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- 1. Applications • Material characterization: material design, composition, number of layers, and distribution of chemicals in layers • Root cause analysis of failures in products or production processes by applying the combined internal and external expertise • Characterization, purity determination, quantification of chemicals and formulations • Quantitative determination of binders and pigments in materials • Quantitative determinations of compounds and qualitative and quantitative (trace) elemental analysis in solid samples, materials, emulsions, dispersions, inks and liquid solutions • Identification and structure elucidation of unknown compounds in wide range of samples • Fast Screening MS for VOC’s, product quality, purity and structure confirmation or elucidation • Determination of exact molecular mass via high-resolution mass spectrometry • Quantitative and qualitative analysis in various matrices • Pyrolysis and TDS (thermo-desorption) with GCMS for thermal behavior of substances, coatings in combination with other thermal methods (TGA, DSC, TGA-MS) • Fingerprinting of complex mixtures, formulations and coatings in order to quickly address batch to batch variability • Oligomer and polymer characterization: composition, end groups, monomer ratio's, crosslink densities • In depth oligomer and polymer characterization (MW and chemical composition drift) • Pulse Field Gradient NMR spectroscopy (DOSY) for in situ studies like adsorption, mixture and polymer analysis • Reaction monitoring (in situ or offline) for elucidation of reaction mechanisms • Reversed Engineering of materials and fingerprinting of competitor materials • Analysis in patent infringement cases • Feeding analytical libraries by high throughput analytics : Hansen Solubility Parameter, spectral database for PCA analysis Equipment • X-ray based analytical methods: WD-XRF, m-XRF, XRD and HT- XRD (high temperature-XRD) or GA-XRD (grazing angle XRD) • ICP-OES and Ion Chromatography (anions, cations) • GC/MS coupling with quadrupole systems incl. acquisition of EI, PCI and NCI • GC/DHS with thermal desorption unit, cryo-trap and auto-sampling • Direct Exposure and Insert Probe MS with EI, PCI and NCI modes • HPLC/MS coupling with TOF for high-resolution MS • HPLC/APCI and HPLC/ESI ionization in combination with MS (quadrupole), MSn (Ion-trap) and TOF-MS with complementary UV- VIS and fluorescence detection • TLC/UV-VIS/MS Interface for direct measurements of separated compounds on TLC-Plates or other soluble components on surfaces • Thermodesorption- and Pyrolysis GCMS Interfaces • GPC (SEC) coupled with DAD and RI or triple-SEC detection for polymer characterization • FTIR (with microscopy, Split Pea, ATR, HATR, mATR, Circle cell, Hot Stage,…) and Raman (3 wavelength) • 300, 400 and 600 MHz NMR spectrometers equipped with sample changers (Nuclei : 1H, 13C, 29Si, 31P, 15N, 19F, 11B; Probes: 10 mm broadband, 5 mm direct and triple indirect detection; specials: flow probe, diffusion probe, HR - MAS probe; Diffusion accessory - 1000 G/cm) • HPLC/GPC-SPE-NMR set up • TLC-NMR for direct measurements of separated compounds on TLC plates • Access to surface analysis tools (XPS, TOF-SIMS, LA-ICPMS, ICP- MS, ...) via our network of external partners Chemical Analytics • Inorganic Analysis with Sample Preparations • Organic Separation Techniques and Sample Preparations • Organic Spectroscopy and Structure Elucidation • High Throughput Analytics Reach new heights of performance Agfa-Labs – An Orchestra of Advanced Multidisciplinary Analytical Services www.agfa-labs.com
- 2. Physical & Physicochemical Analytics • Microscopy & Profilometry • Colloid Chemistry • Rheology Applications • Check colloidal stability of your dispersions. • Measure wetting behavior of any liquid on any substrate. • Measure visco-elastic properties of liquids and solids. • Characterize thermal behavior of compounds and materials. • Characterize phase transitions at different temperatures. • Measure coating thickness (single or multilayer). • Measure particle sizes and shapes. • Characterize materials with respect to their topography, measure texture and roughness parameters. • Characterize the inner microstructure and composition of materials. • Optical microscopy and micro-spectrophotometry. Applications • Spectral reflection, transmission, absorption and haze • Measure colorimetric BSDF: as input for optical modeling (e.g. ZEMAX) or for correlation to visual and technical performance • Measure color differences in terms of CIE L*a*b*, Hunter Lab etc. • Analysis of light transport in materials and layers stacks by physical modeling (thin layer effects, MIE scattering, …) • Determine optical brightener effect Equipment • Electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) and microanalysis (EDX) • Sample preparation methods for microscopy, e.g. (ultra)microtomy • Stylus profilometry and white-light interferometry • Image analysis • Capillary viscosimetry, shear and extensional rheometry • Electrokinetic analysis, calorimetry, sedimentometry, quartz crystal microbalance • Particle sizing in aqueous and non-aqueous media, gas adsorption techniques • Wilhelmy-balance, MaximumBubble pressure tensiometer, drop shape analysis • DMA, TMA, mDSC, TGA-DTA, TGA-MS • Thermal Analysis • Tensiometry • Particle Characterization Material Optics • Color and Appearance • Optical Properties Equipment • UV/VIS/NIR photometry over the “solar range” (250 – 2500 nm) on liquids and solid samples with different measurement geometry: 8/d, d/8, 45/0, 0/0; directional R/T: 15-75°, Center-Mount • Colorimetric Imaging Goniometer up to 88° • Hand-held and benchtop devices for color, gloss and haze • Calibrated UV/VIS spectroradiometers (250 – 800 nm) • UV/VIS fluorescence spectroscopy Material Testing • Mechanical and Chemical Testing • Weathering & Light-stability Equipment • Friction, Micro-Swelling, Vapor sorption, Adhesion & Taber testing • Tensile, flexible and friction testing (INSTRON 4469) • Weatherometers, Xe-arc and fluorescent light fading units • T/%rH controlled test chambers (180 - 800 liter) • Ozone test chamber (180 liter, T/%rH controlled) Applications • Durability and stability of material • Shelf-life (Arrhenius Testing) and Failure Testing Keen to innovate Agfa-Labs – Innovation as a Way of Life www.agfa-labs.com