Silicones are polymers structured around a siloxane bond and make up a wide variety of materials. Their consistency does vary, they can be liquids, hard plastics, gels or even rubber. They can be found almost everywhere in our daily lives as mastics, glues, joints, anti-foaming agents in detergent powders, cosmetics, medical equipment, insulating sleeves, electrical cables.
How can FILAB assist you in characterizing your silicone-based samples ?
FILAB laboratory uses many material characterization techniques which rely on different physicochemical principles. FILAB provides the following services :
Chemical composition analysis of silicone
Study of the thermal properties of silicone using DSC and TGA
Detection of impurities in oils or silicone fluids
Determination of the silicone and siloxane contents in industrial matrices
Failure analysis of silicone : odor problems, discoloration, pollution, degradation…
Our equipment for silicone testing
Organic chemical analysis : GC-MS, Py-GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, GPC, NMR, FTIR
Inorganic chemical analysis : ICP, XRD, IC
Thermal analysis : TGA, DSC, Py-GC-MS, ATG-FTIR
Powder analysis : XRD, SEM-FEG-EDX, BET, Laser Granulometry