PER: Engineering Research Center for Particle Science & Technology at the University of Florida

这个项目是佛罗里达大学粒子科学与技术ERC和国家标准与技术研究所（NIST）之间的合作项目。目的是提供有关聚合物和表面活性剂分散剂层在与表面化学和机械相互作用过程中的有效性的基本信息。在高负载、剪切速率和溶液条件下，直接测量表面力和分散剂层的特性将用于制定在极端条件下最佳性能的分散剂选择标准。ERC的研究生和研究人员将在NIST实验室工作，NIST人员将访问ERC，举办研讨会并教授学生新的表征技术。

This project is a partnership is a partnership between the ERC for Particle Science and Technology at the University of Florida and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The objective is to provide fundamental information concerning the effectiveness of polymeric and surfactant dispersant layers during chemical and mechanical interactions with surfaces. Direct measurement of surfaces force and characterization of dispersant layers under high applied loads, shear rates, and solution conditions will be used to develop dispersant selection criteria for optimal performance in extreme conditions. The ERC's graduate students and researchers will be working in NIST laboratories and NIST personnel will visit the ERC to present seminars and teach students in new characterization techniques.