Researchers used Linkam’s THMS600E to investigate the grafting of thermotropic fluorinated mesogens on polysiloxane to improve the processability of linear low-density polyethylene.
Investigating the multi-scale thermal stability of a hard thermoplastic protein-based material using Linkam’s THMS600
Macroscopic CNT fibres inducing non-epitaxial nucleation and orientation of semicrystalline polymers using Linkam’s THMS600
Flow-induced crystallisation of polymers from aqueous solution using Linkam’s CSS450
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.
Inorganic Nanotube Mesophases Enable Strong Self-Healing Fibres
Using Linkam’s mechanical testing system to investigate the reductive dissolution of supergrowth carbon nanotubes for tougher nanocomposites by reactive coagulation spinning
Researchers used Linkam’s TST350, now MFS to image and measure the tensile properties of nanocomposite samples synthesised by coagulation spinning using carbon nanotubes.