ORTIZ LABORATORY @ MIT : LAB INFO

LABORATORY LOCATIONS

· Chemistry / Biology Lab (12-065) Phone : (617) 258-6154
· Nanomechanics Lab (13-5037) Phone : (617) 253-8779
· DMSE Nanomechanical Technology Lab (8-110, infinite corridor) Phone : (617) 452-3839, Alan Schwartzmann (alan_s@mit.edu)
·MIT Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (500 Technology Square Main Street NE47, 4th/5th Floor) Phone : (617) 324-4700
· Biological Engineering Division, Prof. Alan Grodzinsky's Lab (500 Technology Square Main Street NE47, 3rd Floor)
Phone : (617) 324-6003


LABORATORY SAFETY
· Laboratory Safety Certification Procedures
· Waste Disposal Plan
· Biological Exposure Control Plan
· Piranha Safety

MISCILLANEOUS LABORATORY DOCUMENTS
· Ortiz Laboratory Manual
· General Laboratory Policies
· Group Publication Guidelines
· Laboratory Collaborator User Agreement
· Laboratory Supplies Order Form
· 13-5037 Lab Maintenance Protocols
·
Ortiz Group M&S Policies
·
Choice of Cantilever Summary
· Gold Evaporation Procedures
· Gold Evaporation References
· Manual for Delphine's Matlab Scripts


(MFP)
· MFP Safety Precautions
· Brief Instructions on How to Run an MFP-1D Experiment
· MFP-1D Manual (Ask Prof. Ortiz for a copy)
· Power Spectral Density of Deflection Thermal Noise of 0.01 N/m Cantilever taken with MFP in Air and Water
· Thermomicroscopes Microlever Specifications and Corresponding Force Noise Levels with MFP
· Instructions for Statistical Analysis of High Resolution Force Spectroscopy Adhesion Data
· dtFake.ipf

· RecordCursor.ipf
· Polymerphysicsmodels.xls
· distribution.xls


(AFM)
· DI Multimode Saftety Precautions
· Multimode AFM Manuals (Ask Prof. Ortiz for a copy)
· A Practical Guide to Scanning Probe Microscopy (Thermomicroscopes)
· Brief Summary of Procedures for Contact Mode AFM Imaging in Air
· Procedures for Imaging of Standards at Atomic-Scale Resolution Using the Digital Instruments Multimode AFM
· Instructions for Converting of Raw Multimode High Resolution Force Spectroscopy Adhesion Data
· List of AFM review references


(TMAFM)

· DI Support note No 290, Rev. A"Fluid Operation :Overview for Contact and Tapping Mode with a Multimode Microscope"
· TMAFM Fluid TroubleShooting Checklist

·
Good Practical Introduction to Tapping Mode AFM (Air) (Colvin Group, Rice U)

LABORATORY NOTEBOOK GUIDELINES
·
Each section has a clear, descriptive heading of the experiments which were performed and detailed writing of the experimental observations, thoughts, and results.
· Each entry is dated.
· Each entry is legible.
· Each entry is in English.
· Each entry is written immediately after the work was performed.
· Multiple lab notebooks should be labeled numerically in the order of which they were written.
· Experimental data, originals or copies (e.g. micrographs), should pasted or taped into lab notebooks. If copies are made, originals should be organized in a separate binder on which the lab notebook number and page are denoted.
· On collaborations, clearly indicate who did what work and who was present for which experiments.
· At the end of a research project, all lab notebooks will be returned and archived in the group for use by as reference for future students.

VACTION POLICIES
· 2 weeks of continuous paid vacation are allowed per calendar year including weekends as stipulated by MIT policies (http://web.mit.edu/policies/8/8.3.html#sub2). Vacation time must be approved in advance by the supervisor.

ORTIZ LAB FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

RM 13-5037

· Ortiz Nanomechanical Lab
· 1- D Molecular Force Probe (MFP),
Asylum Research, Inc  
· NanoScope® IIIA System Controller with MultiModeTM Scanning Probe Microscopy, Veeco Metrology (Digital Instruments)
· MOD-1 Active Vibration Isolation System, Halcyonics

RM 12-065
· Wet Laboratory Space and Fume Hoods : 2 6' total exhaust chemical fume hoods and one Labconco 6' biosafety total exhaust laminar flow fume hood. The wet lab space is divided in half, with one half an organic polymer synthesis laboratory and the other half a Biohazard Level 2 clean tissue / cell culture biology laboratory.
· Optical Microscope, Axioskop 20, Zeiss, Inc. Transmitted and reflected light, differential interference contrast, cross-polarizers, incident light flourescence.  
· Digital Camera: KODAK Digital Science Microscopy Documentation System 100 (MDS 100)
· PureLab Plus UV/UF Laboratory Water Purification System (US Filter)  
· AT200 Analytical Balance (Mettler-Toledo)
· PerpHecT pH Meter (ThermoOrion)   
· Freezers (Revco elite –50°C to -86°C and VWR –20°C) 
· CO2 incubator (Revco thermal) 
· water bath and  digital sterilizer (VWR) 
· diamond wafering saw (Buehler ISOMET 1000 Precision) 

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE IN THE MIT-DMSE NANOMECHANCAL TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY (8-110, infinite corridor)
(Link here) : 
· Micro/Nanoindenter (MicroMaterials, LLC)
· Nanoindenter (Hysitron, Inc.)
· Scanning force microscope (Quesant)
· Light microscope (Nikon) 
· Table-top electromechanical universal (Instron)
· 3-D Molecular Force Probe (Asylum Research)

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE IN CENTER FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CMSE, RM 13-2106) (Link here to facilities page) :  
·
Zeiss Axioplan, Spectra Tech Nic Plan, Kaiser Optical Raman Microprobe Surface Analysis:  Physical Electronics Model 660 Scanning Auger Microscope, Kratos AXIS Ultra Imaging X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer Thermal Analysis : Perkin Elmer Pyris 1 DSC, Perkin Elmer DSC7, Seiko DMS 110 DMA, Seiko DMS 200 DMA, Seiko Dual TG/DTA 320 Thermogravimetric/DTA, Tencor FLX 2320 Thin Film Stress Measurement System Mettler FP900 Thermosystem Hotstage, Perkin Elmer 2Z Auto Balance, Oxford Instruments Liquid Helium Cryostat, Linkum Scientific FTIR 600 Freezing/Hotstage Thin Film Instrumentation: Sharon Vacuum Thermal Co-Evaporator, Tencor FLX 2320 Thin Film Stress Measurement System, Tencor P-10 Surface Profilometer, Gaertner Scientific Three Wavelength Variable Angle Ellipsometer, HB603 STEM , JEOL 2010 Advanced High Performance TEM, JEOL 2000FX General Purpose TEM, JEOL 200CX General Purpose TEM Scanning Electron Microscopes : JEOL 6320FV Field-Emission High-resolution SEM, FEI/Philips XL30 FEG ESEM 

LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE IN THE MIT CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (CBE, RM 56-341) (
Link here to facilities page) :

· 2 photon microscopy imaging, flourescence microscopy, optical trap, DI SPM III and Dimension III AFM, Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR), etc.