for this industry sectors:
- Electronics / Microelectronics
- Energy / environmental
- Pharmaceutical
- Cosmetic / chemical
- Metallurgical
- Medical / Biotechnological
- Automotive
We offer the following Characterizations:
- Composition
- Structure
- Micro/ nano surface morphology
- Viscosity
- Thermal properties
- Electric and magnetic properties
- Thin films deposition
- Spectroscopic properties
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Electronics / Microelectronics
Examples
- Thin film deposition with different techniques.
- Characterization of thin films and coatings:
- Thin films composition analysis.
- Determination of the morphology and thickness of electronic devices coatings.
- Determination of magnetic and electric properties in thin films.
- Crystallographic quality analysis of the layer of the devices and its interfaces.
- Study of the preferential orientation of grains in a polycrystalline layer (texture).
- Profilometry assays.
- surface topography assays.
- Electron beam lithography to create thin film masks and the fabrication of magnetoelectronic devices.
- Fabrication of photolithography masks.
- Plasma surface cleaning.
- Etching of wet and dry thin films.
- Metals and oxides deposition.
- Characterization of the thickness and refraction index of thin films.
- Thermal treatment of thin films.
Available techniques
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Energy / environmental
Examples
- Thin films deposition in flexible substrates.
- Determination of the composition of materials used in photovoltaics.
- Low temperature electric and magnetic measurements.
- Surface electrical properties
- Characterization of thin films and coatings.
- Surface topography assays.
Available Techniques
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Metallurgical
Examples
- Analysis of the composition (EDX), morphology (SEM) and microstructure (XRD) of precipitates.
- Coatings analysis.
- Chemical characterization of phases and precipitates (micrometric scale) present in metals, alloys, steel, ceramics and advanced materials for all kind of applications.
- Characterization of metallic powders.
- Profilometry studies in metallic coatings.
- Identification of different oxide phases, at a microscopic layer and its distribution in microscopic regions (mapping).
- Surface topography studies.
- Hydrophobicity of metallic surfaces.
Available techniques
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Pharmaceutical
Examples
- Analysis of the stability of solutions: coalescence, flocculation, sedimentation.
- Analysis of the volume and density of porous solids: catalyzers, active carbons, pharmaceutical products, etc.
- Characterization of polymorphic and amorphic phases of active ingredients in pharmaceutical products.
- Characterization of peptides hydrogels.
- Characterization of liposomes, micelles, bicelles or another lipoprotein particles.
- Characterization of products of synthesis (identification of impurities).
- Determination of the surface area (BET) and porosity.
- Determination of crystalline structures in materials.
- Determination of the degree of crystallinity of active pharmaceutical ingredients.
- Determination of particle size of active pharmaceutical ingredients. Z potential.
- Study of isostructurality and isomorphism in active pharmaceutical ingredients.
- Study of the integrity of microcapsules.
- Study of nanocapsules with peptides, proteins, etc.
- Analysis of relative cohesion between particles and mechanical interference. it is useful to determine the density and the packing capabilities of particles in powder.
- Measurement of released or absorbed in the interactions between biomolecules in solution, in events of biomolecular union.
- measurement of rheological parameters for the determination rheopectic and thixotropic behaviour of food and viscosity in pharmaceutic and cosmetic products.
- hydrophobic / hydrophilic behaviour of saline solutions with bandages.
Available techniques
- Surface analysis (AFM, SPM)
- Analysis of molecular interactions
- Image analysis with SEM and TEM
- X-ray diffraction
- Spectroscopy EPR
- Granulometry
- Advanced optical microscopy
- Polymorphism
- Isothermal titration calorimetry(ITC)
- Thermic analysis ATG/DSC
- Surface area analysis BET
- Stability analysis Turbiscan Lab
- Particle size
- He pycnometer
- Detection and characterization of free radicals
- NANOQUIM
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Cosmetic / Chemical
Examples
- Morphological and elemental analysis of micro and nanoparticles:
- Size and size distribution, 3D morphology, pores distribution and particle microstructure.
- Local composition with spectroscopy
- Local crystallographic orientation
- Characterization of liposomes, micelles, bicelles and other lipoprotein particles.
- Characterization of nanoparticles in cosmetic products.
- Characterization of nanoparticles in drug delivery systems.
- Calorimetry analysis of chemical products and materials.
- Studies isostructure and isomorphism in active pharmaceutical ingredients.
- Carbon structures identification (diamond, graphite, amorphous carbon, fullerenes, C-60, multi-walled/single-walled carbon nanotubes).
- Determination of hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity in synthetic fabric and metallic coatings.
- Identification of organic compounds.
- Viscosity of lubricant solutions.
Available techniques
- Morphological and elemental analysis of micro and nanoparticles:
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Medical/ Biotechnological
Examples
- Characterization of liposomes, micelles, bicelles or other lipoprotein particles.
- Study of molecular aggregates.
- Study of polymeric functionalization in inorganics substrates. Analysis of the different elements in the functionalized surface.
- Study of nanoparticles with peptides, proteins, etc.
- Characterization of the viscosity of the solutions.
- hydrophobic / hydrophilic behaviour of saline solutions with bandages.
Available techniques
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Automotive
Examples
- Structural characterization of the materials ( crystallinity, size of microcrystals, orientation, tension, etc.).
- Composition of metallic powders.
- Assessment in the design and production of coatings.
- Study of surface defects and characterization of the surface texture of different materials: plastic, composites, metals, glass, etc.
- Study of the viscosity of the solutions.
Available techniques