The Polymer Characterization Laboratory is equipped to characterize materials with regard to their thermal properties and, for polymeric materials, their molecular weight (distribution) and size (in solution). Polymer characterization is the analytical branch of polymer science.
The discipline is concerned with the characterization of polymeric materials on a variety of levels. The characterization typically has as a goal to improve the performance of the material which implies that the characterization should ideally also be linked to the parameters that are related to the desirable properties of the material such as strength, impermeability, toughness, optical properties and the like.
Instrumentation includes:
Additional laboratory facilities:
- TA Instruments - Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC-2910)
- TA Instruments - Thermo Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA-2950)
- Instron - Universal Materials Testing (Instron – 4444)
- Waters - Gel-Permeation Chromatography
- Waters - Time of Flight MALDI Mass Spec (Q-TOF)
- EFOS – Acticure High Intensity Xenon Broadband UV Light Source with Remote Delivery Optical Wand (Model #1 A4000)
- Shimadzu – Precision Electric Microbalance (#AUW120D)
- HP – Dielectric Variable Frequency Impedance Analyzer (#P 4192A-LF)
- Clearstone – Small Spot Size High Intensity UV LED Light Source
- Clearstone – Large Size Array High Intensity UV LED Light Source
- Mechanical Variable Speed Homogenizer (Pro 250)
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