Services and Labs

Technical infrastructure.

ARC's on-site instruments, established methods, and dedicated technical staff support a wide variety of projects spanning small molecule detection and quantification, gene sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, liquid nanoparticle formulation and characterization, plant and animal tissue culture, and microbiology.

Young chemistry student

Chemistry tools

  • UHPLC-Quadrupole MS-Quantitative Time-of-Flight MS (Agilent 6546)
  • HPLC-UV (Agilent 1260)
  • Preparative LC (Agilent 1290)
  • GCMS (Thermofisher ISQ)
  • UV/Vis Spectrometer (Cary 60)
  • FTIR (Cary 630)
  • Handheld FTIR (Agilent 4300)

Genomic tools

  • High Throughput Homogenizer (Omni Beadruptor 96)
  • Gene Sequencer (Oxford Nanopore MinION)
  • Sanger Sequencer (SeqStudio)
  • qPCR (Quantstudio 3)
  • Thermocycler (Bio-rad T100)
  • Extensive bioinformatic toolchains

Nanoparticle tools

  • Nanoparticle Assembler (Unchained Sunshine)
  • Particle Size Analyzer (Anton Paar Litesizer DLS 500)
  • Oxidative Stability Analyzer (Anton Paar RapidOxy 100)

Cellular biology tools

  • Plate Reader (BioTek Cytation 5)
  • CO2 incubator (HeraCell Vios 160i)
  • Specialized microscopes (Evos XL Core and M5000)
  • Liquid nitrogen storage

Makerspace.

Langara College's Makerspace provides invaluable resources for applied research by offering a collaborative environment equipped with tools, materials, and expertise. It facilitates hands-on experimentation, allowing researchers to quickly test ideas and concepts, accelerating the development process. Researchers can utilize Makerspace to prototype and iterate on innovative solutions, particularly in fields like engineering, design, and technology.
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Instructor using a 3D printer

3D scanning tools

  • Artec Space Spider
  • Artec Leo

Cutting tools

  • Baileigh Plasma Cutter
  • Epilog Laser Mini
  • Trotec Speedy300 Laser
  • Romaxx Wood CNC
  • Pocket NC V2-10
  • Tormach PCNC4400

Textile tools

  • Bernina 830
  • TechSew 0302
  • TechSew 2750
  • TechSew 757 Serger
  • The FeltLOOM

3D printing tools

  • Dittopro 3D
  • Dittopro R
  • Bambu Lab X1 Carbon
  • Ultimaker S5
  • Ender 3 S1 Pro
  • Makerbot Replicator Z18
  • 3D Potterbot Super 10 ceramic printer
  • Anycubic Photon M3 Plus
  • Anycubic Photon M3 Max

Other

  • Mobile electronic workstations (each equipped with variable current/voltage power supply, soldering station, fume extruder)
  • Spyder5 Calibrator
  • Epson SP 4900
  • Epson SP 9880
  • GoPro Black 8
  • Transfer press
  • Plastic shredder
  • PLA extruder
  • Injection molder

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