Rates listed below are as of July 1, 2024, and include access to Soft Matter Characterization Facility (SMCF) instrumentation, incidental supplies, and staff support/consultation during business hours. Consumables are to be provided by user but can be obtained from the SMCF at pass-through cost.
University of Chicago affiliates are users from Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, University of Illinois at Chicago, and Northwestern University.
For detailed descriptions of each instrument, visit the instruments page.
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Instrument/Service |
Internal or UofC Affiliate
|
External Non-profit |
External Industry |
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Differential scanning calorimeter (TA Instruments Discovery 2500) |
$9/hr |
$16/hr |
$45/hr |
|
Thermogravimetric analyzer (TA Instruments Discovery) |
$9/hr |
$16/hr |
$45/hr |
|
Thermogravimetric analyzer (TA Instruments TGA 5500) |
$9/hr |
$16/hr |
$45/hr |
|
Dynamic mechanical analyzer (TA Instruments RSA-G2) |
$9/hr |
$16/hr |
$45/hr |
|
Strain-controlled shear rheometer (TA Instruments ARES-G2) |
$9/hr | $16/hr | $45/hr |
|
Stress-controlled shear rheometer (TA Instruments Discovery HR-30) |
$9/hr | $16/hr | $45/hr |
|
UV-VIS-NIR spectrophotometer (Shimadzu UV3600 Plus) |
$13/hr | $21/hr | $70/hr |
|
FTIR spectrophotometer (Shimadzu IRTracer-100 with ATR) |
$13/hr | $21/hr | $70/hr |
|
Tensile testing (Zwick-Roell zwickiLine Z0.5) |
$13/hr | $21/hr | $65/hr |
|
Dynamic/electrophoretic light scattering (Wyatt Mobius) |
$17/hr | $29/hr | $90/hr |
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SEC-MALS (THF): UV-VIS (Shimadzu), 18 angle MALS, viscometer, RI (Wyatt Technology) |
$18/hr | $31/hr | $99/hr |
|
SEC-MALS High T (TCB): 8 angle MALS (Wyatt-HT) and RI detection (Tosoh EcoSEC-HT) |
$18/hr | $31/hr | $99/hr |
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SEC-MALS (DMF/NMP/Aqueous): 3 angle MALS (Wyatt), UV and RI detection (Tosoh EcoSEC) |
$18/hr | $31/hr | $99/hr |
| Gas Sorption Analysis/BET (Micromeritics 3Flex) | $5/hr | $8/hr | $13/hr |
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New Lab User Training/Consulting |
$53/hour + instrument fee |
$75/hour + instrument fee |
$100/hour + instrument fee |