Testing Equipment
![Particle Filtration Efficiency Tester](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/particle_filtration_efficency_tester_CEPEM.jpg)
The custom-built setup is used to measure the initial particle filtration efficiency of materials used in medical facemasks using a dispersion of latex microparticles.
![Autoclave 40L, Bench Top](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/autoclave_40L_bench_top_CEPEM.jpg)
The autoclave uses high-pressure steam to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores, allowing equipment and liquids to be sterilized.
![Breath Simulation Module](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Breath_Simulation_Module_CEPEM.jpg)
Particle Filtration Efficiency tester is used to detect the filtration efficiency of various medical and daily PPE equipment
![Bacterial Filtration Efficiency Tester](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Bacterial_Filtration_Efficiency_Tester_CEPEM.jpg)
The bacterial filtration efficiency test setup (QT-FMBF2100) is used to determine the BFE of medical face mask materials or the face mask as a whole by challenging an aerosol of bacterial suspension onto the samples.
![Handheld Particle Counter](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Handheld_Particle_Counter_CEPEM.jpg)
The MET ONE HHPC 6+ is a full-featured six-channel handheld particle counter designed for a wide range of tasks in high-technology cleanroom manufacturing environments such as semiconductor or flat panel display manufacturing.
![Biological Safety Cabinets](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Biological_Safety_Cabinets_CEPEM.jpg)
NU-540-400 NuAire LabGard Class II Type biological safety cabinets are enclosed, ventilated workspaces that allow for sterile conditions to be maintained when working with biohazardous materials such as pathogens.
![PortaCount 8048](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/PortaCount_8048_CEPEM.jpg)
The PortaCount Fit Tester provides a consistent and objective testing experience across all respirator types, including all N95 filtering facepieces. Fit check mode shows in real-time how respirator fit changes throughout donning and adjustment, helping users select the right mask and identify the best fit faster.
![TSI 8130A Automated Filter Tester](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/TSI_8130A_Automated_Filter_Tester_CEPEM.jpg)
The Automated Filter Tester Model 8130A is the best solution for testing penetration or filter efficiency and pressure drop of particulate respirator filters, disposable filtering face pieces, and a wide assortment of filter media. It can generate salt or oil test aerosol and uses high-sensitivity photometers to determine filtration efficiency or penetration. The pressure drop is measured with a top-of-the-line pressure transducer.
Characterization
![Camera](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Chronus_Camera_CEPEM.jpg)
Chronos 2.1-HD is a self-contained, handheld, high-speed camera made to capture 1080p cinematic quality images. The Chronos 2.1-HD can shoot 1,000 fps at its maximum resolution and up to 24,046 fps at lower resolutions. Four different user-friendly recording modes enable high-speed imagery ideal for industrial and scientific research applications
![EVOS XL Inverted Microscope](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/EVOS-XL-Inverted-Microscope_CEPEM.jpg)
The Invitrogen EVOS XL core imaging system is a fully automated, digital, inverted imaging system. The system is designed for a broad range of transmitted light applications including time-lapse imaging, manual-assist cell counting, and image review.
![Multi-Mode Spectrophotometer](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Multi-Mode-Spectrophotometer_CEPEM.jpg)
The SpectraMax® M2e Multi-Mode Microplate Reader are dual monochromator, multi-detection instrument with a triple-mode cuvette port and a 6-well to 384-well plate read capability.
![SurPASS 3 Electrokinetic analyzer](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/SurPASS_electrokinetic_analyzer_CEPEM.jpg)
SurPASS 3 is a fully automated zeta potential analyzer for solid surfaces. As electrokinetic analyzers, they employ the classic streaming potential and streaming current method for direct analysis of the surface zeta potential.
Manufacturing
![Innovenso NE300 Electrospinner](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/innovenso_NE300_electrospinner_CEPEM.jpg)
NE300 is a lab-scale electrospinning device used to create electrospun nonwovens using polymer solutions. Electrospinning is a versatile method of forming nanofibers using a high-voltage electric field that stretches the polymer solution into thin fibers. It has a 9-nozzle feeding unit along with basic cylindrical and plate collectors that allow for a wide range of membrane geometries to be produced from polymers.
![MeltBlowing](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/MeltBlowing_CEPEM.jpg)
The modular meltblowing unit is designed to vary the process conditions effectively and create nonwovens with varying fiber diameters and gsm.
![Novaspider Prolab3D Melt Electrowriter](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Novaspider_prolab3d_melt_electrowriter_CEPEM.jpg)
Prolab3D melt electrowriter enables the forming of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications in a chamber with controlled temperature and humidity. Extrusion techniques combined with high voltage electric field allows the user to control the fiber diameter on demand.
![Ball Mill](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Ball_Mill_CEPEM.jpg)
MM500 nano is designed for the crushing, grinding, mixing, and homogenisation of wet and dry soft, medium-hard, fibrous, and brittle materials with an initial particle size of up to 10 mm.
![Solution Blowing](https://www.eng.mcmaster.ca//app/uploads/2024/01/Solution_Blowing_CEPEM.jpg)
Solution blowing is used to create nonwovens using a polymer that may degrade at high temperatures but can dissolve in a solvent. The high-velocity air stream combined with a high-voltage electric field is used to create nanometer-sized fibers.