Research characterising polymer-surfactant systems at Nanyang University has been given a boost recently in the form of several new pieces of equipment
Research characterising polymer-surfactant systems at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore has been given a boost recently in the form of several new pieces of equipment from Brookhaven Instruments.
Michael KC Tam, professor at the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering, explained: "Our research focuses on the microscopic and macroscopic properties of self-assembly systems, such as block copolymers, associative polymers, and surfactants, which have potential applications in enhanced drug release, gene therapy and environmentally-friendly coating systems.
"Part of our work involves synthesising polymers using atom transfer radical polymerisation (ATRP) and examining their physical characteristics using static and dynamic light scattering, for which we have used a Brookhaven BI-200SM goniometer with 9000AT autocorrelator for many years.
With the recent purchase of our new instruments, including a ZetaPlus analyser and a BI-MwA molecular weight analyser, we can perform much more detailed molecular analyses on these complex systems. The instruments are very easy to use and we can now do so much more than before."
