Instrumentation and Capabilities
6 ft Hood setup (x12)
Capabilities:
Two Heidolph hotplates
Custom 5 key Schlenk Manifold (U of Utah Glass Shop),
Welch 1400 Pump, high flow bubbler and Chemglass vacuum gauge.
Optional Tank storage between hoods.
Bench Space across hoods is equipped with storage
and snorkels.
Atmosphere: House Nitrogen
6 ft A.D.A. Hood setup (x1)
Capabilities:
Both lift and sliding hood sash (33 in hood height)
Lowered 4 key Schlenk Manifold with Welch 1402 Pump, and high flow bubbler.
Lowered Bench Space (33 in) next to the hood
Located adjacent to lab door and safety shower/eye wash station
Atmosphere: House Nitrogen
Tosoh EcoSec Size Exclusion Chromatograph (SEC)
Capabilities:
Column: 1 to 5000 kDa separation
Solvent: THF at 40 °C
Detection: Multiangle light scattering (MALS), UV, and RI
TA instruments DSC250 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) (x2)
Capabilities:
Thermal only: -40 to 400 °C
UV and Thermal: -40 to 250 °C using Mercury Arc Lamp
Autosampler: 54 pan capacity
Atmosphere: Nitrogen
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TA instruments HR-30 Rheometer with UV
Capabilities:
Thermal only: -20 to 200 °C (upper and lower heated geometries)
UV and Thermal: -20 to 150 °C using Mercury Arc Lamp
Attachments: 8, 20, 25, 40, and 50 mm Parallel Plates
Atmosphere: Nitrogen Blanket
Safety: Snorkel and Vented Instrument Room
TA instruments Discovery 850 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer (DMA)
Capabilities:
Thermal only: -90 to 400 °C
Attachments: Tensile and 3-Point Bend
Atmosphere: Nitrogen Blanket
Safety: Snorkel and Vented Instrument Room
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ZwickRoell Materials Testing Machine Z005/TH
Capabilities:
Load cell: 5 kN Xforce Precision load cell
Crosshead Travel: 1380 mm
Max Test Speed: 3000 mm/min
Min Test Speed: 0.0005 mm/min
Drive Resolution: 0.00095 μm
Attachments: Tensile (Body Over Wedge Grips and elastomer grips) and 3-Point Bend
Tracking: VideoXtens 1-270 P Video Extensometer (no marking needed)
Software: 2D DIC license and video extensometer recording
Safety: Vented Instrument Room
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Retsch PM 400 Planetary Ball Mill
Capabilities:
Gas purgeable chambers (~200 - 500 mL)
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Inert Two-Person Glovebox
Capabilities:
Large and small antechamber, cold well, 2nd Vacuum for drying, attached solvent still for inbox dispensing, freezer with slide, 0.01 mg Mettler Tolledo Balance, and shelving.
Atmosphere: Nitrogen
Imaging
DSLR Canon EOS R5 8k Camera with Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens (x2)
FLIR T450sc Thermal Camera
Vacuum Oven (x3)
Capabilities:
20 - 260 °C with nitrogen or vacuum