The Central Hi-Tech Laboratory (CHTL) was established in 1997 at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad with the cooperation of Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA). This Laboratory houses some high technology instrumentation and has a potential to generate internationally accepted analytical data. Students/researchers from different departments and institutes, UAF analyzed their samples. The analysis facility is also extended to the students/researchers from other universities and research organizations. Apart from the analysis mandate, this laboratory also offered one week customized hands on training for students/researchers/faculty on various modern analytical instrumentation.
Scanning Electron Microscope
Plant and animal tissues, microorganisms, soil samples, fibrous materials, alloys and other such materials can be observed on Scanning Electron Microscope. This microscope has resolution of 4nm and magnification range of x20 to x200,000. |
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
Variety of elements and minerals can be analyzed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The available Hallow Cathode Lamps required for analysis of different substances include Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. |
Gas Chromatograph
Fatty acids, aldehydes, ketones, essential oils, hydrocarbons, pesticides, insecticides and variety of organic compounds can be analyzed by GC. It is equipped with capillary columns, Flame Ionization Detector (FID) and Electron Capture Detector (ECD). |
High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph
Toxins, vitamins, drugs, steroids, sugars and variety of organic compounds can be analyzed by HPLC. The facility of different modes of HPLC (Isocratic & Gradient) using C-8 & C-18 columns is also available along with detectors including UV/Visible, Fluorescent, Refractive Index & Conductivity detector. |
Ultra-Centrifuges
Ultra-centrifuge is used to separate and isolate compounds like proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, carbohydrates etc. Two ultra-centrifuges 65ß and CP100a has a maximum speed of 65,000 and 100,000, respectively.
Lyophilizer/Deep Freezing Apparatus
Variety of biological samples can be crystallized /lyophilized at -60oC under vacuum condition for long term storage. |
UV-Visible Spectrophotometer
Double beam Spectrophotometer is capable of spectral analysis of nucleic acids, proteins and other organic compounds using advanced software.
Liquid Nitrogen Generator
It is used to produce liquid nitrogen. The capacity of this LNG is 10L/day |
Oscilloscope
An oscilloscope is a laboratory instrument commonly used to display and analyze the wave form of electronic signals. In effect, the device draws a graph of the instantaneous signal voltage as a function of time. |
In-circuit IC Tester
In-circuit tester (ICT) is a testing device where an electrical probe tests, checking for shorts, opens, resistance, capacitance, and other basic quantities which will show whether the assembly was correctly fabricated. |
Refractometer
Refractive index of solutions can be measured digitally |
Camera Fitted Microscopes
Stereo, Phase contrast and Polarizing microscopes are available to observe variety of specimens. The facility of soft copy of the images is also available with the help of digital camera attached with microscopes. |