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Solid-State NMR Applications

Bruker 900 magnetNuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is widely used in chemistry for structural analysis, in molecular biology and the pharmaceutical industry, in material science, as MRI in clinical diagnostic, in industry.

High-resolution large-scale version of the poster on the right (NMR applications) suitable for printing is available free of charge as a .ppt or .pdf file, please inquire.

Solid-state NMR spectroscopy has a wide and lasting impact especially on the development of novel materials: catalysts, battery materials, gas storage materials (fuel cells) and glasses. All have immediate applications in energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the materials area, developments in nanotechnology also benefit tremendously from having access to a larger NMR periodic table than is now routinely available, and the capability to work with small samples. Another area that benefits greatly is the combinatorial approach to materials synthesis where the gain in sensitivity (small sample size) and application of ultra-fast spinning will lead to the rapid evaluation of new concepts and products. A high-field NMR facility thus allows the greatly enhanced use of a very powerful and discerning probe of solid-state structure to a wide range of applications, including:

Bruker 900 magnet active sites in catalysts; framework connectivities in catalysts and glasses (structure); semiconductors, sensors, confined clusters for novel device applications; interfaces in nanostructured materials and nanocomposites; combinatorial chemistry; biomolecules, membranes and semisolids via fast spinning; polymers and polymer blends via fast spinning; dynamics in polymers and biomolecules (small, multiple-labelled samples); applications in mineral and environmental chemistry

Bruker 900 magnetThe new knowledge generated by solid-state NMR is finding many practical and commercial applications, for example in the petrochemical industry (catalysts, polymers), alternative energy (battery materials, fuel cells), materials fabrication (alloys), high tech materials (glasses, ceramics, nanostructured materials), electronics (novel devices), environmental applications (catalysts, sorbents, membranes, sensor materials) and pharmaceuticals.