Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces

Together with our colleagues at other units at SP, we have competence that covers all aspects of the life cycle of a material. We provide our clients with solutions to their problems, damage analyses, tailor-made and standardised tests, and evaluations.

Furthermore, we are involved in a large number of research projects, often in collaboration with industry, institutes, and academia. We are active in areas such as organic and inorganic analysis (main component, components, and trace element), surface characterisation, environmental analysis, as well as characterisation and testing of polymeric, metallic and ceramic materials, surface coatings, corrosion protection products, surface and colloid chemistry, and materials for information storage.

We carry out basic and applied research in the following program areas:

• Advanced analysis and material characterisation
• Biomaterial and diagnostics
• Metrology and measurement quality in chemistry
• Environmental engineering and the indoor environment
• Product durability