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[Nov 2005]
Materials Research Consortium Works With Malvern
Malvern Instruments Ltd (Malvern, Worcs, England) has become the primary supplier for nanoparticle characterisation to a consortium of 13 commercial companies and 12 academic research groups in Israel - Nano Functional Materials (NFM).
The NFM Consortium is supported by Israel's MAGNET programme (Office of the Chief Scientist in the Ministry of Trade and Employment, Israel) led by Ilan Peled. Consortium Chairman Dr Fernando de la Vega said: "The consortium is successfully developing new ways to fabricate and use nanoparticles in industrial processes and products and is now completing its third year of activity".
To date, 20 Malvern Zetasizer Nano systems have been purchased by members of the consortium for a variety of applications. The Zetasizer Nano is said to be the most widely used system for the measurement of particle size, stability characterisation using zeta potential, and molecular weight, both for routine measurements and those at the leading edge of materials research. These materials range from particle dispersions to emulsions and molecules in solution.
The technology in the instrument provides the sensitivity required for the measurement of highly dilute proteins and polymers as well as the ability to measure inks, pigments and emulsions at high concentrations. It enables particle size measurement over the range 0.6nm to 6000nm.
www.malvern.co.uk/zetasizer
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