Teaching Equipment
Teaching Equipment
The floor space of our department is around 4,500 square meters, including the department office, conference rooms, teaching laboratory, biosafety level 2 plus laboratory, core facilities, cold rooms, and many research laboratories. Each research laboratory occupies around 150 square meters. Since medical technology education is one of the major aims for the department, a well-equipped teaching laboratory has also been established in the department.
Because the education in the department is emphasized on independent experimental skills for each student, the number and variety of devices and instruments are well-prepared. For examples, the number of microscopes and micropipets should be enough for each student. Therefore, every student should be able to perform the experiments independently. Besides, the students can observe or handle the newest equipment for modern biotechnology in the course of medical technology research. All of the efforts ensure that the students in the department are well-educated and -trained for the professional knowledge and techniques in modern medical biotechnology that support their future careers.
The equipment in the department is usually supported by the university. Since 2001, the department was also funded by the special projects from the Ministry of Education of ROC government, including the professional personnel education project in medical technology, the pioneer personnel in molecular diagnosis project, and the special project for stem cell and tissue engineering research.
The core facilities in the department that support the researches in molecular medical technology, prevention medicine, cancer biology, development of medical devices, and infectious diseases are well-equipped by the following instruments:
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PCR |
Automatic hematology analyzers |
Liquid scintillation counter |
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96-well spectrophotameter |
Automatic liquid dispenser |
Electroprorator |
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96-well PCR |
Gamma radiation counter |
Microscopy image analyzer |
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cell culture hood |
Automatic ELISA readers |
Sonication washer |
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ChemiDoc image processor |
Automatic coagulation analyzer |
Sonicator |
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Cytospin |
Low-temperature incubator with shaker |
Ultra centrifuge |
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ELISA reader |
Low-temperature circulation water bath |
Microplate washer |
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FEF-180 hood (for isotopes) |
Freeze dryer |
Light microscopes |
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FUJIFILM LAS-3000 |
High-speed centrifuge |
Automatic nucleic acid purification system |
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Laminar flows |
High-speed cryo microcentrifuge |
Cell osmotic pressure detector |
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Polytron homogenizer |
Cryo centrifuges |
Immuno-Microarray analyzer |
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LightCycler |
Cryo microcentrifuges |
HPLC |
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MJ Research PCR |
Radioactive image analyzer |
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrophotometer |
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PCR Biometra |
37°C incubators |
Electric weight scales |
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PE 2400 PCR |
Infrared thermography analyzer |
Fluorescence spectrophotometer |
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PE 480 PCR |
Invert microscope |
Fluorescence electrophoresis analyzer |
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PE 5700 PCR |
Invert fluorescence microscope |
Macro fluorescence microscope |
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PE 9600 PCR |
Nanodrop spectrophotometer |
Luminescence image analyzer |
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RoboCycler |
Table-top low temperature centrifuges |
Fluorescence microscope |
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Water fluorescence detector |
Table-top microcentrifuges |
Digital gel image analyzer |
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WAVE system 3500A |
Table-top regular centrifuges |
Biosensor |
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High-capacity centrifuge |
Vacuum dry centrifuge |
Automatic electrophoresis system |
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Spectrophotmeter |
Ovens |
Beckman-JX26 homogenizer |
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Chemical hoods |
Ice maker |
Shaker with temperature control |
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Capillary centrifuge |
Water purification system (UV/molecular biology grade) |
Hybridization oven |
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Electrophoresis systems |
Autoclaves |
Hybridization incubators |
