Scientific domain
PE11: Materials Engineering
Keywords
EDS
FESEM
SEM
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
WDS
X-rays
scanning electron microscopy FESEM
Home partner institution
(UPC) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Website
No
Technical staff available
Yes
Remote access details
No
Remote access available
No
Open to external users
Yes
Equipment
- Field emission scanning electron microscope (ultra-high-resolution)
- Soft X-ray emission spectrometer (SXES)
- Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD)
- Wavelength dispersive spectrometer (WDS) detector
- SEM nanoindenter in situ
Open access to updated information database
No
Online booking system details
No
Online booking system available
No
Description
Besòs Microscopy Laboratory has various electron microscopes (SEM, FESEM, TEM). Recently, it has benefited from a public infrastructure tender for ultra-high-resolution scanning electron microscopy equipment with high analytical capability (SXES, WDS-EDS, EBSD) and an in situ nanoindenter.
The aim of the facility is to provide services to public and private entities and research groups on the Besòs campus, mainly in the fields of materials such as plastics and composites, metallic materials, reliability of engineering materials, and biomaterials for the regeneration and/or functional repair of tissues.