Department of Nanomaterials

Laboratory for preparation of nanofibre and nanocomposite materials

InoSpin softening device with climate chamber for humidity and temperature control of softening.
Contact: prof. RNDr. Pavla Čapková, DrSc.

Laboratory for testing and characterization of nanofibrous and nanocomposite materials

Device for measuring air and liquid permeability of membranes from Polymertest.
Equipment for testing the stability of composition and functionality of nanofilters.
Contact: prof. RNDr. Pavla Čapková, DrSc.

Laboratory for treatment and testing of nanofibre and nanocomposite materials

Instrument for testing the mechanical properties of polymer materials from Labortech.
DBD plasma unit from Roplass and UV lamps for surface treatment.
Contact: prof. RNDr. Pavla Čapková, DrSc.

X-ray Methods Laboratory

XRD powder diffractometer Panalytical X´Pert pro with optics for thin film and surface analysis with temperature chamber (shared with KFY).
Rigaku XRF spectrometer (shared with KFY).
Contact: prof. RNDr. Pavla Čapková, DrSc.

Laboratory for preparation of nanomaterials and nanostructured materials

Autosorb iQ for determination of specific surface area, material porosity and CO2 adsorption.
DSC 8000 scanning calorimetry device for determining the thermal properties of materials, melting points, glass transitions and crystallization of various materials.
DMA 5000 vibrating densitometer from Anton Paar and vibrating densitometer with refractometer from Mettler Toledo for the rapid determination of the density and refractive index of a solution.
Contact: prof. Ing. Zdeňka Kolská, Ph.D.

Laboratory for determination of selected surface properties of nanomaterials and nanostructured materials

Quantachrome NOVA 3200 for determination of specific surface area and porosity of materials (BET and BJH analyses) using adsorption and desorption isotherms for N2.
SurPASS and SurPASS 3 devices from Anton Paar for the determination of electrokinetic potential on the surface of substrates.
Qsense quartz microbalance to detect adsorption of molecules or cells on the substrate surface.
Anton Paar’s Litesizer 500 for the determination of particle size and zeta potential of colloidal solutions by dynamic light scattering (DLS).
Contact: prof. Ing. Zdeňka Kolská, Ph.D.