Facilities

Instrumentation within the Long Group

SM3 Shared Facility

TGA — TGA 5500

TGA Information

TGA ramps from 20 ˚C up to 1200 ˚C at rates between 0.1 to 500 ˚C/min measuring the weight as a function of time to determine weight loss profiles of polymeric materials.

DSC — TA Discovery DSC

DSC Information

Differential Scanning Calorimeter measures the change in heat capacity of material to determine thermal transitions between -180 °C to 725 °C

DMA — TA Discovery DMA

DMA Information

Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer determines storage modulus, loss modulus, tan delta, creep, stress relaxation, and more of materials between -150 °C to 600 °C

Rheometer — TA DHR-3 Rheometer

Rheometer Information

Instron — Instron 68TM-5

Instron Information

Instron tests tension, compression, and flexural properties of materials

SEC — Alliance e2695 Separations Module

SEC Information

SEC calculates the molecular weight distributions of polymer species by passing it through a series of porous columns

SEM — Phenom XL G2 SEM

SEM Information

Scanning Electron Microscope can magnify up to 200,000 x with < 10 nm resolution for imaging materials

Envision — Envision One cDLM Printer

Envision Information

Vat Photopolymerization based printer uses light to catalyze chemical reactions to print 3-dimensional materials with low viscosity material

Custom-Built Direct Ink Write 3D printer

DIW Printer uses light to catalyze chemical reactions for printing 3-dimensional objects with high viscosity material