Polymers
Polymers are incorporated into numerous applications spanning countless industries worldwide. Nanomechanical characterization of polymers continues to become increasingly important as polymer-related applications are driven to smaller scales. In addition, many standard characterization techniques assume elastic-plastic behavior, which does not account for the viscoelastic nature of polymers.
Hysitron's instruments equipped with the nanoDMATM option allow researchers to perform dynamic mechanical analysis of viscoelastic polymers at the nanoscale. Storage modulus, loss modulus, storage stiffness, loss stiffness, and tan delta material information with respect to load, displacement, frequency, time, and position can be easily calculated using Hysitron's nanoDMA software.
In addition, Hysitron's Heating / Cooling StageTM option provides researchers with an added dimension to investigate temperature-dependent properties of polymeric materials. The Heating / Cooling stage option can be combined with nanoDMA to form a powerful research tool for investigation of mechanical properties of polymers.
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Nanoscale Dynamic Mechanical Analysis for Viscoelastic Materials
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Study showing Temperature and Frequency Dependence in PMMA at Elevated Temperature
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Adhesion Measurement of a Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
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Sol-Gel-Derived Hard Coating on Polymeric Substrate
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Nanoindentation of Hydrated Viscoelastic Materials
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Modulus Mapping of a Polymer Blend