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Ferruccio Pisanello
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Instruments
Multifunctional Microscopy Unit
Two-photon imaging system
Slice scope - Confocal Spinning Disk
Raman microscopy system
Three-laser fiber photometry system (Galvo - Station)
Hyperspectral imaging system
Fiber Raman microscopy system
Two-photon lithography system (mesoscope)
Fiber holography system for endoscopic Raman measurements
Leica SP8 – STED confocal microscope
Stereomicroscope
Optical microscope
EVOS fluorescence microscope
TEM
Multifunctional Implantable and Wearable Tech
Fiber photometry system with Synapse software platform (TDT) for neural recordings
Front & Back End
AFM
FIB/SEM
Benchtop SEM
Hummink
Dragonfly
Flip-chip
Micro-welder
Pull-shear tester
Semiconductor analyzer
Probe-station with source meter
Climatic chamber
Blade dicing saw
Sputter coater
Reflow oven with screen printing for small prototypes
Spectrum analyzer
VNA
Thermal/e-beam evaporator for metals
ICP STS
KJL Sputtering
Field Flow Fractionation (FFF)
Laser cutter
Laser Doppler vibrometer
Parylene Coater SCS Coating
System for fiber and micropipette fabrication (Puller)
Filament 3D printers (FDM)
Freeze dryers
Glove box
DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering)
DMA
Atomic force microscopy
Rheometer
Contact angle
Stylus profilometry
Thorlabs-based triboscope
Nikon-based triboscope
STLA 2.5D Microfluidics/Masks
STLA 5 micrometers
STLA 15 micrometers
STLA 25 micrometers
Magnetic field generator (Electro-physical laboratory
Double Helmholtz)
Voltage Amplifiers (Glassman high voltage DC
Falco amplifier AC
DC portable amplifiers)
Oscilloscopes and signal generators
Cleanroom Technologies
Oxygen plasma
Obducat – Imprint lithography
ICP Oxford – Dry Etching
Profilometer
Exposure unit
Spray-coater
Optical microscope
Mask-aligner
Nanoscribe
Chemical hood for lithography
Chemical hood for wet-etching
Organoid on Chip
QuantStudioTM qPCR for Real-time PCR
InvitrogenTM iBrightTM Imagers for Western Blot
ICP – OES Agilent
Bacteria incubator
HPLC Agilent
Chemical hood for acids (Kottermann)
Chemical hood for solvents (Kottermann)
Elix 35 Millipore water treatment system with two dispensing stations
Refrigerated benchtop centrifuge (Beckman Coulter Allegra X-32 R I)
Refrigerated benchtop centrifuge (Beckman Coulter Allegra X-32 R II)
Analytical balances
TECAN Infinity 100 (fluorescence and luminescence reader with double monochromator)
X-ray diffractometer
Laminar flow hoods
Biological safety cabinet
Incubators
Nucleofector (LONZA)
Procedures
Characterization of optical and optoelectronic devices using open-source/open-hardware infrastructures that enable complex optoelectronic measurements in both the visible and infrared spectrum
Two-photon polymerization (2PP) on the non-planar surface of a tapered optical fiber using a near-infrared laser
Confocal and multi-photon imaging to characterize the properties of tapered optical fibers for optogenetics and fiber photometry, enabling measurement of both emission and collection light fields
Multi-photon characterization of the optical properties of biological tissues
Raman and hyperspectral imaging of organic and inorganic samples
Fiber Raman microscopy
Fiber holography for endoscopic Raman measurements
Super-resolution imaging based on STED microscopy
High-sensitivity UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometry
High-resolution atomic force microscopy integrated with an inverted optical microscope (AFM)
Fabrication of optical fibers and small-diameter fused silica capillaries
Processing and characterization of materials through deposition processes on substrates and devices: thermal metal depositions, AlN depositions via piezoelectric sputtering, and conformal Parylene coatings for complex 3D devices and MEMS
Front-end techniques for the nanofabrication and microfabrication of passive and active piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based on semiconductors and polymers for energy harvesting and biosensing
Back-end technologies for the second phase of MEMS and device microfabrication: single-chip encapsulation within the chip carrier and respective wire bonding for chip-to-package connections
Dual-beam FIB/SEM system: featuring automated slice-and-view FIB tomography, electron and ion beam lithography, nanomanipulation, in-situ probing, EDS, EBSD, and various imaging modes, along with Pt, Au, SiOx deposition and etching (XeF2)
3D printer systems
Detailed electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical characterization of semiconductor thin films and electrochemical devices using tools for identifying critical performance parameters of photovoltaic devices
Contact mechanics, lubrication, and theoretical tribology; experimental tribology (adhesion, friction, lubrication, wear, optical and electrical characterization of contact pairs); rheometry and spectroscopy; functionalization and chemical/physical characterization of surfaces
Synthesis and characterization of engineered nanomaterials for biological applications
Synthesis of organic molecules used as surface coatings, linkers, and labels, biomolecule conjugation, and in-vitro testing of materials on mammalian cell cultures and bacteria
High-end data processing with high computational power and fast algorithms requiring intensive CPU and memory utilization
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