High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
- Routine analysis (quantification and/or comparative identification) of components in mixture
- Cleaning Validation Studies and Trace Analysis
- Purity analysis
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy (GC-MS)
- Routine analysis of components in mixture
- Cleaning Validation Studies and Trace Analysis
- Purity analysis
- Identification of unknown compounds (e.g. – contaminant materials)
- Volatile materials identification in solid and liquid samples by Headspace GC-MS.
Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) spectroscopy
- Identification of materials.
- Detection of intermolecular bonding
Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)
- Molecular weight determination of polymers
- Molecular Weight Distribution of Polymers
- Comparative Analysis of loss of molecular weight of polymers through degradation
Karl Fischer Coulometer
- % Moisture content of liquid and solid samples by Karl Fischer Coulometer
Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
- Identification of glass transition temperature, crystalline melting temperature and crystallisation temperature of polym
- Thermal Stability of materials (e.g. – oxidative induction time (OiT) of materials)
- DSC Identification of materials by their Crystalline Melting Temperature (according to IS EN ISO 3146:2000).
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
- % Inorganic Content (including % Carbon Black and % CaCO3) by TGA (based on ISO 11358).
- Material Thermal Stability.
- Moisture and Volatiles Content.
- Composition of Multi-Component Systems.
- Shelf-Life Studies and Decomposition Kinetics.
Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis (DMTA)
- Mechanical-Thermal Properties of materials
Scanning Electron Microscope System with EDX Detector
- SEM can be utilised to take highly detailed images of areas of interest on a sample (e.g. – fracture surfaces, contamination, etc).
- The EDX detector can be utilised to determine the elemental profile of the area under investigation (e.g. – elements present in material to defined steel type)
Mechanical properties – Tensile, Compression, Flexural and Friction analysis
- ISO testing on standard specimens or custom made samples
- Tensile testing to measure material strength and elongation (flexibility).
- Compression testing
- 3-point bend flexural testing to measure flexural strength and modulus (stiffness).
- Weld strength, tear strength and bond strength.
- Friction testing of materials
Impact Resistance
- Pendulum Impact testing to Charpy and Izod notched and un-notched tests
- Falling dart impact testing using instrumented impact tester
- Film impact testing using the ‘staircase method.’
- Testing on ISO standard specimens or custom made samples
- Customised impact tests to simulate end product exposure
Product Shelf Life Testing and Lifespan Estimation
- Oven ageing to determine lifespan of product.
- Oven ageing to verify Product Shelf Life stability of Medical Products.
- Humidity chamber also available for more specific environments.
- UV aging
- Melt Flow Rate Analysis (MFR)
- MFR is the primary polymer property used to determine batch consistency and specification conformity. Directly correlates to the average molecular weight of the polymer.
- Verification of incoming raw material MFR.
Imaging Microscope Systems
- Bright light and fluorescence microscope Imaging Systems
- Confocal microscope
- Application of digital sizing software to determine the dimensions of samples
Goniometer
- Measurement of contact angle for assessment of hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity
Drug dissolution
- In-line Pharmacopeia standard method for the detection of the release rate of active pharmaceutical ingredients through UV detection.
- Manual sample collection and analysis through HPLC also possible
Rheometry
- Determination of the storage (elastic) modulus, loss modulus, viscosity and shear strength of swollen or molten polymers
X-Ray Diffraction
- Non-destructive technique that reveals detailed information about the chemical composition and crystallographic structure of natural and manufactured mater
Other tests
- Shore A and Shore D hardness
- Vicat Softening Point and Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT)
- Optical testing; Colour, light transmission and haze
- Abrasion testing
- Measurement of Chemical Resistance and absorption tests.