Facilities
Shared Research Center Biorizon has state-of-the-art facilities at its disposal. The facilities can be found at the following locations:
VITO in Mol
GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography)
Agilent 1200 Series LC system equipped with a Shimadzu Prominence autosampler, a Shimadzu Prominence column oven and a ultraviolet (UV) and refractive index (RID) detectors
VITO in Mol
Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR)
FTIR is a classical technique for the characterization of chemical molecules and materials, specially organic based. The theory behind FTIR is the vibration of the bonds of the molecules. Therefore, different functional groups give different signal or peaks in a FTIR spectra. This technique is useful for several applications.
VITO in Mol
WS-650 Series spin processor
Spin coating is a procedure used to deposit uniform thin films to flat substrates. Usually a small amount of coating material is applied on the center of the substrate, which is either spinning at low speed or not spinning at all. The substrate is then rotated at high speed in order to spread the coating material by centrifugal force.
VITO in Mol
Tensile Instron machine model 5582
Tensile allows a wide range of mechanical properties testing. Simple changes of setup allow for measurement of tensile, flexural and compressive properties.
- Elongation measurements
- Tensile stress-strain data
- Young’s modulus
VITO on Green Chemistry Campus
TA Discovery Hybrid Rheometer 2
Rheology is the study of flow and deformation, or stress-strain relationship of materials. Rheometers measure materials from low viscosity liquids to stiff solids in terms of viscosity, modulus, and elasticity or damping.
VITO in Mol
Dynamic Mechanical Analyser (DMA)
DMA measures the mechanical properties of materials as a function of time, temperature, and frequency. DMA is commonly used to measure glass transition temperatures and secondary transitions, orientation caused by processing, cold crystallisation, cure optimization, filler effect in composites,… DMA provides an accurate measure of material stiffness (modulus) but also other important mechanical properties such as damping, creep and stress relaxation.
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This project is made possible by a contribution from the European
Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of OP-Zuid.
