Biophysical Characterization Rates


Biophysical Characterization

Facility is undergoing restructuring and will do a full rate review during FY24

Service LineUnitCampus UsersOther AcademicExternal / Industry
BiaCore T200Day$263$347$464
MicroCal iTC200Day$200$259$351
Li-Cor Odyssey Imaging Microscale ThermophoresisHour$12$17$23
NanoTemper MicroscaleHour$28$39$49
Plate Reader with FluorosceneHour$7$9$17
GE Typhoon Phosphorimager SystemHour$19$24$35
Jasco J-1500 CDHour$23$30$41
Dynamic Light Scattering
Malvern Nano Zetasizer ZSP		Hour$17$22$28
Wyatt Technologies GPC-MALSHour$17$22$28
Beckman XL-I Analytical Ultracentrifuge with Aviv Fluorescence DetectionDay$198$259$540
Formulatrix FomulatorHour$13$17$23
Formulatrix NT8 dropsetterHour$14$22$23
Formulatrix Rock ImagerHour$12$17$23
Rigaki - XRDHour$28$39$52
Rigaki - BioSAXSHour$28$39$52
TrainingHour$125$125$245
    
Rates are subject to change, contact facility to verify current fees.
FY26 Specialized Service Center Approved Fees (pdf)

Training

Training for new users consists of:

  • lab safety training,
  • operation of the instrument and associated software,
  • use of data analysis software,
  • exporting or presenting data,
  • clean up and shutdown of the instrumentation.

Once the training is complete, researchers may schedule their experiments through the interm director of Biophysical Characterization (Steve Eyles) or online through CORUM at corum.umass.edu.

CORUM centralized ordering system
Shared Facilities

Reservations & Services

CORUM - the centralized ordering system for shared facilities.

CORUM User Guides

Make a Payment
To make a payment for CORUM invoices, please go to the Make a Payment page and select the appropriate Core Facility. You will be redirected to the UMass General Store form.