The CSS450 was used to study the the phenomenon of flow-induced crystallisation.

A research group in Italy used Linkam’s CSS450 and Peltier stage in research into improving the ability to add good bacteria, known as probiotics, into low-fat ice cream.

Researchers used Linkam’s CSS450 to replicate the mechanical properties of natural silk by creating a synthetic polymer that solidifies when subject to flow. Using temperature-controlled shear in the aqueous phase they induce polymer crystallisation, providing an alternative low-energy polymer processing route.