Based on our professional expertise, we are pleased to offer our services in the topics listed below. Our Department has a long history of successful contracts and cooperations bridging the gap between the academic and business sectors. Our former customers/partners include Shell, General Electric, BASF, Clariant and many other national and international firms, from small enterprises to multinational corporations.

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Synthesis of polyisobutylenes with well-defined molecular weight, exact chain-end functionality and low polydispersity (suitable for use as standard) on the scale of up to 100 g/batch.

For polymers soluble in tetrahydrofuran:

1. Estimating average molecular weights (M_n, M_w, M_z) and average intrinsic viscosities [h], and also their distributions. Based on universal calibration curves and using a double detector-system comprised of a Viscotek differential refractometer (RI) and a differential viscometer (DV) connected in parallel.

2. Estimating average molecular weights (M_n, M_w, M_z) based on light scattering analysis. Registered by a miniDawn detector supplied by Wyatt Technology.

3. Determining branching numbers in branched or hyperbranched polymers.

4. Determining refractive index increment (dn/dc) with an interferometric detector (Optilab DSP supplied by Wyatt Technology)

These promising novel materials are synthesized only in a few specialized laboratories worldwide; our Department is one of the pioneering research groups in this field. On order or in R&D cooperation we are able to offer:

-   synthesis of various types of amphiphilic conetworks
- their extensive characterisation involving physical, chemical (and certain types of biological) assaying.