We use the following in-house facilities for our experimental research:
[1] Modular Compact Rheometer
Manufacturer: Anton Paar
Date of procurement: 26/10/2012
Function: A stress and strain controlled rheometer that contains the material of interest in a geometric configuration, control the environment around it, and sense the deformation under force.
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[2] Optical Tensiometer
Manufacturer: Biolin Scientific (Attension Theta)
Date of procurement: 21/10/2013
Function: It measures static and dynamic contact angles, static and semi-dynamic surface/interfacial tension and surface free energy
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[3] Optical Microscope
Manufacturer: ZEISS (AXIO)
Date of procurement: 17/12/2012
Function: Microscope that uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small subjects.
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[4] Flow Coating Device
Manufacturer: DDU Nadiad
Date of procurement: 10/11/2013
Function: Coat a thin film layer on a solid surface.
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[5] Vane Shear Appartus
Manufacturer: AIMIL Ltd
Date of procurement: 08/10/2016
Function: It is a lab scale experimentation technique to determine the yield stress of the various slurries.
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[6] Spin Coater
Manufacturer: Apex Instruments
Date of procurement: February 2019
Function: Lab scale equipments used to produce uniform thin films of a liquid by spinning it onto a flat substrate.
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[7] UV Photochemical Reactor
Date of procurement: February 2019
Function: Lab scale reactor with UV radiation source used for photochemical reactions.
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[8] Dynamic Light Scattering
Manufacturer: Brookhaven Instruments
Date of procurement: Februray 2019
Function: It is a lab scale experimentation technique to determine the size distribution profile of small particles in suspension or polymers in solution.
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We routinely use characterization facilities of electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).
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