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Thermo Scientific NIST Traceable Particle Size Standards 3000, 4000, 8000, 9000 Series Thermo Scientific NIST Traceable Particle Size Standards are traceable to the Standard Meter through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This enables laboratories to demonstrate the traceability of their analytical methods as required by ISO 9000, ISO 10012, ANSI/NCSL Z540, GMP/ GLP and other standards and regulations. Applications include microscopy, light scattering and colloidal systems, and checking bacterial, viral, ribosomal and other sub-cellular components. • NIST traceability enables instrument calibration with very narrow standard deviations • Solves real-world analytical problems by validating product performance and results • NIST traceable mean diameter provides objective evidence of diameter calibration during audits of your measurement systems • Superior particle diameter uniformity ensures tight size distribution of the particle population to provide more exact calibration points when setting the calibration curve • Excellent product stability results in confident instrument performance and compliance with most QC programs Thermo Scientific NIST Traceable Particle Size Standards provide third party traceability of calibration procedures to national and international agencies through an unbroken chain of measurements with specified uncertainties. The particles are also used to develop and test analytical instruments for particle size characterization of materials. Available as uniform spheres in a range of discrete sizes from 20 nm to 2000 µm, these uniformly shaped particles minimize the response of analytical systems to shape effects. Each package of standards contains a Certificate of Calibration and Traceability to NIST, as well as a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) with handling and disposal instructions. All packages are lot numbered for convenient after-the-sale technical service and support. Product Specifications 3000 Series Nanosphere Size Standards come in optimized concentrations for easy dispersal and colloidal stability 4000 Series Monosized Polymer Particles are excellent calibration materials with narrow diameter standard deviations 8000 Series Silica Particles have a higher mechanical and thermal stability than polystyrene microparticles 9000 Series Glass Particles are suitable for a wide variety of particle measurement applications
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Thermo ScientificNIST Traceable Particle Size Standards3000, 4000, 8000, 9000 Series

Thermo Scientific NIST Traceable Particle Size Standards are traceable to the Standard Meter through the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This enables laboratories to demonstrate the traceability of their analytical methods as required by ISO 9000, ISO 10012, ANSI/NCSL Z540, GMP/GLP and other standards and regulations. Applications include microscopy, light scattering and colloidal systems, and checking bacterial, viral, ribosomal and other sub-cellular components.

• NISTtraceabilityenablesinstrumentcalibrationwithverynarrowstandarddeviations

• Solvesreal-worldanalyticalproblemsbyvalidatingproductperformanceandresults

• NISTtraceablemeandiameterprovidesobjectiveevidenceofdiametercalibrationduringauditsofyourmeasurementsystems

• Superiorparticlediameteruniformityensurestightsizedistributionoftheparticlepopulationtoprovidemoreexactcalibrationpointswhensettingthecalibrationcurve

• ExcellentproductstabilityresultsinconfidentinstrumentperformanceandcompliancewithmostQCprograms

ThermoScientificNISTTraceableParticleSizeStandardsprovidethirdpartytraceabilityofcalibrationprocedurestonationalandinternationalagenciesthroughanunbrokenchainofmeasurementswithspecifieduncertainties.Theparticlesarealsousedtodevelopandtestanalyticalinstrumentsforparticlesizecharacterizationofmaterials.

Availableasuniformspheresinarangeofdiscretesizesfrom20nmto2000µm,theseuniformlyshapedparticlesminimizetheresponseofanalyticalsystemstoshapeeffects.

EachpackageofstandardscontainsaCertificateofCalibrationandTraceabilitytoNIST,aswellasaMaterialSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)withhandlinganddisposalinstructions.Allpackagesarelotnumberedforconvenientafter-the-saletechnicalserviceandsupport.

Product Specifications

3000 Series Nanosphere Size Standards come in optimized concentrations for easy dispersal and colloidal stability

4000 Series Monosized Polymer Particles are excellent calibration materials with narrow diameter standard deviations

8000 Series Silica Particles have a higher mechanical and thermal stability than polystyrene microparticles

9000 Series Glass Particles are suitable for a wide variety of particle measurement applications

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ions 3000 Series - Nanosphere Size Standards

Thesehighlyuniformpolystyreneparticlesareavailablein20nmto900nmsizes,andcomepackagedasaqueoussuspensionsin15mLdropper-tippedbottles.

Theconcentrationsareoptimizedforeaseofdispersionandcolloidalstability.Theparticleshaveadensityof1.05g/cm3

andanindexofrefractionof1.59@589nm(25°C).Productscontainatraceamountofsurfactant.

ProductNumber

NominalDiameter

SolidsContent

Aqueous suspensions calibrated by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS)*

3020A 20nm 1%

3030A 30nm 1%

3040A 40nm 1%

Aqueous suspensions calibrated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)*

3050A 50nm 1%

3060A 60nm 1%

3070A 70nm 1%

3080A 80nm 1%

3090A 90nm 1%

3100A 100nm 1%

3125A 125nm 1%

3150A 150nm 1%

3200A 200nm 1%

3220A 220nm 1%

3240A 240nm 1%

3269A 270nm 1%

3300A 300nm 1%

3350A 350nm 1%

3400A 400nm 1%

3450A 450nm 1%

3495A 500nm 1%

3500A 500nm 1%

3560A 560nm 1%

3600A 600nm 1%

3700A 700nm 1%

3800A 800nm 1%

3900A 900nm 1%

4000 Series - Monosize Polymer Size Standards

Availablein1µmto160µm(aqueous)and200µmto1000µm(dry)sizes,thesepolystyreneparticlesarepackagedasaqueoussuspensionsin15mLdropper-tippedbottlesatanoptimumconcentrationfordispersion,handlinganddilution.

Thesizedistributionanduniformityoftheseparticlesismeasuredbyelectricalresistanceanalysisoropticalmicroscopy.

*Tolearnaboutourtraceablesizingmethods,reviewTN-002“CalibrationofSphericalParticles

byLightScattering”,TN-010“InternalStandardMethodforSizeCalibrationofSub-Micrometer

SphericalParticlesbyElectronMicroscope”andTN-018“ImprovedArrayMethodforSize

CalibrationofMonodisperseSphericalParticlesbyOpticalMicroscope”.Thesedocumentscanbe

obtainedbyrequestorareavailableatwww.thermoscientific.com/particletechnology

ProductNumber

NominalDiameter

SolidsContent

Aqueous suspensions calibrated by Optical Microscopy*

4009A 1.0µm 1.0%

4010A 1.0µm 1.0%

4011A 1.1µm 1.0%

4013A 1.3µm 1.0%

4016A 1.6µm 1.0%

4018A 1.8µm 1.0%

4202A 2.0µm 0.4%

4025A 2.5µm 0.5%

4203A 3.0µm 0.5%

4204A 4.0µm 0.4%

4205A 5.0µm 0.3%

4206A 6.0µm 0.3%

4207A 7.0µm 0.3%

4208A 8.0µm 0.3%

4209A 9.0µm 0.3%

4210A 10µm 0.2%

4212A 12µm 0.2%

4215A 15µm 0.3%

4220A 20µm 0.3%

4225A 25µm 0.5%

4230A 30µm 0.6%

4240A 40µm 0.7%

4250A 50µm 1.4%

4260A 60µm 1.2%

4270A 70µm 2.0%

4280A 80µm 1.8%

4310A 100µm 2.1%

4311A 115µm 2.6%

4314A 140µm 4.0%

4316A 160µm 4.8%

Uniform Dry Spheres, Calibrated by Optical Microscopy*

4320A 200µm 2.2x105#/g

4324A 240µm 1.4x105#/g

4328A 280µm 8.3x104#/g

4330A 300µm 6.7x104#/g

4340A 400µm 2.9x104#/g

4350A 500µm 1.5x104#/g

4355A 550µm 1.1x104#/g

4365A 650µm 6.8x103#/g

4375A 750µm 3.5x103#/g

4400A 1000µm 1.8x103#/g

Product Specifications8000 Series - Silica Size Standards

Designedforapplicationsrequiringmonodisperseinorganicspheres,the8000SeriesSilicaParticlesarelikeglassparticlesinthattheyhaveamuchhigherdensitythanpolymerparticles.Becauseoftheiropacity,theyalsoprovidemorecontrastthanpolymerparticlesinopticalandelectronbeams.Theyarepackagedin15mLpure,deionizedwaterwithoutanysurfactants.

9000 Series - Glass Size Standards

Thisseriesisavailableasuniformspheresofborosilicateorsodalimeglassinarangeofdiscretesizesfrom2µmto2000µm.Theyalsohaveabettertolerancetochemicalsandsolventsinadditiontohighermechanicalandthermalstability.Thesphereshavebeenprocessedtoremovenon-sphericalandbrokenparticles.

ProductNumber

NominalDiameter

SolidsContent

Aqueous Suspensions, Calibrated by Optical Microscopy*

8050 0.5µm 2%

8070 0.7µm 2%

8100 1.0µm 2%

8150 1.6µm 2%

ProductNumber

NominalDiameter

ParticlesPer Gram

Borosilicate Glass, Calibrated by Optical Microscopy*

9002 2µm 9.5x1010

9005 5µm 6.5x109

9008 8µm 1.5x109

9010 10µm 7.6x108

9015 15µm 2.5x108

9020 20µm 9.1x107

Soda Lime Glass, Calibrated by Optical Microscopy*

9030 30µm 2.9x107

9040 40µm 1.1x107

9050 50µm 5.4x106

9060 60µm 3.6x106

9070 70µm 2.0x106

9080 80µm 1.5x106

9090 90µm 1.1x106

9100 100µm 8.1x105

9110 110µm 5.8x105

9120 120µm 4.4x105

9140 140µm 2.8x105

9170 170µm 1.6x105

9200 200µm 9.9x104

9230 230µm 6.3x104

9280 280µm 3.6x104

9330 330µm 2.1x104

9400 400µm 1.2x104

9480 480µm 7050

9550 550µm 4600

9650 650µm 2800

9750 750µm 1900

9950 950µm 950

91000 1000µm 760

92000 2000µm 95

*Tolearnaboutourtraceablesizingmethodsfortheseproducts,reviewTN-018“ImprovedArrayMethodforSizeCalibrationofMonodisperseSphericalParticlesbyOpticalMicroscope”.Thisdocumentcanbeobtainedbyrequestorisavailableatwww.thermoscientific.com/particletechnology

Values for Borosilicate and Soda Lime Glass

Thefollowingpropertiesaretypicalvaluesforbulkborosilicateandsodalimeglass.Thesevalueshavenotbeenmeasuredandarenotassayvaluesforaspecificbatchofparticles.Thedataisforinformationalpurposesonlyandshouldnotbeusedascalibrationvalues.

Mechanical/ Electrical/ Thermal Properties

Units: Borosilicate Glass

Soda Lime Glass

Young’s Modulus [106 psi] 10.5 10.0Hardness [Moh] 6.5 6-7Dielectric Constant: [22°C, 106 Hz] 5.8 6.9Softening Point [°C] 846 700

Typical CompositionSiO2 52.5% 60 - 72.5%Na2O 0.3% 13.7 - 17%CaO 22.5% 9.8 - 18%MgO 1.2% 1 - 3%Al2O3 14.5% 0.4 - 4%FeO/ Fe2O3 0.2% 0 - 0.2%K2O 0.2% 0 - 0.1%B2O3 8.6% 0.0%

Thermo Scientific NIST Traceable Particle Size Standards

Product Specifications

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Specifications

3000 Series 4000 Series 8000 Series 9000 (Borosilicate) 9000 (Soda Lime)

Composition Polystyrene Polystyrene AmorphousSilica BorosilicateGlass SodaLimeGlass

Diameter(nominal) 20nm-900nm 1µm-1000µm 0.5µm-1.6µm 2µm-20µm 30µm-2000µm

Concentration 1%solids Various(seetable) 2%solids 100%dryglass 100%dryglass

Density 1.05g/cm3 1.05g/cm3 1.8to2.2g/cm3 2.5-2.55g/cm3 2.4-2.6g/cm3

IndexofRefraction 1.59@589nm(25°C) 1.59@589nm(25°C) 1.40-1.46@589nm(25°C)

1.56@589nm(25°C) 1.40-1.46@589nm(25°C)

FillVolume 15mL 15mL 15mL 1g 1g

ExpirationDate ≥24months ≥24months ≥24months ≥24months ≥24months

Content Polymerparticesinwater

Polymerparticlesinwater(<200µm)orDrypolymerparticles

Silicaparticlesinwater

Glassparticles Glassparticles

Additives Traceamountofsurfactant

Traceamountofsurfactant

None None None

PackageIncludes CertificateofCalibrationandTraceabilitytoNIST,MateralSafetyDataSheet(MSDS)

StorageandHandling Unlessotherwisestated,refrigerate(2-8°C)productwhennotinusebutdonotfreeze.Storeuprightandkeepbottletightlysealed.Mixproductwithgentleinversionbyhandorvortexmixer.

Applications

Instrument CalibrationParticleSizeStandardsprovidethirdpartytraceabilitytonationalandinternationalstandards.Traceabilityisdocumentedthroughanunbrokenchainofmeasurements(withspecifieduncertainties)thataretiedbacktothestandards.Ourproductscanalsohelpinthedevelopmentandtestingofnewanalyticalinstrumentsandparticlesizeanalyzers.

Routine ChecksByperformingroutinechecks,theuserwillbealertedtoanyshiftinlaserfunctionorcalibrationcurveshape.Thesecheckswillalerttheusertoinstrumentproblemsthusavoidingmisleadingorinconsistentdata.

SpacersSpacerparticlesestablishthecorrectcellgapduringtheassemblyofliquidcrystaldisplaysandotherprecisionmicroelectronics.Glassparticleshavesufficientthermalstabilitytowithstandheatingandalsogoodcompressionstrengthsoastonotbreakorfractureunderpressure.

PS1001.1_12/10©2010ThermoFisherScientificInc.Allrightsreserved.AlltrademarksarethepropertyofThermoFisherScientificInc.anditssubsidiaries.


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