Central Research Lab
The Central Research Lab of The Women University Multan was established by Prof. Dr Shahida Husnain in 2014 and equipped with few sophisticated instruments along with well-trained and dedicated staff. The lab is equipped with the latest tools and equipment to give researchers ample exposure to the latest developments in the field of Physical and Life sciences. It enables students and scientists to pursue research in disciplines of biological, medical, chemical and agricultural sciences. Before the installation of these equipments, the samples were either sent outside the country or to laboratories rarely located within the country where the researchers either have no access or have to wait for months to get results.
Services are offered not only to the students and researchers from this university but also to other universities, research institutions.
Objectives
The main objectives of the Central Research Lab are to provide assistance to promote scientific research in the university and other private organizations to provide platform for faculty members, researchers and students for hand-on trainings on different state-of-the-art instruments.
Dr. Samina Aslam
Incharge : Dr. Samina Aslam Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry Ph.D. (Islamia University, Bahawalpur) Post doc (Oxford University, UK) Contact detail: 0092-3319735474 Email: drsamina.chem@wum.edu.pk
Lab Instruments & Pricing
Lypholizer
Department of Chemistry & MMG
- Lyophilizers is used for the preservation of a variety of products, such as vaccines, bacteria, proteins, enzyme etc
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 1000 PKR for academia
- 1500 PKR for industry
Flame Photometer
Department of Chemistry
- Flame photometer can be used to determine the concentration of certain metal ions like sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium and cesium etc
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 1000 PKR for Water quality Measurement
- 500 PKR for Metal ion detection
Spin Coater
Department of Physics
- Spin coating is a technique used to spread uniform thin films on flat substrates by centrifugal force. The apparatus used for spin coating is called a spin coater, or a spinner.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
pH meter / Multimeter
Department of Chemistry
- pH meter / Multimeter is used for pH measurement and Conductivity of samples
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Ultrasonic Bath
Department of Chemistry & Envro. Science
- This instrument is used for chemical reactions under sonication in a laboratory.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Rotary Evaporator
Department of Chemistry
- It is used for the evaporation of solvent from organic compounds.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 200 PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
UV-Transilluminator
Department of BBT, Zoology, Chemistry & MMG
- An ultra-violet (UV) transilluminator is a standard piece of equipment used in life science laboratories for visualization of target DNAs and proteins. The key application for a UV transilluminator is for visualization of DNA and protein agarose and polyacrylamide gels after electrophoresis.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Thermal Evaporator
Department of Physics
- The thermal evaporation process can be applied to deposit metallic contact layers for thin film devices such as OLEDs, solar cells and thin-film transistors. In addition, this technique can be used to deposit thick indium layers for wafer bonding.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
I.V Semiconductor
Department of Physics
- Semiconductors are employed in the manufacture of various kinds of electronic devices, including diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits. Such devices have found wide application because of their compactness, reliability, power efficiency, and low cost.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
CVD System
Department of Physics
- CVD is commonly used to deposit conformal films and augment substrate surfaces in ways that more traditional surface modification techniques are not capable of. CVD is extremely useful in the process of atomic layer deposition at depositing extremely thin layers of material.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Incubator
Department of Envro. Science & MMG
- Incubators are used to grow microbial culture or cell cultures. Incubators can also be used to maintain the culture of organisms to be used later. Some incubators are used to increase the growth rate of organisms, having a prolonged growth rate in the natural environment.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Conductivity Meter
Department of Zoology & MMG
- Conductivity meter measures the amount of electrical current or conductance in a solution. Conductivity is useful in determining the overall health of a natural water body. It is also a way to measure changes in wastewater procedures at water treatment plants.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Polarimeter
Department of Chemistry
- A polarimeter is a scientific instrument used to measure the angle of rotation caused by passing polarized light through an optically active substance.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
HPLC
Department of Chemistry
- High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is a technique used to separate molecules based on size and surface charge, among other properties.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 4000 PKR for catalytic degradation
- 6000 PKR for small molecule analysis
ELISA
Department of Zoology, MMG & Chemistry
- The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is an immunological assay commonly used to measure antibodies, antigens, proteins and glycoproteins in biological samples.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
Multi-Parameter Analyzer
Department of Environmental Science
- Multi-sensor, multi-channel, multi-parameter analyzers can greatly reduce the cost per point of any measurements, including pH, residual chlorine, ORP, ozone, chlorine dioxide, dissolved oxygen and turbidity measurements, without risking the quality of those measurements.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR for academia
- PKR for industry
PCR thermal Analyzer
Department of Chemistry, BBT, Zoology & MMG
- The thermal cycler is a laboratory apparatus most commonly used to amplify segments of DNA via the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).Thermal cyclers may also be used in laboratories to facilitate other temperature-sensitive reactions, including restriction enzyme digestion or rapid diagnostics.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- PKR per sample (Separation of biological molecules (Nucleic acids and proteins) and imaging)
- PKR for industry
UV (Single Beam Spectrophotometer)
Department of Chemistry & Physics
- A UV-Vis spectrophotometer is used to determine the absorption of light from a sample and can be used as a detector for HPLC.A single beam spectrophotometer utilizes one beam of light that passes through the sample and the intensity of the light reflected from a reference is measured without the sample.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 300 PKR for Coulrimetric analysis
UV (Double Beam Spectrophotometer)
Department of Chemistry, Zoology & Physics
- A UV-Vis spectrophotometer is used to determine the absorption of light from a sample and can be used as a detector for HPLC.A single beam spectrophotometer utilizes one beam of light that passes through the sample and the intensity of the light reflected from a reference is measured without the sample.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for Photometric analysis
- 500 PKR for Protein Quantification
- 1000 PKR for Photocatalytic activity
- 500 PKR for Nanoparticle characterization
Gel Electrophoresis and GEL Doc
Department of Chemistry, BBT, MMG & Zoology
- It is used in clinical chemistry to separate proteins by charge or size (IEF agarose, essentially size independent) and in biochemistry and molecular biology to separate a mixed population of DNA and RNA fragments by length, to estimate the size of DNA and RNA fragments or to separate proteins by charge.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 15000 PKR per gel (Separation of nucleic acids, imaging and documentation of nucleic acids within the gels)
- 10000 PKR per gel (Separation of proteins, imaging and documentation of proteins suspended within gels)
FTIR Spectrophotometer
Department of Chemistry
- FTIR spectroscopy is a technique used to obtain infrared spectra of chemical compounds containing covalent bond. It is non-destructive and qualitative analysis technique.
- Spectral range: 400-4000 cm-1
- Solid/Liquid/Polymer samples can be analyzed
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 500 PKR for academia
- 1000 PKR for industry
Centrifugation Machine
Department of Chemistry
- A centrifuge is a laboratory device that is used for the separation of fluids, gas or liquid, based on density.
- Analysis rate per sample:
- 100 PKR for academia
