SIMS offers:

Elemental analysis with high sensitivity

Information about molecular structure,

Three dimensional examination of surface chemistry

Identification of isotopes

Fast chemical imaging

For more information about the Millbrook MiniSIMS instrument and its applications please take a look at the manufacturer's web site

Winnats also offers the following analysis techniques:

FTIR / MR-ATR Spectroscopy (Paragon 1000) Pendant Drop (surface tension) / Sessile Drop (Contact Angle – Surface Energy) (Krüss G10 goniometer)

Visible light (400-7000nm) reflectance spectrophotometry

Laboratory facilities for sample preparation / handling and wet chemical analysis

Optical microscopy

UV exposure lab for monitoring curing technologies & UV aging

Manual / mechanical coating equipment for investigation of coating / curing technologies 24-hour weather monitoring and logging for natural exposure conditions

In addition Winnats has close links with a number of service laboratories in the UK and Europe. Over the past 12 months, Winnats has arranged the following specialist analysis techniques for its customers:
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Laser Raman Spectroscopy, TEM, SEM, XRD, X-ray micro-tomography.

   Winnats other analytical services are listed here