Our comprehensive, customized polymer and plastic testing services are tailored to meet your needs. We'll help you understand polymers and their characterization - our analytical scientists have decades of experience analyzing polymer materials for a wide range of applications. We can help meet all of your polymer materials testing and characterization needs with state-of-the-art polymer, composite, and blend characterization techniques, wide range of equipment, and team of world-class analytical scientists.

Polymer characterization and testing laboratory

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s plastic testing labs use a wide range of techniques to identify the components of a material, including polymer resins, inorganic fillers, stabilizers, colorants, additives, impact modifiers, and more. Your specific testing needs will be met with tailored processes. Our analysis methods and techniques include:

  • FTIR Spectroscopy
  • Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)
  • Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)
  • Gel Permeation Chromatography (GPC)
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
  • FID/TCD/ECD
  • Mass Spectrometry (including Pyrolysis)
  • Optical microscopy
  • Optical testing - color, haze, and gloss
  • Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
  • High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS)
  • Pyrolysis (MSD)
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy (1H, 13C, 19F, 29Si)
  • Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy
  • ICP-MS and ICP-OES/AES elemental and trace metal analysis
  • Rheological testing (viscoelastic properties, stress relaxation, melt viscosity, melt flow rate)
  • Physical testing - density and hardness
  • Gas separation and liquid separation techniques for extractables and leachables
  • Microscopy (optical microscopy, stereo microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray microscopy, transmission electron microscopy)
  • Ion chromatography (IC)
  • Wet chemistry, such as Karl Fischer titration
  • Tensile testing (yield, ultimate strength, ultimate elongation, toughness, fracture)
  • Thermal properties testing (glass transition temperature, melting temperature, softening temperature, specific heat, degradation temperature, degradation rate, weight loss, thermal expansion coefficient, crystallinity, crystallization, phase transitions)
  • Mechanical properties testing (yield, ultimate strength, ultimate deformation, toughness, fracture)
  • Flash point measurement
  • Aerosol flammability testing (US, Canadian, EU, and GHS Standards)
From routine inquiries to the most unusual or complex problems, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s team of experts is ready to deliver results. Contact us today to start your project.

 

The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ advantage

Whether you're in the process of developing a new product or evaluating an existing one, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s scientists provide the analytical testing you need for quality control, competitor product analysis, failure testing, and more. Our abilities go beyond reporting to provide scientific research and consultancy services. For more information about our rubber, plastics and polymer testing services, or to request a quote, contact us today.

Chemical Analysis and Analytical Testing for Polymers

  • Good vs. Bad Lot Investigations
  • Polymer Method Development & Validation
  • Non-Routine Testing of Polymers
  • Polymer Particle Analysis & Testing
  • Polymer Coatings Comparability Testing
  • Polymer Surface Analysis Testing
  • Weathering & Aging Testing for Polymers
  • Chemical Resistance Testing
  • Molecular Weight Determination (molecular weight distribution, polydispersity)
  • Chemical Bonds, Molecular Structure, & Composition (Including Crosslink Density)
  • Total Molecular Weight
  • End Group Analysis
  • Co-Polymer Backbone Chemistry, Comonomer Contents/Ratios, Polymer Blends
  • Additive & Resin Identification
  • Plastic Testing for Tensile Strength, Modulus Compression, and Elongation
  • Chemical Family, Including Base Polymer Characterization
  • Polymer and Composite Material Characterization
  • Additive Analysis
  • Antioxidant Testing
  • Color Body Determination
  • Osmometry
  • Total Organic Carbon
  • Determination of Mixture Compositions
  • Evaluation of Product or Material Stability

Polymer Safety Testing

  • Quantitation of reproductive toxins including bisphenol-A (BPA) and diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) in polymer materials
  • Bisphenol-A (BPA) Detection and Testing
  • Plasticizers Including Phthalates
  • Characterization of volatile organic compound (VOC) levels

Polymer Failure Analysis Investigations

  • Contaminant or Impurity Identification
  • Off-Color & Off-Odor Problems
  • Facility Leaks (Broken PCV or ABS Water Lines, drains, etc.)

Extractables & Leachables Testing

  • Plastics Migration Testing & Food Contact Services
  • Packaging Testing
  • Caulk, Sealant, Elastomer Interactions in Clean Rooms and Medical Facilities

Polymer Medical Support Services

Polymers & Plastics Physical Testing

  • Material Hardness
  • Tensile Properties (Strength)
  • Yield Strength, Adhesive Strength
  • Ductility, Compressibility
  • Cross-Sectional Multiple Layer-Film Thickness Analysis
  • Thermal Properties (Crystallinity, Glass Transition, Melting Point, Thermal Expansion)
  • Acetal Resins
  • Acrylic Resins
  • Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) Resins
  • Alkyd Resins
  • Allyl Resins
  • Amino Resins
  • Amino-aldehyde Resins
  • Butadiene Copolymers
  • Carbohydrate Plastics
  • Casein Plastics
  • Cellulose Acetate Resins
  • Cellulose Nitrate Resins
  • Cellulose Propionate Resins
  • Cellulose Resins
  • Cellulose Xanthate (Viscose)
  • Coal Tar Resins
  • Coumarone-indene Resins
  • Cresol Resins
  • Cresol-furfural Resins
  • Custom Compounding Resins
  • Dicyandiamine Resins
  • Diisocyanate Resins
  • Elastomers
  • Epichlorohydrin Bisphenol
  • Epichlorohydrin Diphenol
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Ester Gum
  • Ethylcellulose Plastics
  • Ethylene-vinyl Acetate Resins
  • Fluoro-polymer Resins
  • Fluorohydrocarbon Resins
  • Ion-exchange Resins
  • Ionomer Resins
  • Isobutylene Polymer Resins
  • Lignin Plastics
  • Melamine Resins
  • Methyl Acrylate Resins
  • Methylcellulose Resins
  • Methyl Methacrylate Resins
  • Nitrocellulose (i.e., Pyroxylin) Resins
  • Nylon Resins
  • Petroleum Polymer Resins
  • Phenol-formaldehyde Resins
  • Phenol-furfural Resins
  • Phenolic Resins
  • Phenoxy Resins
  • Phthalic Alkyd Resins
  • Phthalic Anhydride Resins
  • Plastics & Synthetic Resins Regenerating, Precipitating, & Coagulating
  • Polyacrylonitrile Resins
  • Polyamide Resins
  • Polycarbonate Resins
  • Polyester Resins
  • Polyethylene Resins
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resins
  • Polyhexamethylenediamine Adipamide Resins
  • Polyisobutylene Resins
  • Polymethacrylate Resins
  • Polypropylene Resins
  • Polystyrene Resins
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene Resins
  • Polyurethane Resins
  • Polyvinyl Alcohol Resins
  • Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Resins
  • Polyvinyl Halide Resins
  • Polyvinyl Resins
  • Propylene Resins
  • Protein Plastics
  • Pyroxylin (i.e., Nitrocellulose) Resins
  • Resins, plastics
  • Rosins (i.e., Modified Resins)
  • Silicone Resins
  • Soybean Plastics
  • Styrene Resins
  • Styrene-Acrylonitrile Resins
  • Tar Acid Resins
  • Thermoplastic Resins & Plastics Materials
  • Thermosetting Plastics Resins
  • Urea Resins
  • Urea-formaldehyde resins
  • Vinyl Acetate Resins
  • Vinyl Chloride Resins
  • Vinyl Resins
  • Vinylidene Resins

Our team of over 9,000 Engaged Experts in North America, Europe, The Middle East, Australia, Asia and Africa are ready to help you.