Nanomechanical Tester

T150 UTM

Comprehensive nanomechanical characterization with high resolution and large dynamic range spanning five orders of magnitude of storage and loss modulus, enabling researchers to understand dynamic properties of compliant fibers and strain rate sensitive materials.

Product Overview

Nanomechanical Actuating Transducer: Delivers high sensitivity over a large range of strain using electromagnetic actuation combined with a precise capacitive gauge.

The T150 UTM produces tensile force using electromagnetic actuation combined with a precise capacitive gauge to deliver high sensitivity over a large range of strain. It also lets researchers investigate tension and compression properties of biological materials using a dynamic characterization mode that permits accurate measurement at each point during testing. The user-friendly design simplifies training — standard tests can be run the same day the instrument is installed. Accurate, real-time test results are quickly generated and automatically reported in Microsoft Word and Excel. Every T150 UTM is supported by knowledgeable, experienced regional applications and customer service engineers available to provide technical support and guide users through more advanced testing.

Main Features & Capabilities

Nanomechanical Actuating Transducer

Electromagnetic actuation combined with a precise capacitive gauge delivers high sensitivity over a large range of strain for accurate tensile force measurement.

Dynamic Characterization Mode

Captures evolution of mechanical properties with strain, permitting accurate measurement at each point during testing for strain rate sensitive materials.

Flexible Upgradeable System

Can be configured for a variety of applications including indentation with an inversion footer kit, supporting diverse nanomechanical testing needs.

ASTM-Compliant Testing

Testing complies with ASTM standards, ensuring data integrity and reproducibility across all nanomechanical characterization experiments.

Continuous Dynamic Analysis (CDA)

Offers direct, accurate measurement of specimen stiffness at each point in the experiment, enabling continuous determination of storage and loss modulus as strain increases.

Automated Data Acquisition

Fully automated data acquisition and control system with NanoSuite Professional software enables easy use of standard test methods and creation of unique solutions for automated, consistent results.

Description & Key Benefits

Advanced Design

Two-Spring Transducer Design: Restricts the indenter transducer to one degree of freedom, the axis of indentation, providing high lateral stiffness and enabling instrument behavior to closely follow the dynamic model.

Precision Measurement

Decoupled Load and Displacement: Measurement error is reduced by decoupling load application from displacement sensing, ensuring that measured material response and loading mechanisms remain independent.

Dynamic Characterization

Continuous Dynamic Analysis Option: Measures both amplitude and phase relationships between load and displacement oscillations to determine storage and loss modulus, providing complex moduli over a range of oscillation frequencies.

Sample Handling

Micropositioner Stage and Sample Guide: Holds the sample orthogonal to the direction of applied tension, aids in positioning of the upper sample grip, and includes an indentation kit with inversion footer for dual-mode operation.

Versatile Applications

Fiber Materials

Thin individual polymer, metal or ceramic fibers, electrospun polymer nanofibers, and spider silk — enabling tensile testing of micron and sub-micron diameter specimens.

Biomaterials

Soft tissue scaffolds and other biological materials requiring tension and compression characterization using the dynamic mode for accurate measurement at each test point.

Polymer Films & Textiles

Thin polymer films and textile materials where high sensitivity over a large range of strain is essential for understanding mechanical behavior.

MEMS & Microdevices

Micro-electromechanical systems requiring nanoscale displacement resolution and micro-Newton load application for accurate mechanical characterization.