

Instrumentation and Facilities
The Dingemans Group offers highly specialized polymer and material science instrumentation. Our in-house, readily available instruments provide the group with instant access to thermal and mechanical characterization techniques. Also, through on-campus facilities and academic collaborations, group members have easy access to additional state-of-the-art analytical facilities.

Synthesis Laboratory
Murray Hall 1142

Instrumentation Laboratory
Murray Hall 1134

Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
TA Instruments TGA 5500

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
TA Instruments DSC 2500

Dynamic Mechanical and Thermal Analysis
TA Instruments RSA-G2 Solids Analyzer

Rheometric Analysis
TA Instruments ARES-G2

Tensile Testing
Instron 5566 with 3119-500 Environmental Control

Pressure Reactor
Büchiglasuster Stainless Steel Reactor

FTIR-Spectrometer
PerkinElmer Frontier with ATR Accessory

UV-Vis/NIR Spectrometer
PerkinElmer Lamda 950

Size Exclusion Chromotography (GPC/SEC)
Shimadzu UFLC

Multi-Angle Light Scattering
Wyatt Technologies DAWN HELEOS-II

Manual Hydraulic Melt Compression
PHI Model PW 220C (50 ton capacity)

Conical Twin Screw Extruder
Explore MC15

CHANL (UNC On-Campus Facility)

CRITCL (UNC On-Campus Facility)