Microscopy Laboratory

Manager: Carla Isabel Domingues Correia Martins

The microscopy lab is dedicated to the characterization of optical and morphological properties of polymers. It supports the training of students in the areas of characterization and quality control, through the identification of product characteristics, defects and their causes, structural analysis of polymeric compounds or composites and morphological studies of semi-crystalline polymers. It is equipped with different sample preparation and characterization techniques.

Equipments

Ultramicrótomo Leica em UC6

Serra de Fio de Diamante

Refratómetro

Polidora

Placa de aquecimento

Micrótomo Leitz

Microtomo Anglia

Microscópio de Transmissão Olympus BH

Microscópio de Transmissão Leica DM 2500 P

Medidor de Turbidez

Medidor de Brilho

Medidor de Ângulos de Contacto OCA 20

Máquina de Preparar Facas de Vidro

Lupa Estereoscópica Nikon

Lupa Estereoscópica Leica Zoom 2000

Espéctrometro Avantes

Espectrofotómetro UV - Visível UV - 2401PC

Caixa de Polarizadores

AFM Nano-Observer