
Physical properties
Thermal behaviour of synthesized molecules and investigated materials is studied at DiSC by a wide range of thermal analysis techniques. A lot of other physical properties are of interest to the chemistry, to test the functionality of devices and to develop the correlation between molecular structure and macroscopic properties.
Rotational Rheometer Kinexus Lab+
Kinexus Lab+ is the next generation rotational rheometer able to measure viscosities and viscoelastic properties of samples with different features. The investigation of rheological properties is useful to understand the material behavior and to solve technical problems at all stages of product life cycle.
The instrument is equipped with two measurement geometries optimized for the rheological characterization of complex fluids and soft solids, including dispersions, emulsions, polymer and surfactant solutions, pastes and gels. The torque range is between 10 nN × m to 200 mN × m, with a resolution of 0.1 nN × m. It is also equipped with a Peltier plate cartridge providing high heating and cooling rates with excellent temperature stability from -40 °C to 200 °C and a temperature resolution of 0.01 °C.
contacts: silvia.gross@unipd.it; valerio.causin@unipd.it; michele.maggini@unipd.it
location at DiSC: 215-00-055