Polymers

Polyelectrolyte multilayer on QCM-D sensorBy their nature, polymers and polyelectrolytes tend to be very sensitive to changes in their environment. QCM-D is successfully used to monitor build-up of polymer layers and polyelectrolyte multilayers and characterize them in terms of hydration/solvation, crosslinking and interaction with other molecules.

 

The modeling software enables quantification of thickness and viscoelastic properties of the layer.

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We offer a wide range of sensors with coatings suitable for different applications.

QCM-D can be combined with several other techniques to get simultaneous and complementary measurement data.

Special modules are available for electrochemistry, microscopy or ellipsometry to mention some examples.