Discover automated particle characterisation
Automate the characterisation of particles, no matter your industry, to uncover the properties that matter most to you.Labman expertise
Enabling your workflow
Bring the precision, speed and safety of particle characterisation to your laboratory.Particle size analysisWe offer integrated solutions for measuring particle size distribution, helping you optimise flow properties, dissolution rates, and consistency. Whether you’re working with laser diffraction, dynamic light scattering (DLS), or sieving, we can support or streamline your existing methods to meet industry-specific needs across pharma, food, mining, and beyond.
Particle shape & morphologyUnderstanding particle shape, texture, and structure can unlock insights into packing, coating, or delivery performance. We work alongside your teams using techniques like SEM, optical imaging, or dynamic image analysis to help you quantify characteristics such as sphericity, aspect ratio, and surface roughness—essential for powders, catalysts, and functional materials.
Surface area & porosityPrecise control of surface area and porosity drives performance in catalysis, filtration, energy storage, and drug delivery. We can integrate with BET, gas adsorption, or mercury porosimetry workflows to provide meaningful data on surface functionality and pore structure—tailored to your formulation or material design.
Zeta potential & surface chargeOur systems can help you assess zeta potential and surface charge to manage dispersion, emulsion stability, or nanoparticle interactions. Whether through electrophoretic light scattering or custom electrokinetic setups, we can support your characterisation goals in cosmetics, coatings, biotech, and more.
Chemical composition & elemental analysisFrom raw materials to formulated products, knowing what’s in your particles is critical. We collaborate on integrating techniques like XRF, ICP-MS, and EDS to deliver accurate elemental or trace-level data—essential for compliance, QA, and advanced material R&D across industries.
Crystallinity & phase identificationWhen structure matters, we help you explore crystalline forms, polymorphs, and phase behaviour. Working with XRD, Raman, FTIR or any other method, we provide insights that support drug development, ceramics, metallurgy, and more—always tailored to your materials and measurement strategy.
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Lab technology that suits everyone
Particle characterisation is the process of measuring and analysing the physical and chemical properties of particles. This includes determining attributes such as size, shape, surface features, and chemical composition, which are factors that significantly influence a particle’s behaviour and performance in different applications. Common techniques used for characterisation include light scattering, imaging methods, and surface or chemical analysis.Custom projectsLabman are experts at creating technologies for your lab that work exactly as you need them to, with no compromises.
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We’ve produced 100s of unique pieces of revolutionary technologies for laboratories worldwide. Each of these harnesses Labman’s unique ability to design for a specific workflow and to integrate tools that customer’s know well in an automated way.RPTR
Reaction Understanding SystemAn automated system for sampling and analysing reactions formulated by the system.
ZBDPFC
Purification and Fraction Consolidation ModuleAutomated module for the purification of crude samples using HPLC
CPMR
Mobile Robot SystemA flexible, fully automated solution for the characterisation of lipid nanoparticles.
ZBDPA
AstraZeneca Pre-Analysis ModuleAn automated system for preparing samples for analysis using analytical LC-MS systems, designed and built for AstraZeneca.
STMS
Mixture Compatibility SystemA simple to operate system for testing the compatibility of different chemical mixtures.
SIZE
Malvern 3000 particle sizing systemMeasures suspended particle size of liquid samples using an integrated Malvern 3000 Mastersizer.
SYPA
Automated colony counterA bespoke product for automating the de-lidding and imaging of petri dishes.
ROVW
Vial weighing and reformatting systemA stand-alone system which automates tare weighing, gross weighing and reformatting vials.