Differential scanning calorimeter

此申请是为收购差示扫描量热仪（DSC），以取代我们过时的仪器。DSC是一种热分析技术，在任何聚合物或材料实验室都是必不可少的。它提供了有关材料热性能的重要信息，如玻璃化转变和熔化温度，并允许深入研究其结构和动力学。直到最近，我们的5名聚合物科学家小组还共享两台旧的DSC仪器，并充分利用它们。其中一个现在已经不存在了，所以我们只能使用一个过时的，13岁的仪器。尽管进行了多次维修，但其性能已经下降到不再提供执行大多数实验的灵敏度，稳定性和灵活性的程度。因此，我们需要一个新的DSC是迫切和关键的进展，我们的研究。在我们的研究项目中，我们开发和表征具有不寻常特性和性能的新型聚合物材料，这些材料可以在高科技行业和日常生活中找到应用。这些材料包括可生物降解的聚合物和水凝胶、液晶聚合物、聚合物共混物、纳米纤维、导电材料和牙科树脂。这些项目需要广泛使用的DSC仪器与几个先进的功能，如低温冷却的可能性，调制测量，高灵敏度等，与这种新的DSC所获得的结果将大大提高我们的理解聚合物物理的各个方面，并有助于直接通过我们的研究计划开发的新材料的分子设计。此外，它还将有助于培训许多青年科学家。

This application is for the acquisition of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) to replace our obsolete instrument. DSC is a thermal analysis technique that is indispensable in any polymer or materials laboratory. It provides crucial information about the thermal properties of materials, such as their glass transition and melting temperatures, and allows in-depth investigation of their structure and dynamics. Until recently, our group of 5 polymer scientists shared two old DSC instruments and used them to their full capacity. One of them is now defunct so that we only have access to a single, outdated, 13 year-old instrument. In spite of numerous repairs, its performance has degraded to the point that it no longer provides the sensitivity, stability and flexibility to perform most experiments. Our need for a new DSC is thus urgent and critical to the progress of our research. In our research programs, we develop and characterize new polymeric materials with unusual properties and performance that can find applications in high-tech industries as well as in everyday life. These materials include biodegradable polymers and hydrogels, liquid crystalline polymers, polymer blends, nanofibers, conducting materials, and dental resins. These projects require the extensive use of a DSC instrument with several advanced features, such as the possibility of cryogenic cooling, modulated measurements, high sensitivity, etc. The results obtained with this new DSC will greatly improve our understanding of various aspects of polymer physics and help direct the molecular design of new materials developed through our research programs. In addition, it will contribute to the training of numerous young scientists.