New Isospheres seeding material has been developed and optimised to deliver enhanced light scattering compared to traditional seeding materials such as silver particles
Microsphere Technology (MTL) announces the launch of its latest product - a novel seeding material specifically engineered to provide substantial benefits to users in optical flow diagnostics such as particle image velocimetry and laser doppler analysis.
Tom Johnston, head of research at MTL, commented: "Our products are carefully designed using our novel patented process for coating glass spheres with titania.
"We use our expertise to ensure the particles demonstrate optimal buoyancy characteristics.
"Achieving a density close to that of water ensures virtually all particles remain in suspension, even at the lowest fluid flows".
"We can tailor the density of our spheres for optimal buoyancy within any liquid system".
Jean-Baptiste Richon, head of Laser and Imaging Sciences, said "We have carried out very detailed laboratory evaluations on the microspheres.
"They give excellent results and we have further confirmed this in tests carried out by our customers.
"As a result we have just received our first commercial orders".
John Bamforth, MTL director, confirmed that: "This is the first of a series of Isospheres products which will be launched for the flow visualisation community.
"MTL is actively preparing the launch of its next product, which is for the planar laser induced fluorescence (Plif) application."
