Advance Scientific Instrument

From learning to innovation, guided by precision tools

Advanced research instruments are specialized scientific tools designed to investigate complex problems that cannot be solved with basic equipment. They provide highly precise and sensitive measurements, allowing researchers to obtain accurate and reliable data. Because of their advanced technology, these instruments are often costly and found mainly in research institutions, industries, or specialized labs.

Imaging & Visualization

  • FESEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope) – surface imaging at nanoscale

  • TEM (Transmission Electron Microscope) – internal ultrastructure at atomic resolution

  • Optical Polarizing Microscope Optical Polarizing – birefringence, crystal and mineral structures

     

  • Inverted Microscope – cell culture and live-cell imaging

Spectroscopy

  • UV-Vis Spectrophotometer – electronic transitions in molecules

  • FTIR (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy) – functional groups in molecules

  • Raman Spectroscopy – molecular vibrations

  • NMR Spectrometer – atomic structure & chemical environment

  • Mass Spectrometer – molecular mass & composition

  • Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) – metal element analysis (trace detection) 

  • Fluorescence Spectroscopy / Fluorometer – emission after excitation

  • Inductively Coupled Plasma – Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP–OES) – Measures metal and some non-metal elements

Decomposition / Thermal Analysis

  • TGA (Thermogravimetric Analysis) – mass change with temperature

  • DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) – heat flow, melting, crystallization

Chromatography & Separation

  • GC-MS (Gas Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry) – separates & identifies volatile compounds

  • XRD (X-ray Diffractometer) – crystal structures

  • HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) – separates liquid mixtures

  • HPIC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) – separates ions and polar molecules

  • CHNS/O Elemental Analyzer – bulk elemental composition (C, H, N, S, O)

Mechanical Properties

Universal testing Machine (UTM) – electronic transitions in molecules

    • Tensile Test → pulls a specimen until it breaks, measuring strength and elongation.

    • Compression Test → squeezes a specimen to see how it behaves under load.

    • Flexural (Bending) Test → measures how a material bends until it fractures.

Electrochemical

    • Potentiostat → controls potential, measures current (voltammetry, batteries, sensors)

    • Galvanostat → controls current, measures voltage (plating, energy storage)

    • ZRA (Zero Resistance Analyzer) → measures galvanic corrosion current

Biological

  • Thermocycler (PCR Machine) – amplifies DNA

  • QPCR (Quantitative PCR) – quantifies DNA/RNA

  • Microplate Reader (ELISA Reader) – Detects biological, chemical, or physical events

Surface & Material Characterization

  • BET Analyzer (Brunauer–Emmett–Teller Surface Area Analysis) – Measures specific surface area of a material

  • XRD (X-ray Diffractometer) – crystal structures

Sample Preparation & Preservation

  • Centrifuge → separates components (density-based)

  • Freeze Dryer (Lyophilizer) → removes water by sublimation

Dr Munirah give a briefing about FESEM to school students
Mr. Zurin give a brief about FTIR to student
Audit XRD instrument from Atom Malaysia

– Open for outside sample
– Availability: Weekdays, 8.00 AM – 5.00 PM

Advance Scientific Instrument
Ground Floor Block 2,
Faculty of Science and Mathematics
Kampus Sultan Azlan Shah UPSI

Contact person 
Ahmad Supian bin Abdullah
Assistant Science Officer C29
Email : supian@upsi.edu.my
Tel. : 05 – 450 7661