For 3D printed products, XPS can provide composition and bonding information for the top 5-10nm sample surfaces. Oftentimes, surface contamination/oxide thickness would affect the appearance (as well as performance when applicable) of the material, and XPS could help identify the source and/or cause.
Cold stage analysis has been shown to be effective for samples that are not solids at room temperature or that have components that are volatile in a vacuum system, such as the antibacterial coated sutures.
Measuring the chemical state of the battery components such as the cathode, anode, separator, electrolyte, contact layers and additives, at various stages of cycling, provides vital information about the electrochemical processes that occur during battery use.
Contamination control and defect reduction are critical issues in the manufacturing process of compound semiconductor devices which can impact the performance of the end product. We can provide valuable insights to identify contaminants and characterize materials throughout the product lifecycle.
Explore the hidden risks of impurities during manufacturing and how advanced methods like GDMS and ICP-MS help safeguard critical components.
PCOR-SIMS was originally developed to analyze Silicon Germanium (SiGe) devices for the communications industry.
In the world of medical device safety testing, ISO 10993-5 plays a crucial role. A key aspect of this, which is sometimes overlooked in certain studies, is the T0 time point, or time zero.
Warpage Analysis serves as a valuable tool for measuring the warpage and deformation experienced by products under thermal stresses.
VCSELs have several advantages, such as a higher modulation speed, which make them great for technological innovations.
Graphite is and has been a ubiquitous mineral in our lives, from pencil “lead” and water filters to ancient markings on pottery.
SEM equipped with EDS can capture detailed images and identify elements simultaneously on the surface of samples.
Low-E Coatings on glass are a high efficiency protection of a glass surface for transparency. These coatings help the glass become energy efficient to allow the sunlight to come in or reflect out.
The Versatility and Usefulness of Aerogels Thermal resistance and its complement, thermal conductance, are fundamental concepts in thermodynamics, thermal engineering, and heat transfer. They describe
DPA in the aerospace industry is essential for maintaining high levels of reliability, ensuring compliance with standards, conducting thorough quality control, and analyzing failures.
Failure analysis plays a crucial role in the development and maintenance of medical device electronics.
There is still so much to learn about batteries, including challenges such as energy density, cycle life, fast charge, and safety. In this blog, we’ll be focusing on energy density.
LA-ICP-MS is a technique that uses direct micro-scale sampling to provide high precision elemental characterization of solid materials.
Lithium-ion batteries provide high energy density mobile power but come with three challenges: performance, safety and battery life.
AC-STEM analysis can provide a visual representation of non-uniformities in an active region. Roughness can easily be observed within interfaces. EDS maps can then be used to corroborate the roughness in relation to composition.
Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems are carefully designed to test a wide range of semiconductor devices. EAG provides tailored ATE test solutions to meet the unique needs of clients.
Nitinol is a material that is widely utilized in the medical device industry for implants due to its unique characteristics; however, this nickel-titanium alloy material also poses the risk of exposure to toxic nickel ions.
ICP-MS is a multi-elemental bulk chemical analysis technique that can determine simultaneously up to 70 elements in a single sample.
XRD analysis can be used on many scientific and technology-based applications where you may want to identify the crystalline material in a very small area or volume, such as glass defects or inclusions, integrated circuits, LEDs and more.
High Depth Resolution Analysis will play a very important role in the electronic device industry as devices become smaller and smaller.
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers, or VCSELs, play a major role in the consumer electronics 3D sensing industry.
Polymeric films used in an outdoor application experienced reduced adhesion over time. The client suspected that UV degradation was occurring.
Discover the power of LiDAR technology behind the scenes. Learn about the role of SIMS in the world of LiDAR to reveal the chemical makeup of materials.
EDS and EELS can be coupled with SEM, STEM and TEM to determine the elemental composition, spatial distribution and segregation of elements.
In our interconnected and changing world, it is important to know how to respond to potential electronic system failures.
Learn about how metallurgy plays a critical role in infrastructure safety, revealing how corrosion, fatigue, and poor material choices can lead to catastrophic collapses.
Cryo TEM involves performing TEM analysis while keeping the sample at cryogenic temperatures, around -170°C.
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Composition can play a critical role in the performance of a 3D printed product. It’s good to know that analytical testing can help verify elemental composition.
Highly complex chemistry materials such as geological materials, minerals and ceramics, a specialized sample preparation is used. For these types of materials, fusion sample preparation is used to increase precision and accuracy for data collection.
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