Polymer Synthesis, also known as polymerization, is the chemistry of engineering large molecules, also referred to as macromolecules. Researchers, engineers and scientists at National Polymer employ polymer synthesis techniques in creating custom novel polymer products for a variety of applications. When a polymer is required that cannot be bought “off the shelf”, National Polymer will create what is desired, test it, and ensure that it is properly scaled-up for production. We can also assist with incorporating the custom polymer into a component product or end product. Polymer Synthesis Metho ..read more

Deformulation labs, like other analytical laboratories, work under highly controlled conditions, with the specific goal of identifying components of unknown formulas. The following is a typical workflow for a Deformulation Lab: The sample of interest is submitted for deformulation analysis. The sample is “logged-in” with the following information: Sample I.D. Name and contact information of the submitter. Date and time Information of interest. For Deformulation, it is normally compositional information along with reporting ranges (Qualitative, Quantitative to 10% level, 1% level, 0.1% level ..read more

There are several different types of polymer deformulation. Deformulation is the process of breaking down and identifying the individual components that make up a polymer. Many factors come into play when determining individual chemical components, morphology, and thermal interactions of polymers. This is where polymer deformulation steps in to identify multiple variables of a polymer via reverse engineering techniques. First, let’s review some of the analytical methods available for polymer deformulation. The classes of these methods include the following: Spectrographic Analysis  Spectr ..read more

Deformulation can be an important part of the long term viability of a company’s product offerings. What actually makes up a product is a crucial topic to be addressed when it comes to product creation. Although this might seem straightforward, it can be difficult and time-consuming to list every component that goes into a product. This is where reverse engineering comes in. For those looking to safeguard their intellectual property from production problems or patent breaches, chemical reverse engineering is a very useful procedure. By focused product study, it is also used to help companies k ..read more

While “polymer synthesis” may be a new term for some readers, John Wesley Hyatt actually created the first synthetic polymer in 1869. This discovery was ground-breaking. Prior to this, polymers were only provided by nature. Materials, like bone, wood, fur, cotton, silk, and leather were naturally occurring polymeric materials that served man from the Stone Age until modern times. However, thanks to technology, scientists can now produce new substances on their own. Polymers are now found in almost every aspect of our lives, from everyday items like  plastic bottles, technical fibers and t ..read more

Polymer synthesis has created polymers that have shaped our world. Some of the polymers that have had an enormous impact on the way we live our lives include: phenolic thermosets (Bakelite) polyvinylchloride (PVC / Vinyl) polyolefins including polyethylene and polypropylene plastic materials such as styrene foam (disposable cups and containers) synthetic rubbers such as styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) block copolymers including styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) thermoplastic elastomers (TPE’s) such as thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU’s) composite materials such as fiberglass engineered plastics s ..read more

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