​​​​Polymers and Advanced Functional Nanofibers Group
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Semi-automatic compression molding machine (25 T) (Modern Plastics & Equipments, Coimbatore)
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Corona discharge equipment
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Linear motor set up
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Vacuum Ovens (Heatron)
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Digital balances
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Programmable high temperature furnace
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USB Oscilloscope & Logic Analyzer (Digilent, USA)
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Digital picoammeter
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Four probe I-V measurement system
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In addition to the above, Confocal Raman Microscopy facility (Professor in-charge: S. Anandhan) and a range of characterization and testing instruments are available in the Central Research Facility (CRF) of the institute.
Melt flow Indexer
(Dynisco, USA)
Limiting Oxygen Index Apparatus
(Dynisco, USA)
Shore-A & Shore-D hardness testers
Electrospinning Units (e-spin Nano, PECO, Chennai): Model V1 and V2, with multi-spinneret, co-axial spinneret, translational collector, rotating drum collector, rotating wheel collector.
FTIR spectrometer (Jasco FTIR 4200, Japan): wavenumber range 7800 - 350 cm-1, with ATR (ZnSe), DRS and transmission mode sample holders.
Digital oscilloscope with 4-channels and differential probe (Keysight)