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Services according to industry sectors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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