BioInterface Technologies (BIT) Facility

Lab Director: Dr. Xin Brown

The BioInterface Technologies (BIT) Facility is a central teaching and research facility with a focus on bio- material and tissue engineering. We offer instrumentation in biomaterial synthesis, property analysis and biological assessment such as

Mechanical testing
Surface modification and analysis
Particle synthesis and analysis
Chemical and biological analysis

You will find a detailed list of available instruments below. These instruments are located in various rooms in 44 Cummington Mall, Boston MA.

For inquiries, please email Dr. Xin Brown.

Mechanical Testing

Instron 5944 Micro-tester

TA Instruments DHR-2 Rheometer

Optics11 Piuma NanoIndentor

Chemical and Biological Analysis

Applied Biosystems StepOne Plus RT-PCR

BioRad ChemiDoc MP Imaging System

Molecular Devices SpectraMax i3X Microplate Detection Platform

Other Instruments

Leica HistoCore Biocut Microtome
Leica CM1950 Cryostat

Surface Modification and Analysis

Asylum Research MFP-3D AFM

Nicolet 4700 FTIR-ATR

Kruss K11 Force Tesiometer

DataPhysics OCA 25 Goniometer

Particle Synthesis and Analysis

Brookhaven NanoBrook Particle Size and Zeta Potential Analyzer

Branson 450 Digital Sonifier

SP Scientific Benchtop Pro Lyophilizer

Equipment Fee Schedule

Please see the links below for the equipment fee schedule.

This document was last updated on : 09/12/23

BIT Online Instrument Calendars

The instrument reservation calendars can be viewed below. Please use the drop down arrow located on the top right hand corner of the calendar to select the instrument calendar you wish to view.

Instruments in B08 are grouped into stations.

Station 1: Rheometer and Instron
Station 2: DLS, Sonicator and Osmometer
Station 3: Plate reader, NanoDrop, qPCR, and Nano-indenter
Station 4: Gel-Doc, Contact Angle, and Tensiometer
Station 5: TapeStation, LifeSpec, Spectrometer

If you have not been granted access to the calendar, you will not be able to view the details of each reservation.