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Salt\u00a0Spray Corrosion Test Chamber\u00a0<\/strong>is a specialized laboratory instrument designed to evaluate the durability of materials in aggressive, salt-rich environments. It replicates corrosive real-world conditions in an accelerated and controlled setting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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CTHERM-85110525<\/strong> thermal conductivity instrument to measure the thermal properties of nano polymers and composites that will be developed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pencil Scratch Hardness Testing Kit <\/strong>is a simple yet effective tool used to evaluate the surface hardness of coatings and thin films. It is widely used in materials science and surface engineering to assess resistance to scratching and abrasion. In this project, it will be used to evaluate the hardness of coatings and thin films and compare the performance of nano-based materials. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Coating Adhesion Testing Kit (Pull-Off Test) <\/strong>to measure the bond strength between a coating and its substrate. It is essential for evaluating how well protective layers adhere under mechanical stress. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sonicator (Ultrasonic Processor) <\/strong>is used to achieve uniform dispersion of nano particles within liquid media. It is especially important in developing high-performance polymers with consistent properties. 

Mechanical Stirrer. <\/strong>Similar to the sonicator, this stirrer is to prepare uniform coating formulations by thoroughly blending liquid components and solid additives. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Compression Testing Machine
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Universal Testing Machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Rapid Chloride Penetration Test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Freeze-Thaw Cabinet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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RHK Pan style STM with FM-AFM
LC Technologies Glovebox
LC Technologies Thermal Evaporator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Inspect F50 Field Emission High Resolution (~ 1 nm) Scanning Electron Microscopy facility equipped with secondary electron detector, low kV back-scattered electrons detector, and electron dispersion spectroscopy (EDS) detector.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Asylum MFP-3D-BIO Atomic Force Microscope
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Inverted Epifluorescence Microscope, Nikon Eclipse Ti Model<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Zeiss Axiovert A1 Epifluorescence Microscope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Inovenso Electrospinning: NE200 Electrospinning\/Spraying Machine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Thermal Technology LLC SPS 10-3 Spark Plasma Sintering<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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ExOne Binder Jet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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TruPrint 3D Laser metal fusion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Wilson VH1202 Microhardness Tester<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nanovea Tribometer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Instron Premium 5969 Mechanical Testing System<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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SLS\/DLS\/DDLS set up with q = 15-150; T = +10 +80C; l = 488, 514nm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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DLS set up with q = 30-130; T= -12 +80C; l = 514nm & 632nm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bryce-Phonix Differential Refractometer (dn\/dc measurements)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nikon Inverted Fluorescence Microscope
Labconco Freeze Drier
Thermo nanodrop
Axygen gel imaging system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Gas permeation test system with mass flow controllers and a Perkin Elmer Clarus 590 GC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Across International furnace operational up to 1700 \u00b0C<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Micromeritics ASAP 2010 accelerated surface area and porosimetry system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Cahn Microbalance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

NS3 NanoSpectralyzer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MCR301 Rheometer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olympus BX51W1 Optical Microscope<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BioX bioprinter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FormLab 3+ SLA printer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lumen X DLP bioprinter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olympus Fluorescent microscope<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LABCONCO -50C Lyophilizer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8-channel peristaltic pump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Center Equipment NS3 NanoSpectralyzer MCR301 Rheometer Olympus BX51W1 Optical Microscope BioX bioprinter FormLab 3+ SLA printer Lumen X DLP bioprinter Olympus Fluorescent microscope LABCONCO -50C Lyophilizer 8-channel peristaltic pump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-70","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":368,"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70\/revisions\/368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academic.csuohio.edu\/center-for-innovation-in-advanced-functional-materials\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}