Equipment

The BMTF features an ISO 7 clean room for materials synthesis, processing, fabrication, and surface coating. It also includes wet chemistry laboratories for standard chemical processes.

Our facility includes the following:

Chemical & Polymer Synthesis Equipment

  • Vaportec Flow Reactor
  • Polar Bear Flow Synthesiser
  • Biotage Microwave reactor
  • Radley Reactor-Ready Batch Reactor (1,3 & 5 litre)
  • MBraun Inert Atmosphere Glovebox
  • SARTOFLOW crossflow filtration system

Polymer Processing Equipment

  • Twin screw Mini Laboratory Extruder
  • Compression Moulder
  • GeSiM Bioscaffolder 3D Printer (in a Class 2 Biosafety Cabinet)

Polymer Coating Equipment

  • Laurell Spin Processor
  • Exactacoat Ultrasonic Spray Coating system
  • SCS Precision Dip Coating system
  • SCS Parylene Coater
  • Diener Plasma Reactor
  • Fusion Light Hammer UV Grafting System

Plus, access to CSIRO’s extensive materials characterisation instrumentation and expertise, including AFM, SEM, XPS, TEM, NMR, GPC, TGA, DSC, DLS, FTIR, GC, HPLC, mass spectrometry suite, (photo)rheology, and mechanical testing instruments.