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At Lucideon, we have worked on many different and diverse projects across a wide range of materials and industries. Read here about some of the work we have done.
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Flash Sintering Helps to Clean up Green Energy
Fuel cell technology has a major role to play in the decarbonization of our infrastructures. Solid oxide fuel cells, which use a ceramic electrode and electrolyte layers, achieve higher efficiencies, longer lifetimes and fuel flexibility over other fuel cell technologies, offering advantages in many stationary power and transport applications.
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Lucideon Provides Customized Materials Testing Project for INS (Phase 2)
In the second phase of this project Lucideon delivered a destructive testing programme of various bolt grades and sizes, loaded in double shear, single shear, dynamic single shear and tension.
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Lucideon Provides Customized Materials Testing Project for INS (Phase 1)
Lucideon delivered a testing programme on the various steel types, providing robust mechanical property data through the delivery of tensile testing at temperatures ranging from minus 40°C to plus 600°C.
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Lucideon Solves Processing Challenge
One of our clients was experiencing issues with fragility of their tableted products. This caused tablets to break up on the conveyor belts prior to packaging, leading to excess wastage. We immediately set about understanding their individual situation in more detail. The issues were intermittent and there were numerous variables in the process that could have been contributing to this issue.
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Lucideon Solves Coating Challenge
Lucideon's client’s coating manufacturing process was very time-consuming and contained materials that were difficult to handle in terms of health and safety. They asked Lucideon to explore what alternatives would be suitable.
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Lucideon Method Development Helps Nobel Biocare in Medical Device Optimization
Lucideon was approached by Nobel Biocare to characterize the surface chemical composition of medical implants to quantify the surface concentration of hydroxyl groups on the surface.
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Lucideon & GSK Consumer Healthcare Compare the Effects of Different Toothpastes on Teeth
GSK Consumer Healthcare wanted to compare the effect of two stannous fluoride containing toothpaste formulations (GSK’s Sensodyne Sensitivity and Gum and another marketed product) in terms of dentine tissue loss.
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Lucideon Validates the Efficacy of Sterilizing Products
Using our internal knowledge, and guided by the various FDA guidance documents on cleanliness and disinfection, we developed a testing and validation strategy, along with the corresponding protocols
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Surface Cleanliness of Orthopaedic Instruments
Lucideon assists in identification and prevention of staining of orthopaedic instruments
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Lucideon Testing Ensures Safety of Hospital Balustrades
Testing the original 1950s balustrades revealed that some of the balustrades were defective and needed to be replaced.
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Lucideon Performs Accelerated Limescale Test for Ideal Standard
Lucideon developed a method to replicate long term build-up of limescale on an accelerated timescale.
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Lucideon Helps Energy Client with a Processing Issue
Defect analysis using optical microscopy, SEM imaging, EDS element mapping and EBSD
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When the Unexpected Happens to Your Polymer Components
Failed polymer components analyzed at Lucideon
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Lucideon Validates the Performance of the UHPFRC for Fryssinet and the Restoration of the Hammersmith Flyover
Testing provided evidence that the strength requirements of the UHPFRC were met at each stage of the flyover restoration process.
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Lucideon Proved Incorrect Materials were Sourced and Used for New Warehouse Floor
Analysis of concrete and screed identified that the flooring materials specified were not used and lower-cost alternatives were sourced
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Lucideon Develops Customized Testing Program for Mauer's Novel EWI System
One of Mauer’s unique EWI systems achieved certification through the development of a customized testing program
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Lucideon Helps Hemsec Gain Composite Panel ETA Accreditation and CE Certification
Testing enabled Hemsec to attain ETA accreditation and CE certification for their SIPs
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Lucideon Helps Ensure Safe Loading of Greenwich Walkway
Testing confirmed that the parapet wall would support the expected loads of the Thames Path 'missing link'
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Major Concrete Manufacturer Extends Range to Include a Precast Concrete Modular Housing System
Testing and consultancy enabled third party insurance and building control sign-offs
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Croda & Lucideon Further Optimize Coating Coverage and Application
Lucideon testing helps to optimize the coating process of powders
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Brickwork Evaluation of Battersea Power Station
Brickwork testing for the Battersea Power Station redevelopment project
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Testing for Masonry Reinforced by Bond Beams & Columns to Resist Lateral Load
Tests to determine the strength of walls constructed with bond beams
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Surface Cleanliness of Dental Instruments
Lucideon’s expertise in analytical sciences helps identify cause of surface contamination in client’s product
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Encapsulation of Bleach
Encapsulation of bleach helps to maintain activity in application environment
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Lucideon Helps Consumer Product Manufacturer Measure Effectiveness of Washing Machine Soap
Lucideon method development helps quantify effectiveness of washing machine soap
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Lucideon Assists in Identifying Root Cause of Cracking in Additive Manufactured Components
Lucideon additive manufacturing expertise helps identify root cause of product failure.
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Lucideon Helps Identify Root Cause of Syneresis in Bone Cement and Implement New QC Protocol
Lucideon experts help identify the cause and solution to bone cement syneresis
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Lucideon Helps Control Bone Cement Homogeneity
Lucideon's experts help to control the homogeneity of bone cement
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Lucideon Performs Method Development to Prove Efficacy of Dental Adhesives
Method Development to Test the Effects of Using Dental Adhesives
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Change of Supplier Leads to Polymer Product Failure
Lucideon identified root cause of failure following a change of supplier