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Laboratories & Instruments

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Analytical Chemistry Lab

The Analytical Chemistry Lab offers a wide variety of analytical chemistry services, instruments and technical expertise including GPC, HPLC, and LC/MS. Check out the Check out the Analytical Chemistry Lab's capabilities.

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Fabric Discovery Center

The UMass Lowell Fabric Discovery Center is dedicated space for design, prototyping, pilot manufacturing and testing of high-tech fabrics, flexible electronics and medical textiles. Learn more about next-gen textiles.

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Lyophilization Lab

The Lyophilization Lab is a state-of-the-art, non-GMP, pilot scale, manufacturing facility for the R&D of biopharmaceutical products requiring a lyophilization process step. Explore the facility.

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Materials Characterization Lab

The Materials Characterization Laboratory (MCL) is UMass Lowell's central instrumentation facility for the characterization of materials. Learn more about the Materials Characterization Lab.

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Nanofabrication Lab

The Nanofabrication Lab Wing of the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center offers clean-room facilities equipped to handle complex research projects that require micro- and nanoscale fabrication. Explore the Nanofabrication Lab's equipment.

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New England Robotics Validation & Experimentation Center

The New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center is a dedicated research, testing, and training facility. See the facilities.

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Next Generation Sequencing, Genomics & Bioinformatics Lab

The Next Generation Sequencing, Genomics & Bioinformatics Lab provides DNA and RNA sequencing services and technical expertise. Check out all the Next Generation Sequencing, Genomics & Bioinformatics Lab's capabilities.

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Facility

The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy Facility offers a state-of-the-art JEOL 400 MHz NMR. See the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Facility's equipment.

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Radiation Laboratory

The Radiation Laboratory provides controlled radiation environments and analytical measurement services and facilities for proton, neutron and gamma environments. Explore the Radiation Laboratory.

NanoSPECT/CT machine

Small Animal Imaging Lab

The Small Animal Imaging Lab consists of a suite of small animal imaging instruments that includes MRI, nanoScan PET/CT, NanoSPECT/CT and IVIS AMI-HT. Learn more about the Small Animal Imaging Lab.
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Thermal & Mechanical Properties Lab

The Thermal & Mechanical Properties Lab contains equipment including a DSC, Q20; TGA, Q50; and a DMA, Q800. Learn more about the Thermal & Mechanical Properties Lab.

Support the Core Research Facilities

Support UMass Lowell's continued strength and leadership in research and development. Gifts to the Core Research Facilities will help to bring new, modern equipment to our labs and provide advanced research opportunities for our community and the world for generations to come. Have equipment to donate? Email Executive Director Karen Hamlin to discuss options.