Further Enquiries

Adelaide Microscopy
Basement level,
Medical School North
Frome Road
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005
AUSTRALIA
Email

Telephone: +61 8 8303 5855
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 4356

Applications

The centre offers a broad range of the most technologically advanced instrumentation and scientific support services. These services are available to the students and staff of the University of Adelaide as well as the greater community of government departments, private businesses and industry.

Applications used in material science

Physical metallurgy, engineered materials and welds
Failure Analysis
Dental restorative materials and amalgams, including reactions with mercury
Ion implantation of materials
Polymer Science
Analysis of thin film multi-layers
Semiconductors
Petroleum geology and core sampling
Mineralogical characterization.
Igneous petrology
Geochemistry
Particle characterisation from smoke stack emissions
Nano-imaging
Microfossil identification and characterization.

Applications used in biological science

Immuno-Electron Microscopy
Stereology
Ultramicrotomy applied to biological and physical materials
Freeze-substitution, low temperature embedding
SEM preparation using critical point drying
Freeze-fracture
High resolution rotary shadowing and negative staining of macromolecules, viruses and bacteria
Development of specific protocols for the preparation of plant and animal tissue.
Live cell imaging
Nano imaging of cell ultrastructures
Laser Microdissection for PCR, RT-PCR and Proteomics etc.