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At Particle Characterisation Laboratories, we will…

Collaborate

We will work closely with you and your team to identify the scope and specific needs of your research project, and what analyses will help you identify the material properties you need.

Analyse

In line with your tailored research package, we will conduct the required analysis of your samples and compile your results into a single definitive report.

Consult

Your team will be given detailed understanding of the findings and their implications, and we will work with you to develop your collective method-development.

Techniques we employ

Dynamic Vapour Sorption is a gravimetric technique used to measure the sorption properties of complex materials using water and organic vapours, employed across a range of industries. 

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Powder rheology studies the behaviour of powders as bulk assemblies, consisting of solids, liquids and gases. It allows users to measure the dynamic flow and shear properties of powders as well as quantifying bulk properties such as density, compressibility, and permeability.

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True density is the density of a material at 0% porosity. Using Gas Pycnometry, this value can be attained to measure this property in powders, as well as revealing polymorphic, hydrated, and amorphous forms of the product sample.

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Using a laser diffraction measurement, we can use the scattering intensity data resulting from a laser beam passing through a dispersed particulate sample to calculate the size of the particles.

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Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) provides qualitative and quantitative information on the thermal properties of solid materials such as the melting and degradation temperatures, glass transition temperature, melt and crystallysation enthalpy, specific and latent heats, polymorphism, and purity of the materials.

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Envelope Density is an extremely effecitve technique for characterising a variety of solid materials across different industries, particularly porous objects of irregular size and shape.

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Inverse Gas Chromatography is a chromatographic technique which measures the retention of gasses within solid compounds to calculate surface energy at a unparalleled level of detail and accuracy.

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Using the BET (Brunauer, Emmett and Teller) theory, we can model the physical adsorption of gas molecules on a solid surface and generate a specific surface area result expressed in units of area per mass of sample (m2/g, as well as provide insight on porosity.

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Light Scattering is a popular rapid and non-invasive technique commonly used for measuring the size and size distribution of molecules and particles ranging from less than a nanometre up to several microns in size.

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Morphologically-Directed Raman Spectroscopy is an image analysis technique used for determination of not only particle size & shape, but also understanding the chemical identity of the particles using Raman in any complex formulation.

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Thermal Activity Monitoring (TAM) microcalorimetry is one of the most sensitive calorimetric techniques for measuring universal heat signals, making it possible to analyse heat effects over time in chemical, physical and biological processes.

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SEM is widely used to investigate the microstructure and chemistry of a range of materials, producing images of a sample by scanning the surface with a focused beam of electrons. The electrons’ interaction with atoms in the sample reveals information about the surface topography and composition of the sample.

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Dynamic Vapor Sorption is a gravimetric technique used to measure the sorption properties of materials using water and organic vapors, used to characterise complex materials used in a range of industries.

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