Nanophotonics and Bioimaging Facility
Head: Jana B. Nieder
The Nanophotonics and Bioimaging Facility at INL provides expertise in the analysis of light-matter interactions at various scales: Reaching from the detection of individual fluorescent molecules or nanoparticles to the high-resolution label-free and fluorescence-based imaging of fixed and life cells, e.g. in 2D cell models or tissues. The facility also constantly interacts with researchers at the Nanophotonics department and thanks to this we are experienced in the design of optically active nanomaterials and characterization (e.g. plasmonic interaction effects or surface enhanced Raman effects - SERS) and study of the optical properties of metamaterials.
Our Nanophotonics Facility provides a comprehensive set of high-end commercial solutions for imaging and optical spectroscopy suited for the characterization of biological samples and the characterization of new materials. Furthermore, our researchers are developing new generation imaging and spectroscopy solutions that:
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- - Are characterized by multimodality, allowing faster and more comprehensive analysis of your samples and allowing correlative imaging analysis
- - Involve the use of INL-developed innovative contrast agents
- - Allow optical super-resolution – surpassing the typical few hundreds of nanometer resolution in diffraction-limited classical microscopy and approaching the nanometer scale.
Our interdisciplinary team of physicists, biologists, biomedical engineers and chemists is continuously developing new Nanophotonics techniques that shall help advance our understanding of complex biological and non-biological matter.
Equipment @ Nanophotonics and Bioimaging Facility
Nanophotonics and Bioimaging Facility Team Members
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Advanced Electron Microscopy Facility
Head: Paulo J. Ferreira
The department of Advanced Electron Microscopy, Imaging and Spectroscopy is a core multi-user facility that features cutting-edge instrumentation, techniques and expertise required for the characterization of samples in the physical and life sciences. The facility focuses on materials and biological research, development of novel techniques and instrumentation, as well as providing training, technical support and consultation in the areas of electron microscopy and spectroscopy. The centre facility houses several electron microscopes that can probe the physical, electronic and chemical structure of matter down to the atomic scale. These instruments are coupled with advanced in-situ holders, in which the environment is controlled to match near-realistic conditions of operation, and the sample’s behaviour is recorded dynamically in real time. State-of-the-art support facilities also are available including standard specimen preparation equipment and an image analysis laboratory.
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Equipment @ Advanced Electron Microscopy Facility
Advanced Electron Microscopy Facility Team Members
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INL- International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory
Avenida Mestre José Veiga s/n
4715-330 Braga, Portugal
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