Materials Talks

While talking to customers about their samples, a frequent topic that comes up is whether or not their samples are branched.  Fortunately, I work primarily with Malvern Panalytical’s gel permeation / size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) product range, which in addition to providing molecular weight, intrinsic viscosity (IV), and hydrodynamic radius (Rh) data, offers the ideal technique to observe, and even quantify, the extent of branching within a sample.  In this post, I’m going to describe what it means for a sample to be branched, how branching affects a sample’s molecular …

Malvern Panalytical had the pleasure of hosting a free seminar devoted to Understanding Material Characterisation for Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing.
The seminar, attended by over 25 people, was held at TWI’s Granta Centre in Cambridge on the 16th of October. The Granta Centre is an impressive building with a long-standing history in powder metallurgy innovation – a great place to inspire future innovation!
The morning was comprised of a series of presentations outlining various particle characterization methods.
The following topics were presented:
 

The importance of powder characterization in laser-based additive manufacturing
by Miguel Zavala …

Addressing concerns about data quality, space, throughput and user experience
More research institutions are moving towards a central laboratory model of shared analytical equipment. It encourages optimal usage of the technologies, building of expertise in techniques and ensuring the upkeep of better laboratory practices. X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a paramount technique for any material science research project. Therefore, the selection of a correct diffractometer model, suitable for the task, often comes to the top of the priority list, when designing a new laboratory.
As an Application Specialist at Malvern Panalytical, we often …

About Sanjeeva Murthy and the New Jersey center for Biomaterials at Rutgers University
Sanjeeva Murthy is an Associate Research Professor at the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials (NJCBM), Rutgers University. He is a Materials Scientist with expertise in polymers, biomaterials and biological structures.  The NJCBM was founded in 1991 by Dr. Joachim Kohn with a mission to improve patient care and public health through the development and commercialization of future generations of biomaterials. Current activities in the laboratory include synthesis and characterization of new polymers for regenerative medicine, and fabricating them …