Services

Instruments HomeEclipse : Eclipse (Varian), Spectrofluorimeter equipped with HTS accessory, front face adapter and TIRF attachments.PC-1 (ISS) : Photon Counting Spectrofluorimeter.FLIM Microscope (1) : ALBA (ISS), four laser diodes, Olympus IX71 Microscope.FLIM Microscope (2) : MT200 (PicoQuant, Inc), four laser diodes, four APD detectors.Fluorometer : Fluo Time 200( PicoQuant, Inc), Time correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) System. Equipped with pulsed Laser Diodes and LEDs excitation sources, and ultra fast MCP detector.CHRONOS (ISS) : Frequency-Domain Fluorometer with laser diodes and LEDs excitation.Atomic Force Microscope : NTEGRA platform: NTEGRA PrimaConfocal Microscope : With TIRF attachment, home build instrument, based on Olympus IX71 Microscope, This instrument is equipped with Laser Diodes, coupled thorough polarisation preserving fibres, X-Y ultra precise scanner and two channels APD detectors.TIRF Assay System : With Olympus Microscope Fiber Optics connections to CCD camera, Ocean Optics and FT100 FluorometerTI: Sapphire Laser : Maitai (Spectra Physics), 700-970 nm, 100 femtoseconds.Spin Coater : Model P6700. For thin layers coating.Goniometer : Home build instrument for angular distribution measurements.Tensiometer : Model BAM4C. For tissue forces measurement.TIRF with Fluidies (BioelectroSpec) : Adapted to Varian Eclipse.Spectrofotometers : Beckman, Model DU520, Varian/Cary 50.Circular Dichroism SpectrophotometerCentrifugation SystemFront-Face AdaptorsHigh Pressure SystemPreparative IsoElectro Focusing

The CFTN provides services to researchers from academia and industry across Texas, the United States and the rest of the World.
Everybody who wants to utilize high-tech fluorescence in their research is welcome to visit our Center located in Fort Worth, a unique city with a great history. CFTN is a part of UNT Health Fort Worth (UNTHSC) at Fort Worth. The UNT Healthis conveniently located in the Fort Worth Cultural District, a wonderful place to conduct research and relax after hard work.
The CFTN offers services, advice, and help in the fields of:

  • Fluorescence technologies, fluorescence imaging, and instrumentation
  • Demonstration of instruments operation 
  • Experiment design, experimental setup and sample preparation
  • Fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy measurements
  • Fluorescence based sensing and imaging
  • Photonics and plasmonics
  • Fluorescent probes
  • Forster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
  • Data interpretation and analysis

The Center hosts an enthusiastic group of scientists, working in the field of fundamental and applied fluorescence/photonics with an emphasis on applications to the biomedical sciences.  The group has extensive expertise in fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, photonis and plasmonics and focuses its efforts on the development of new photonics technologies and their implementation in practical applications (commercialization).