PCCL instrumentation and equipment are located in Leigh Hall (LEI), 327. Room access is biometrically locked. Trained users may be granted room access by emailing Dr. Laura Bailey.

Please note, our facilities are not equipped for intensive sample preparation. All samples should be near ready to run upon submission.

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Instrumentation

• Infrared Spectrometer (FT-IR), Spectrum One (Perkin Elmer)
  • Salt window enclosed liquid cell
  • Attenuated total reflectance (ATR)
• Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Zetasizer Nano ZS (Malvern Panalytical)
  • Hydrodynamic size
  • Zetapotential
• Thermal Gravimetric Analyzer (TGA), Discovery 5500 (TA Instruments)
  • Decomposition
  • Pyrolysis, sorption, and/or thermal stability in alternative gases
    • Air
    • Argon
    • Helium
  • Evolved gas mass analysis (TGA-MS)
  • Modulation (mTGA)
• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), Discovery 2500 (TA Instruments)
  • Thermal transitions / Heat flow
  • Specific heat
  • Modulation (mDSC)
• Rheometer, Discovery HR-2 (TA Instruments)
  • Stress controlled
  • Strain controlled
• Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Discovery 880 (TA Instruments)
  • Cantilever
  • Tension
  • Three-point bending
  • Humidity controlled
• Mechanical analysis
  • Universal Mechanical Tester, Criterion model 43 (MTS)
    • Tensile testing
    • Heating chamber
  • Force Analyzer, F-10 (Mark-10)
    • Tensile testing
    • Extension and compression testing
    • Periodic load testing
• Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)
  • Tetrahydrofuran (THF) mobile phase with multi-suite detector (MSD) (Tosoh)
    • Standard separation range: 50 Da – 4 MDa
    • Ultraviolet detection (UV)
    • Viscometry
    • Refractive index detection (RID)
    • Multi-angle light scattering (MALS)
  • Hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) mobile phase with refractive index detector (RID) (Agilent)
    • Standard separation range: 200 Da – 200 kDa
    • Refractive index detection (RID)

Additional Equipment

• Hydrogenation hood
  • Parr reactor
• Microwave reactor, CEM Discover
• Microscopes
• Spin coater, P-600 (Specialty Coating Systems)
• Plasma cleaner
  • Plasma gas(es) available
    • Air
    • Argon
• Vacuum oven
• Solvent purification system