Microtrac
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Native name | Microtrac Inc. |
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Formerly | Leeds & Northrup |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Nanotechnology |
| Founded 📆 | 1972 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Paul Cloake (Pres.) |
| Products 📟 | Particle Size Analysis |
| Services | contract analysis, field service, application development |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 47 (Dec 2014) |
| Parent | Nikkiso Co. Ltd. |
| Subsidiaries | Microtrac GmbH, AnaTec AS |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Microtrac is a Japanese nanotechnology company that is a subsidiary of Nikkiso.[1]
History[edit]
Microtrac was formerly known as Leeds & Northrup (which was founded in 1903 by Morris E. Leeds and Edwin Fitch Northrup) was founded in 1972 and is now based in Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.[2][3] As of January 7, 2000, Microtrac, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Nikkiso Co. Ltd.[4] In 2014, Microtrac opened a new 30,000 square foot operations center in York, Pennsylvania incorporating manufacturing with a state-of- the-art applications laboratory and training center.[5][6] For the European market, Microtrac supported a joint-venture called Microtrac Europe until 2014, and created a direct subsidiary called Microtrac GmbH, in Krefeld, Germany, in 2015[7]
Operations and products[edit]
Microtrac develops and manufactures particle analysis instruments. Additionally, it offers contract analysis, method development, training and user courses.
A key technology is laser diffraction, for analysis of suspensions/emulsions, dry powders and aerosols/sprays. Microtrac uses a patented tri-laser setup and claims to achieve highest sensitivity on the laser diffraction market.[8][9] A combination of Laser diffraction with Microtrac dynamic imaging instruments has been shown to effectively replace sieve analysis.[10] For nanoparticles, Microtrac developed a special form of Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) known as Reference Beating, to overcome limitations of conventional Photon Correlation Spectroscopy,[11] especially for samples at very low or very high concentrations. The DLS instruments include modular configurations for nanoparticle size, zeta potential, and molecular weight measurements, and can be equipped with an external probe. An autotitrator is offered to measure charge stabilization by Zeta Potential titration. Soon after the foundation of AnaTec AS, Norway, in 2004, Microtrac formed a strategic alliance to promote the strongly growing field of image analysis instruments. AnaTec’s PartAn series uses cameras for shape analysis of dry powders and granulates with a patented 3D technology, as well as shape analysis of wet suspensions and slurries[12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Microtrac Buys Honeywell's Particle Size Measurement Business". www.chemicalonline.com. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "Microtrac, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "Nanotechnology in Florida, USA: Market Report". Azonano.com. February 1, 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Microtrac Inc. Announces the Purchase of Particle Size Measurement Business from Honeywell". thefreelibrary.com. Business Wire. Archived from the original on January 7, 2000. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "Microtrac obtains US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Establishment Registration for Particle Analysis Services".
- ↑ "Microtrac, Inc. - York, PA - Particle Analyzers". www.industrynet.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ "Microtrac Broadens European Presence With New Location In Krefeld, Germany | NMWP". www.nmwp.nrw.de. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ↑ Ultrafine Particle Size Measurement in the Range 0.003 to 6.5 Micrometers Using the Controlled Reference Method. ACS Symposium Series. 693. American Chemical Society. 1998-06-10. pp. 103–129. doi:10.1021/bk-1998-0693.ch009. ISBN 0-8412-3561-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Particle Size Distribution III. ACS Symposium Series. 693. American Chemical Society. 1998-06-10. doi:10.1021/bk-1998-0693. ISBN 0-8412-3561-9. Search this book on
- ↑ Barth, Howard G. (1984). Modern Methods of Particle Size Analysis. Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-87571-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Serdyuk, Igor N.; Zaccai, Nathan R.; Zaccai, Joseph (2007-03-29). Methods in Molecular Biophysics: Structure, Dynamics, Function. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139461580. Search this book on
- ↑ "Norwegian Inventors Develop Automatic Particle Analyzing System - US Fed News Service, Including US State News | HighBeam Research". www.highbeam.com. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
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