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Improving the Life of Platinum Labware

Platinum labware is usually exposed to harsh environments that can considerably reduce the lifespan of the product.

From XRF Scientific 5 Sep 2017

An Introduction to PTFE and Thin-walled Catheter Liners

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a greatly popular and abundantly useful fluoropolymer. PTFE has been with ZEUS since the 1930s when it was accidently developed by Technicians working for DuPont.

From Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. 14 Sep 2017

An Introduction to SUTURES and AEOS ePTFE Monofilament

Sutures are filaments, fibers or thread-like materials used to hold a wound or tissue together. In surgical language, sutures are used for apposition – that is, the positioning (of tissue) side by side to allow healing.

From Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. 14 Sep 2017

The Advantages of Using Food-Grade Thermal Fluid in Indirectly Heated Baking Ovens

Paratherm NF improves baking with precise, consistent heat, enhancing product quality and safety in food processing.

From Paratherm 18 Sep 2017

Glass Beads for XRF Analysis of Cement

At 950 °C, all samples were calcined for 120 minutes before fusion and production of the beads.

From XRF Scientific 5 Sep 2017

Detecting Gas Leaks Hundreds of Meters Away with ABB Ability ™ Gas Leak Detection System

In this interview, Doug Baer, from ABB, talks to AZoM about their new Gas Leak Detection System that can detect a leak several hundred feet away saving time and money.

From ABB Measurement & Analytics 7 Sep 2017

Modifying 3D Printed Materials to Understand Rock Mechanics

3D printing has recently been combined with frozen stress techniques to create a new way of directly characterizing the 3D interior discontinuities and the full-field stress caused by man-made disturbances in deeply buried rock masses.

By Liam Critchley 12 Sep 2017

Novel Conjugated Polymer Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Imaging Applications

Conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPN) have gathered interest recently because of their ability to exhibit a high fluorescence. As such they have become an interesting material for fluorescent probes in biological fluorescence imaging applications for small animal cell cultures.

By Liam Critchley 11 Sep 2017

Creating a Molecular Picture of Mineral-Soil Interactions

From a thermodynamic point of view, soil matter should easily turn over, but minerals can remain in soils for many years due to the complex and reactive interactions between the minerals, plants and microbes.

By Liam Critchley 11 Sep 2017

Rhodium Nanoparticles as a Carbon Dioxide Conversion Catalyst

Methanol is a commonly used solvent, feedstock for the production of ethylene and propylene and fuel additive that has shown to be an excellent and sustainable alternative fuel for chemical and energy industries.

By Benedette Cuffari 11 Sep 2017