Ball Mill & MechanochemistryMechanochemistry is rapidly becoming a method of choice in different areas of chemical and materials synthesis:
- organic solids with pharmaceutical, luminescent and photo or thermoactive properties; - studies of biomolecular recognition; - coordination polymer and metal organic frameworks; - asymmetric catalysis; - interlocked systems; - racemic resolution. Our lab is equipped with several mortars for manual grinding and also a Retsch MM400 ball mill that further allows us to explore the advantages of mechanochemistry. |
Hot-stage microscopyHot-stage microscopy (HSM) is the combination of microscopy and thermal analysis to enable the study and physical characterization of materials as a function of temperature and time.
It is quite extensively used to characterize the solid-state properties of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). It allows the characterization of small quantities of API to rapidly obtain valuable data about its solid-state properties. Our lab is equipped with a Olympus SZX10 and a Linkam LTS350 hot-stage plate. |
Solvothermal SynthesisSolvothermal synthesis is a method for preparing a variety of materials such as metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers. The process involves the use of a solvent under moderate to high pressure (typically between 1 atm and 10,000 atm) and temperature (typically between 100 °C and 1000 °C) that facilitates the interaction of precursors during synthesis.
Our lab is equipped with a heating chamber and reactor specially designed for this type of synthesis. |