Laboratories

The Watkins Group is equipped with the necessary facilities at Conte National Polymer Research Center and Life Science Laboratories for fundamental studies on the lab scale such as synthesis, process and post-treatment of polymers and nanoparticles.

  • Fume hoods
  • Glove boxes (N2, Ar)
  • Dry box (N2)
  • Centrifuge
  • Sonicators
  • Spin coater
  • Valances
  • Aerosol jet printer
  • Inkjet printers
  • Intense pulsed light curing system
  • Near Infrared curing system
  • Cold wall high pressure reactor
  • Furnaces
  • Hot air oven
  • Hot plates
  • Vacuum ovens

Optomec Aerosol Jet 300

Additive 3D printing capabilities include both Aerosol Jet and Inkjet platforms providing versatility in terms of materials and inks available, range of viscosity, and post deposition cure by UV or IR photonic cure.

  • Feature size: 10 µm
  • Droplet size: 1-5 picoliter
  • Nozzles: 2x2

Dimatix DMP 2831

Additive 3D printing capabilities include both Aerosol Jet and Inkjet platforms providing versatility in terms of materials and inks available, range of viscosity, and post deposition cure by UV or IR photonic cure.

  • Technology: Piezo Jet
  • Feature size: 20µm
  • Droplet size: 1-10 picoliter
  • Nozzles: 16

PulseForge 1300 Photonic Sintering

  • Wavelength: Peak in Visible, extend to UV & IR
  • Peak Power: 2.4x104 W/cm2

Adphos Near IR 126-125 Drying / Sintering

  • Wavelength: Peak in Near IR, extend to visible & IR
  • Peak Power: 17.1 W/cm2