Hiroshima University is using the Zetasizer Nano ZSP to alternative to help develop rare earth-free functional materials.
Dr Kikuo Okuyama of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University in Japan, is attempting to find alternative materials for rare earths and to develop rare earth-free functional materials.
This involves research into the composition and structure of functional fine particles and will use the Zetasizer Nano ZSP in the evaluation of nano particle size, dispersion and surface chemistry.
“The Zetasizer Nano ZSP will be used for the evaluation of nano particle size, dispersion and surface chemistry. Size and zeta potential will be measured when particles are produced and the data will be used to confirm the effect of changes in the chemistry of particles,” said Dr Okuyama.
Like other systems in the Zetasizer range, the Zetasizer Nano ZSP is a single, compact unit. Where the Zetasizer Nano ZSP claims to stand apart is in its unique performance specifications for both size and zeta potential measurement.
It incorporates a two angle particle and molecular size analyser for the enhanced detection of aggregates and measurement of small or dilute samples, and samples at very low or high concentration using dynamic light scattering with ‘NIBS’ optics.
A zeta potential analyser uses electrophoretic light scattering for particles, molecules and surfaces, and a molecular weight analyser uses static light scattering.
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