Spectroscopy | Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology

Spectroscopy is an invaluable tool in chemical analysis. Atoms and molecules interact with electromagnetic radiations, and the two most commonly utilised type of interactions are absorption and emission. The interaction between a molecule and a radiation of a particular range of wavelength can often inform researchers of the different properties of the sample concerned, and the equipment in our laboratories make use of either infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation. There are a number of analytical purposes that can be fulfilled by these equipments, including but not limited to:

Identifications of compounds, i.e. functional groups determination, etc. (IR spectroscopy)
Quantitative analysis of organic, organometallic, or bioconjugate species (UV-Vis spectroscopy)
Photoluminscence properties (UV-Vis spectrophotometers)
Protein secondary structure (Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectropolarimeter)
Elemental analysis (Atomic absorption and ICP-OES)

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
AGILENT	CARY 670 FTIR SPECTROPHOTOMETER	Y1308
THERMO SCIENTIFIC	NICOLET IS50 FTIR ADVANCED XT-KBR GOLD SPECTROMETER	Y1308

Contact Person

Dr Yuen On-ying

Y801
(852) 3400 8859
yuen.on.ying@polyu.edu.hk

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
BRUKER	VerTex 70 FTIR SPECTROMETER	Y1308

Contact Person

Dr Gu Yanjuan, Karen

Y721
(852) 3400 8858
yanjuan.gu@polyu.edu.hk

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
PERKIN ELMER	LS55 FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETER	Y1023
HORRIBA	FLUOROMAX-4P SPECTROFLUOROMETER	Y1308
AGILENT	G9800AA CARY ECLIPSE SPECTROFLUOROMETER	Y1308
AGILENT	Cary Eclipse Spectrofluorometer with temperature CONTROLLER	Y1308
HP	8453 UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER	Y1308
VARIAN	CARY 4000 UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER	Y1308
AGILENT	8454 UV-VIS SPECTROPHOTOMETER	Y1308
JASCO	V-780ST UV-VIS DOUBLE BEAM SPECTROPHOTOMETER	Y1308
AGILENT	CARY 60 UV-VIS SINGLE BEAM SPECTROPHOTOMETER	Y1308

Contact Person

Dr. Chan King Hong

Y801
(852) 2766 6453
khongchan@polyu.edu.hk

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
BMG LABTECH	CLARIOstar multimode microplate reader	Y1203

Contact Person

Dr Ma Ye-ping

Y508
(852) 3400 8876
ye-ping.ma@polyu.edu.hk

Brand / Model	Equipment Name	Location
AGILENT	710 ICP-OES	Y1023

Contact Person

Dr Au Chi-ming, David

Y801
(852) 2766 6443
david-cm.au@polyu.edu.hk