CPG can suggest the appropriate imaging technique to view structures in your materials. We will handle sample preparation, test design, and analysis of the images obtained by a variety of microscopic techniques.

Determine particle size distribution, multi-phase structure, fracture mechanisms, and a host of other applications with microscopy. Cambridge Polymer Group has expertise in a variety of microscopic techniques.

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM): high vacuum, high resolution SEM to evaluate surface structure. Environmental scanning electron microscopy can also be performed on hydrated samples.
• Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS): provides elemental information about the composition of the structure of the surface of a sample. Performed in conjunction with SEM. Elements with atomic numbers down to carbon can be viewed with EDS.
• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM): high resolution microscopy showing bulk structure based on electron density differences.
• Optical Microscopy