Polymer formulation can be a challenging and time-consuming process. Utilizing the well-known pilot or production scale twin screw compounder can often result in sluggish development times, cause downtime in production and yield only a few samples per week. This type of process can be even more problematic for polymer research where material is expensive or difficult to synthesize as these systems call for large amounts of material.
Modern labs aim to avoid these challenges by utilizing micro compounding for research and development. Methods like this are optimized for efficiency for development of, not only for traditional polymers, but other materials including composites, biopolymer, recyclable polymers, highly filled compounds, pharmaceuticals, and foods. With modern compounding tools researchers can often develop 25+ formulations in a day, while only utilizing a few grams of material per run. Further, lab scale shaping tools can be leveraged to speed up the processes further by pre-shaping test samples in one step.
This webinar will focus on the method of lab scale, micro compounding to highlight its ability to accelerate polymer research, reduce waste, and allow a better overall product. Ease of use will be highlighted with a live demonstration.
