Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ MARS Rheometer, Designed – Can you rely on your Rheological Measuring Results?

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Improve the accuracy and reproducibility of your rheological results 

Can you rely on your rheological measuring results? With correct, reproducible measuring, you can release your batch from production, independent of different users, components or company sites.Thermo Fisher Scientific The Thermo Scientific™ HAAKE™ MARS rheometer, designed for reproducibility, coupled with easy workflow for careful preparation of your sample, is all the difference you need.

Learn the steps you can take to ensure your measuring results are accurate and reproducible – whether produced on different instruments even on different sites.

Download this application note and learn how to:

  • Choose the right measuring geometry for your sample type and viscosity
  • Consider sample history
  • Correct sample loading and trimming

Request the full application note “Well prepared – good results” today!

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Spectra Research Corporation

5805 Kennedy Rd., Mississauga ON, L4Z 2G3, TEL: 905 890 2010, FAX: 905 890 1959

Spectra Research Corporation (SRC) offers a range of innovative high-quality scientific products and laboratory services to industrial and scientific markets throughout Canada.

If you require exceptional laboratory services and support, our technical expertise and industry knowledge allows us to provide service and training for all the products we represent.

Established in 1993, SRC is a subsidiary of Allan Crawford Associates (ACA), one of Canada’s largest distributors of electronic components, test equipment and integrated networking solutions.

Webinar – Process Analytics for 21st Century Manufacturing

LIVE WEBINAR: Wednesday May 31st, 2017
To register, please click on the image below!

Key Learning Objectives
  • Understand when we need process analytics in advanced manufacturing
  • Understand some of the challenges in implementing process analytics successfully
  • Understand the particular benefits in using Raman spectroscopy
Who Should Attend

Both new and experienced Raman users, including scientists and researchers from material sciences, life sciences, pharma, and other fields that use Raman spectroscopy.

Webinar: How Extrusion Conditions Influence the Properties of Starch Compounds

Mar 01, 2017 – Mar 01, 2017

You can create better starch compounds by controlling extrusion conditions for food products. This webinar explains how to improve the quality of your final food product by managing the influence of twin-screw extrusion on various product properties.

Background: Starch is a base material for many food products: snacks, cereals, pet food, etc. Yet the gelation process is complex and shaped by many different variables. Processing starch with twin-screw extrusion offers a great flexibility in process design and the opportunity to positively influence products derived from it.

Benefits: Learn how to manipulate processing variables to design a starch matrix that delivers the texture, stability and processability you want. The webinar covers how to choose extruder parameters such as screw set-up, processing temperature and liquid-to-solid ratio to create the desired final food properties. Then see how oscillatory rheometry can deliver the precise analysis needed to ensure a high-quality end product.

Duration: 28 min

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Surface Canada 2017-Biannual meeting of the Surface Science Division of the CSC and CAP

Surface Canada 2017
Surface Canada is interdisciplinary in nature, and will bring together world-recognized experts and young researchers from a broad spectrum of disciplines including physics, chemistry, material science engineering and many other fields and will cover a wide range of topics pertinent to surface science, from the fundamental to the applied.

Surface Canada will provide an avenue for scientists from academic, industrial and government labs to meet and define the important problems in the field and to highlight emerging opportunities and potential impact to our society.

Keynote speaker

Paul Weiss, UCLA  

Invited speakers

  • Geraldine Bazuin, Université de Montréal: Diverse 2D Patterns in Block Copolymer Thin Films Using Dip-Coating, Supramolecular Strategies and Light
  • Julianne Gibbs-Davis, University of Alberta: Seeing the Electric Double Layer at Silica/Aqueous Interfaces with Nonlinear Optical Spectroscopy
  • Tricia Carmichael, University of Windsor: The Best of Both Worlds: Layered Composites of Butyl Rubber and PDMS for Stretchable and Impermeable Electronics
  • Emanuele Orgiu, INRS: Rise of Periodic Potentials in Hybrid Graphene/Supramolecular Lattice van der Waals Heterostructures

Organizing committee

  • Christine DeWolf, Concordia University
  • Antonella Badia, Université de Montréal
  • Peter Gruetter, McGill University
  • Dmitrii Perepichka, McGill University

 

 

Conference topics

  • Thin films, surface functionalization and self-assembly
  • Solid and liquid interfaces
  • Nanomaterials and nanopatterned surfaces
  • Surface analysis techniques
  • Catalysts
  • Sensors
  • Polymers at interfaces

Important dates

  • Abstract submission and registration begins: February 25, 2017
  • Abstract submission ends: March 31, 2017
  • Acceptance notification: April 7, 2017
  • Early registration ends: April 14, 2017
Spectra Research Corporation

5805 Kennedy Rd.,

Mississauga ON, L4Z 2G3

TEL: 905 890 2010

FAX: 905 890 1959

 

Will be exhibiting at Surface Canada 2017.

Spectra Research Corporation (SRC) offers a range of innovative high-quality scientific products and laboratory services to industrial and scientific markets throughout Canada.

If you require exceptional laboratory services and support, our technical expertise and industry knowledge allows us to provide service and training for all the products we represent.

Established in 1993, SRC is a subsidiary of Allan Crawford Associates (ACA), one of Canada’s largest distributors of electronic components, test equipment and integrated networking solutions.

3rd Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society of Canada

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Registration

All fees are in Canadian dollars. Please register before April 3, 2017 to enjoy early fees. Current BSC members are entitled to discounted registration prices for the annual meetingclick here to join now!

Early Registration Fees Available Until April 3, 2017

Late Registration Fees – Begins April 4, 2017

Spectra Research Corporation

5805 Kennedy Rd.,

Mississauga ON, L4Z 2G3

TEL: 905 890 2010

FAX: 905 890 1959

 

 

 

Will be exhibiting at Biophysical Society of Canada Shows

Spectra Research Corporation (SRC) offers a range of innovative high-quality scientific products and laboratory services to industrial and scientific markets throughout Canada.

If you require exceptional laboratory services and support, our technical expertise and industry knowledge allows us to provide service and training for all the products we represent.

Established in 1993, SRC is a subsidiary of Allan Crawford Associates (ACA), one of Canada’s largest distributors of electronic components, test equipment and integrated networking solutions.

 

100th Canadian Chemistry Conference and Exhibition

Registration is now open 

To register on-line:
CSC2017 Online Individual Registration

To register by mail or fax, download:

CSC2017 Individual Registration Form (pdf)

Spectra Research Corporation

5805 Kennedy Rd.,

Mississauga ON, L4Z 2G3

TEL: 905 890 2010

FAX: 905 890 1959

 

 

 

Will be exhibiting at CSC2017, Toronto.

Spectra Research Corporation (SRC) offers a range of innovative high-quality scientific products and laboratory services to industrial and scientific markets throughout Canada.

If you require exceptional laboratory services and support, our technical expertise and industry knowledge allows us to provide service and training for all the products we represent.

Established in 1993, SRC is a subsidiary of Allan Crawford Associates (ACA), one of Canada’s largest distributors of electronic components, test equipment and integrated networking solutions.

Food Rheology Webinar – Before you press ‘start’

 

Food Rheology – What to do before you press ‘start’

Mouthfeel… Spreadability… Appearance… Stability for shelf-life… Testing the structure of a food is essential to ensure the final product appeals to consumers. The results need to be reliable and food samples are sensitive.

Key rheological results can be thrown off by some easy slip-ups in sample handling or the test method itself. This live webinar reviews the critical steps before pressing ‘start’ on your rheometer:

  • Sample handling
  • Sample loading
  • Sufficient recovery
  • Design of test method

Presenter:
Dr. Klaus Oldoerp, Sr. Applications Specialist,
Material Characterization, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Gain confidence in your sampling skills, test method, and rheological results from R&D to QC. Register now ›

 

 

 

 

Date:
Tuesday, February 14

Session 1 Time:
8:00 am EST / 14:00 CET 
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Session 2 Time:
11:00 am EST / 17:00 CET 
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Duration:
45 minutes +
15 minutes for Q&A

Thermo Fisher Scientific

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FAX: 905 890 1959

Become a wizard at Pharma Hot Melt Extrusion / Drug Formulation and Manufacturing

Drug Formulation and Manufacturing

Solutions for scale-up and continuous processing

Addressing challenges in pharmaceuticals where API solubility and processing stability, taste-masking, enterics, and specialized dosage forms are critical projects, Thermo Scientific™ extruders and related analytical instrumentation provide the shortest path from feasibility studies to production in drug formulation and manufacturing.

Compounding and extrusion technologies have been used in manufacturing for centuries and have become a valuable tool in creating novel drug formulations, and in the transition from inefficient batch processing to continuous manufacturing.

creating novel drug formulations, and in the transition from inefficient batch processing to continuous manufacturing.

 Featured drug formulation and manufacturing technologies

Hot Melt ExtrusionHot Melt Extrusion

Melt extrusion has been used in the plastics and polymers industry for decades. Advances in formulation enable poorly soluble drug molecules to be incorporated into solid dispersions using a polymeric carrier. Hot melt extrusion is an alternative to wet agglomeration, a good carrier for sustained release forms and taste-masked dosages. Extrusion processes can also create films for oral strips or dermal patches in a solvent-free process.

According to the US FDA, the continuous manufacturing process reduces human errors caused by starts and stops during the batch process. Continuous granulation is also safer and more reliable. In a continuous process, ingredients are fed and mixtures sent to downstream production. Extruders have been used in wet granulation processes for many years; twin-screw extruders are now playing a central role in pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Rheometry and spectroscopy play important roles in developing and implementing extruder-centered drug formulations. The use of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for the analysis of active ingredients in pharmaceutical formulations is well known. The technique is nondestructive, has excellent signal-to-noise ratios and can use fiber optics to take sampling to the process. NIR spectroscopy is an ideal choice to monitor the output of a hot melt extruder. Complementary to NIR in bulk and in-line sampling, Raman spectroscopy adds microscopic imaging to analyze tablet homogeneity and the analysis of co-extrusions.

Hot Melt Extrusion: A Continuous Process for Pharmaceutical Production

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are using conical and twin-screw extruders to mix drug molecules with bioactive polymers in situations where drug ingredients are poorly soluble or unstable during processing. Extruders are also useful in preparing enteric dosages, sustained release dosages, in taste-masking, and to create forms such as films.

Herzan MicroDamp Series Vibration Isolators

 

herzan-microdamp-series-vibration-isolatorsOVERVIEW

The MicroDamp Series vibration isolators are an affordable and effective solution, optimized to any instrument’s weight and dimension profile. Utilizing a polished aluminum housing and highly damped composite material, the MicroDamp Series provides a cost-effective solution for instruments experiencing broad frequency vibration noise within their lab environment.

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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Affordable and efficient vibration isolation
  • Minimal amplitude within resonant frequency
  • Compact, modular form factor
  • Wide range of supported instrument weights
  • Easy to integrate into existing instrument setups
  • No air or electricity required
  • Light-weight and easy to install/use

APPLICATIONS

  • Optical Microscopy
  • Interferometry
  • Profilometry
  • Microbalanace Systems
  • Precision Inspection Stations
  • Highly Sensitive Lab Equipment
  • And More!

 

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SELECTION GUIDE

images17The MicroDamp series often utilizes three to four isolators within a vibration isolation platform, depending on the supported instrument’s dimension profile and overall weight distribution. When paired with a damped top plate (i.e. granite, aluminum, breadboard, etc.), the MicroDamp Series becomes a complete solution for instruments requiring a stable and reliable vibration isolation platform.

To determine the correct isolator configuration for your instrument, review the MicroDamp models below and locate the model able to sufficiently support the weight of your instrument.

Please note: the values listed below are for individual isolators only. To correctly select the relevant model for your instrument, multiply the minimum/maximum load capacities by three to determine the total minimum/maximum load capacities. Your instrument must fall within this range to receive optimal vibration isolation performance. If your instrument’s weight does not fall within this range, multiply the minimum/maximum load capacities by a larger number (>3) until your instrument falls within range.

HELPFUL TIP

For further instruction on the correct configuration for your instrument, contact a Herzan representative and share your instrument’s weight, dimensions, and approximate load distribution. Once that information has been received, a tailored recommendation will be made to ensure your instrument receives maximum vibration isolation performance from a MicroDamp Series platform. 

 

Press Release – Asylum Research Announces New Electrochemistry Cell

EC cell for AFM- electrochemical measurements of 2d materials

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Now scheduling demos!

 

MRS Fall Meeting, booth #510
Nov 29-Dec 1 | Boston, MA
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Press Release

The Highest Performance Electrochemical AFM (EC-AFM)

The Cypher ES with EC Cell: See electrochemical reactions in real time. Compatible with a wide range of materials.

The Electrochemistry Cell for the Asylum Research Cypher ES atomic force microscope is the premier solution for in situ AFM characterization of electrochemical processes. Its simple modular design provides great versatility and compatibility with a wide range of materials. Best of all, it is based on the Cypher ES AFM— the world’s highest resolution, fast scanning AFM with superior environmental control and ease of use for maximum productivity.

  • Fully sealed EC cell with uniquely designed cantilever holder and liquid cup for easy imaging in fluid
  • Compatible with most common and cutting-edge electrolytes and electrode materials
  • Simple to clean and assemble, even with gloves
  • Optional heating and cooling stages allow investigation of electrochemical thermodynamics
  • Glovebox option provides the ultimate environmental control with no performance compromises

Voltammogram showing reductive deposition and oxidative stripping of copper

Time series of AFM images showing the electrochemical stripping of copper from a gold electrode in an acidic 0.1 M copper sulfate solution. Imaged in tapping mode using blueDrive photothermal excitation. Graph: Voltammogram showing reductive deposition and oxidative stripping corresponding to the process shown in the images above.

Applications for the EC Cell

Electrodeposition • Energy Storage • Corrosion

  • Characterizing energy storage materials under bias, such as battery electrodes, membranes and solution-electrode interfaces
  • Electrodeposition and stripping of metals
  • Investigating kinetics of corrosion
  • Monitoring morphology over time of electrode-attached biocatalysts, microorganisms, and other biophysical research
  • Nucleation and growth of nanoparticles

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