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CONTENT

Featuring Material Science

Insight from a customer
Professor Frank Walther of TU Dortmund University 82
We interviewed Professor Dr. Frank Walther, Head of the Department of Materials Test Engineering (WPT) at TU
Dortmund University in Germany. His research is focused on microstructure-based materials and components testing,
destructive and non-destructive testing and measurement techniques as applied to characterizing structure-property
relationships, evaluating the fatigue performance, failure mechanisms and damage processes, and predicting
remaining fatigue life.

New Material
Influence of Deformation Speed and Humidity on Quasistatic Deformation Behavior 85
of Vulcanized Fiber – Experiments with Different Load and Climate Profiles.
Detailed knowledge of a material's properties is a basic requirement for design and production engineers in order to
ensure safe and efficient operation conditions of structural components. This article presents an investigation and
evaluation of the insufficiently studied construction material, vulcanized fiber, regarding the influence of deformation
speed and relative humidity on its quasistatic properties.

New Technology
Adoption of a 10 MN Fatigue Testing Machine to Expand the Evaluation Ability 88
of Composite Materials for Aerospace Structure
In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the applications for carbon fiber reinforced plastics and other
composite materials for commercial passenger aircraft. Even today, as much as half of the weight of some aircraft
being used consists of composite materials. When building aircraft, in addition to strict safety requirements, there is a
need for lightness. For these reasons, there is not much leeway when it comes to safety as compared with other
structures.

Shimadzu Selection 90
Shimadzu selected the following articles for this issue. They derive from application notes related to material sciences,
and utilize a variety of instruments we produce. Cutting-edge technologies are also included. Please obtain the articles
of your interest through the links on the titles.

Polymer
Analysis of Minor Components in Synthetic Polymers Using SEC-AccuSpot-AXIMA System 92
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry is widely used as a technique for the characterization of synthetic polymers. However,
when multiple components are present in samples, major components may suppress ionization of the trace compo-
nents present, preventing their detection.

Topics
Shimadzu Lab Network 94
Learn about Shimadzu's global network of customer support and application development centers.

Topics
Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) signs MoU with NERI, sets up NUS-Shimadzu Advanced 96
Facility for Ecoanalytics (NUSAFE)
Singapore-based Shimadzu (Asia Pacific) and the National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute
(NERI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a joint facility to conduct environmental
analytical research. The facility will be called NUS-Shimadzu Advanced Facility for Ecoanalytics or NUSAFE.

Topics
Paper Discussing Monoclonal Antibody Analysis by MS Selected as a Hot Article 98
The Royal Society of Chemistry has selected our paper, Noriko Iwamoto et al., Life Science Research Center, Shimadzu
Corporation, as one of its Hot Articles. This report results from a collaboration with the National Cancer Center in
Japan.

Product Information
i-Series(HPLC), GCMS-TQ8040 99