Chemistry lab
Fume hoods
Two chemical fume hoods
Freeze-drier
Tabletop unit for lyophilisation (Alpha 1-2 LDplus, Martin Christ)
UV-vis spectrophotometer
UV-vis spectrophotometer (ONDA UV-30 SCAN)
Contact angle apparatus
Contact angle apparatus (OCA 50 EC, dataphysics instruments) equipped with high temperature chamber
Processing lab
Ball mill
Planetary micro mill (Pulverisette 7, Fritsch) equipped for measurement of gas pressure and temperature
Rotor mill
Variable speed rotor mill (Pulverisette 14, Fritsch)
Xplore extruder
Twin-screw micro compounder (Xplore, DSM) with 15 cc batch volume
Fiber spinning apparatus
Fiber spinning apparatus (Xplore, DSM) with two modules for melt spinning and cold drawing
Process 11 extruder
Parallel twin-screw extruder (Process 11, Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Film blowing
Single-screw extruder and film blowing apparatus (Teach-LINE, Collin)
Automated hydraulic press
Programmable hydraulic laboratory press (LabTop 300, Fontijne) equipped with active cooling system
Haake Rheomix
Internal mixer (Rheomix, Haake ) equipped with temperature and torque monitoring during process
Characterization lab
Optical microscopy bench
Optical microscope (Olympus BX53M) and Linkam optical station equipped with hot-stage and modular force stage for mechanical characterization
MCR 702e rheo-Raman
Rotational rheometer (MCR 702e, Anton Paar) equipped with linear drive for dynamic-mechanical nalysis and tool for in situ Raman analysis
AR-G2 rheometer
Stress-controlled rotational rheometer (AR-G2, TA Instrument)
ARES rheometer
Strain-controlled rotational rheometer (ARES, Rheometric Scientific) equipped with dielectric spectroscopy tool
DSC 5+
Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC 5+, Mettler Toledo)
DSC Q20
Differential scanning calorimeter (DSC Q20, TA Instrument)
TGA Q500
Thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA Q500, TA Instrument)
Triton DMA
Dynamic-mechanical analyzer (Tritec 2000, Triton Technology) equipped with different fixtures and environmental chamber for tests at controlled temperature
Capillary rheometer
Capillary rheometer (CEAST SR20, Instron)
T2020
Universal testing machine (T2020, Alpha Technologies) for mechanical analysis equipped with different load cells and clamps and also an environmental chamber for tests at controlled temperature
Charpy impact tester
Instrumented Charpy pendulum impact tester (CEAST 9050, Instron) equipped with different hammers