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Characterization of Surfaces and Materials

Surface and Interface Analysis – Single source for the solutions to your problems

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Surfaces and interfaces play an important role in many technical processes and products. Structures on the microscopic and molecular levels often have a strong influence on the macroscopic properties of products and processes.

We at Bayer Technology Services identify these structure- property correlations for you. Doing so allows us to:

  • provide important assistance for the development of products;
  • identify starting points for product improvements;
  • investigate the causes of quality problems.

We leverage a modern array of methods and our physicochemical expertise in the field of surface physics and interface analysis to help you solve your problems. We draw upon the considerable resources available at Bayer Technology Services and the know-how of national and international institutions and universities. Our analysis equipment is state-of-the-art.

We employ spectroscopic, microscopic and interface analysis methods to analyze:

  • the chemical composition of the surface with an information depth from the nm to ìm range;
  • the topography of the surface with a resolution into the nm range;
  • the morphology of the interfaces and the bulk structure;
  • the surface energy and wetting, dewetting and spreading behavior on solids;
  • the behavior of tensides in solutions and their foaming behavior.

Our approach to solving your problem is to provide you with the most complete possible interpretation of the results, which comprise individual pieces of the information “puzzle”.

Our work focuses on e.g.:

  • nanoanalytics;
  • adhesion and wetting phenomena;
  • troubleshooting and quality assurance;
  • R&D support in materials development;
  • microfluidics.
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