Current and completed projects include:

Application development:

• Creation of novel polyimide films using our client’s monomers
• Creation of novel epoxy adhesives using client-specific ingredients
• Proof-of-concept for a novel biodegradable consumer product (replacing a non-degradable one)
• Creation of a novel membrane with tailored permeability
• Demonstration of the range of properties that are possible with a family of copolymers

Problem solving related to:

• Producing a packaging film that meets FDA regulations
• Creation of novel coatings with specified properties
• Replacing a scarce ingredient in a compounded polymer product while producing the same properties
• Reducing waste in a polymer/material process
• Improving the rheology of high solids slurry to reduce process costs
• Interactions between a new carbohydrate polymer and other ingredients
• Determining the source of an impurity in a condensation polymerization process
• Causes of non-reproducible properties in a polymerization process
• Start-up of a plant to make an oil-field chemical
• Competitive analysis of client’s products with recommended improvements
• Starting up a plant that processes protein polymers
• Discovering the cause of a premature failure of a polymer part
• Creation of a new oil-industry product using our client’s ingredients

Analytical method development and measurements:

• GPC for molecular weight measurement
• Intrinsic viscosity
• Parallel plate rheometry
• DSC for melting, crystallization and other thermal transitions
• TGA for thermal degradation
• DMA for mechanical properties
• Tensile tests for mechanical properties
• GC/MS for chemical analysis
• UV-Vis spectroscopy for chemical analysis
• FTIR for chemical analysis
• AFM/nano-FTIR for material characterization
• Particle size measurement
• X-ray diffraction for material characterization
• Imaging by optical microscopy and SEM (scanning electron microscopy)

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