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Today’s advanced and increasingly diverse Advanced Materials laboratories are facing new challenges on a daily basis – starting from raw materials right up to finished products. PerkinElmer’s comprehensive portfolio of analytical solutions is designed to give you the highest accuracy, sensitivity, and ease of operation your laboratory demands. We enable you to confidently test your plastic and polymer samples to the purity composition and performance standards you require. What’s more, a range of complementary services is available to keep your laboratory up and running, to meet the stringent requirements in a variety of environments.
With more than 65 years of experience plus our comprehensive portfolio of solutions across thermal analysis, molecular spectroscopy, chromatography, atomic spectroscopy and hyphenated techniques, we are the ideal choice for ensuring the quality and reliability of plastics and polymers.
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ACS Macro Letters, Biomacromolecules, and Macromolecules comprise the polymer portfolio of ACS Publications. Publishing original research and short, rapid communications, these journals cover a wide scope from the fundamental aspects of macromolecular science, to the cross-section of polymer science and biology. Topics covered include: sustainable polymers, polymeric drugs, nanotechnology, self-assembly, biomaterials, polymerization mechanisms and kinetics, and more. Submit your research to one of these top 10 ranked polymer publications, according to the Journal Citation Report®.
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Dulux Australia’s paints and coatings businesses are leading marketers and manufacturers of premium branded decorative paints, texture coatings, protective coatings, powder coatings and woodcare coatings for the existing home, new housing, commercial construction, infrastructure and industrial markets. Its portfolio of iconic, premium brands includes Dulux, Cabot’s, Berger and British Paints.
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The Nanotechnology field is one of the fastest growing areas of research and technology. The Australian Nanotechnology Network (ANN) is dedicated to substantially enhancing Australia’s research outcomes in this important field by promoting effective collaborations, exposing researchers to alternative and complementary approaches from other fields, encouraging forums for postgraduate students and early career researchers, increasing nanotechnology infrastructure, enhancing awareness of existing infrastructure, and promoting industry and international links. The ANN will achieve these goals through its dedication to bringing together all the various groups working in the field of Nanotechnology and related areas within Australia.
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AXT is a supplier of high end analytical solutions for the characterisation of materials including polymers. For chemical and structural characterisation of polymers we offer scanning electron (SEM), atomic force (AFM) and 3D digital microscopes, X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-Ray Photoelectron (XPS) and Raman spectroscopy instruments. We can also supply cryogenic grinding mills for sample preparation. These solutions are sourced from international suppliers including TESCAN, Thermo Scientific, Rigaku, NT-MDT, Nanophoton, Hirox and SPEX.
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SCG Chemicals is one of the largest integrated petrochemical companies in Thailand and a key industry leader in Asia offers a full range of petrochemical products ranging from upstream production of olefins to downstream production of 3 main plastics resins; polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride.
To better serve customers’ requirements, SCG Chemicals assigns prime importance to the development of new technology and innovation for the creation of high value-added products (HVA) and service solutions.
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At CSIRO, we do the extraordinary every day. We innovate for tomorrow and help improve today – for our customers, all Australians and the world.
Our innovations contribute billions of dollars to the Australian economy every year. As the largest patent holder in the nation, our vast wealth of intellectual property has led to more than 150 spin-off companies.
With more than 5,000 experts and a burning desire to get things done, we are Australia’s catalyst for innovation.
CSIRO. We imagine. We collaborate. We innovate.
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The Analyzing & Testing business unit of the NETZSCH Group (est. 1873, Germany) is the global technological leader in the area of thermal characterisation of almost any material.
NETZSCH develops and manufactures a complete high-precision instrument line for thermal analysis and thermophysical properties measurement, as well as offering world-class commercial testing services in our laboratories. Our instrumentation is employed for research and quality control in the polymer sector, the chemical industry, insulation and energy storage materials, and environmental analysis. The series of patents and international R&D awards we have received attest to our products’ leadership in terms of technique and quality. Our branches, representative offices and application laboratories worldwide offer our customers excellent instruments and technical support, wherever on the globe they may happen to be.
At NETZSCH, we regard customer satisfaction as our first priority. We are looking forward to working with you.
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Davies Collison Cave (DCC) is Australia’s leading intellectual property legal practice, with a history that goes back almost 140 years. We provide expert services in the areas of patents, trade marks, trade secrets, copyright and design protection, licensing, litigation and related legal and commercial matters.
DCC is a multi-disciplinary intellectual property practice, offering a comprehensive range of strategically-focused intellectual property services to clients within Australia, Singapore, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. We have more than 100 professionals consisting of patent attorneys, trade marks attorneys and lawyers, who are engaged solely in intellectual property practice.
DCC is delighted to be a sponsor of and in attendance at MACRO18. Our polymer specialist patent attorneys Dr Ramon Tozer and Dr Grace Chan will be available throughout the Congress to answer any IP questions you might have.
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ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces and ACS Applied Energy Materials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces celebrates 10 years of serving the interdisciplinary community of chemists, engineers, physicists and biologists focusing on how newly-discovered materials and interfacial processes can be developed and used for specific applications.
ACS Applied Energy Materials publishes original research that addresses one of the greatest challenges of our generation, covering all aspects of materials, engineering, chemistry, physics and biology relevant to energy conversion and storage.
The first issue of this new journal is available to read – for free – now: www.pubs.acs.org/acsaem
ACS Nano and ACS Applied Nano Materials
ACS Nano continues to define nanoscience and nanotechnology. Published monthly, the journal helps facilitate communication among scientists in developing new research opportunities and advancing the field through new discoveries.
ACS Applied Nano Materials publishes research that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important applications of nanomaterials.
The first issue of this new journal is available to read – for free – now: www.pubs.acs.org/acsanm
Refreshment Break Sponsor
Founded in 2004, Magritek is the global leader in manufacturing cryogen-free benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometers. Magritek’s revolutionary 80 MHz, 60 MHz and 43 MHz Spinsolve family of benchtop NMR models offer the highest sensitivity and resolution available in the market. These portable systems are robust and easy to use, allowing modern NMR methods to be performed on the chemistry lab bench or inside the fume hood. Magritek has offices in Germany, USA, UK and New Zealand.