Characterization

Polarized Light Microscopy

DM4 M LED Polarized Light Microscope (Leica)

5x/10x/20x/50x/100x

Rheology

HR20 Rheometer (TA Instruments)

Plate-Plate
Plate-Cone
Double Gap Cylinder
Vane/Rotor
DMA

Mechanical Testing

EZ Test Universal Tester (Shimadzu)

Tensile Test
Compression Test

pH Meter

Seven2GoTM pH Meter (Mettler Toledo)
 

Processing

Centrifugation

5424 R Centrifuge (Eppendorf)

Vacuum Drying

Heraeus VT 6025 Vaccum Drying Oven (Thermo)

Freeze Drying

Alpha 1-2 LDplus Freeze Dryer (Martin Christ)

Film Coating

Automatic Heatable Film Applicator 4340 (Elcometer)