced Spectroscopy Centre and the Extracellular Vesicles Analysis Facility provide.

Macquarie University Advanced Spectroscopy Centre (MUASC)

MUASC is a service and research facility that provides spectroscopic tools and expertise for molecular characterisation, protein chemistry, biophysics and material sciences.

The facility centre comprises a series of vibrational spectroscopy techniques such as:

• Confocal Raman + Atomic Force Microscopy (Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy) – WITec alpha300, 785, 633 and 532 nm laser
• Electronic Spectroscopy (UV-visible, NIR and fluorescence, circular dichroism)
• Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy – JASCO FT/IR-4700
• Handheld Raman Spectrometer – 785 nm laser
• IM-52 portable Raman microscope, 785 nm laser
• JASCO FP-8500 Fluorescence Spectrometer
• JASCO J-1500 CD Spectrometer
• JASCO V-760 UV-visible Spectrometer
• Malvern Zetasizer Nano ZSP
• Raman Optical Activity – ChiralRaman-2X™, 532 nm laser
• Vibrational Circular Dichroism.

Extracellular Vesicles Analysis Facility

See the state-of-the-art instrumentation used in this facility:

• Automatic Fraction Collector (SEC)
• Exodus H600
• NanoFCM
• Nanosight NS300
• Optima MAX-XP Ultracentrifuge.

Our services

Our services are used across wide range of applications, from characterising materials, polymers, bio compounds to measuring extracellular vesicles in biofluids and to identify bioactives and biomarkers.

It also facilitates collaborations across internal and external research groups, and bridges the knowledge gap between academia and industry needs, enabling commercial translation of basic research into industry.