Custom Polymer Synthesis Dilute Solution Viscosity Extractions & Digestions

Physical Testing

Thermal Analysis

Gas Chromatography Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) Headspace Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry (Headspace GC/MS) High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) / Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)

Chemical and Thermal Digestion Solvent Extractions

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Image Analysis Optical Birefringence Optical Microscopy Scanning Electron Microscopy / Energy Dispersive Xray Spectroscopy (SEM/EDS) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Compression Custom Fixture Development Durometer Flex (3 & 4 Point Bend) Melt Flow Index (MFI) Specific Gravity & Density Determination Tensile (Film, Plastic, Rubber)

Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES) Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Analysis Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) Rheology Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)

Karl Fischer Halide Analysis Potentiometric

Additives Analysis Aging & Chemical Resistance Testing Comparative Analysis Compounded Polymer Analysis Contamination Analysis Custom Method Development & Testing Deformulation & Competitor Product Analysis Depth Profiling and Surface Analysis Extractables & Leachables Analysis Failure Analysis Imported Goods Testing Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Analysis Material Certification & Qualification Medical Product Testing Molecular Weight Analysis Phthalates Analysis Polymer Structure Analysis Quality Control Assurance Research & Development Routine Testing Services

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Additives Analysis Counterfeit Plastic Defect Identification Stolen Formulations

Automotive Consumer Product Testing Litigation Support Medical Devices Packaging Pharmaceutical Plastics, Polymers, Rubber

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Thermal Analysis

Rheology

Measures the melt viscosity, creep, and stress relaxation responses of polymers as functions of time, temperature, and force, using parallel plate or cone-and-plate configurations from subambient to high temperature.

Applications:

Comparative analysis of viscosity

Response of thermoplastics to shearing

Viscosity response over time (curing), frequency, temperature, etc.

More representative of processing than MFI

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Work We've Done

Resin Viscosity

A client contacted us who needed to monitor the viscosity of a thermosetting resin as a function of time and temperature to determine the working time of their resin. We were able to generate a series of viscosity data sets as a function of time and temperature which was essential to their product line.

For another client we routinely qualify batches of medical grade resin to be released for molding.