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Automating and accelerating the development of new materials
Beckman’s newest core research facility, the Illinois Polymer Maker Lab, is the first of its kind for the automated formulation and testing of polymer-based materials.
At IPML, researchers design polymer-based materials and capture digital materials data, which they can plug into artificial intelligence models.
The lab enables researchers to collect a year’s worth of data in a week.
Automating and accelerating the development of new materials
Beckman’s newest core research facility, the Illinois Polymer Maker Lab, is the first of its kind for the automated formulation and testing of polymer-based materials.
At IPML, researchers design polymer-based materials and capture digital materials data, which they can plug into artificial intelligence models.
The lab enables researchers to collect a year’s worth of data in a week.
Equipment
The lab will consist of four automation modules for the formulation of polymer-based materials, and characterization of the rheological and thermal properties of the materials. The lab will be fully operational and open for the use of internal and external researchers in August 2026.
Equipment
The lab will consist of four automation modules for the formulation of polymer-based materials, and characterization of the rheological and thermal properties of the materials. The lab will be fully operational and open for the use of internal and external researchers in August 2026.
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State-of-the-art tools to enable interdisciplinary research
IPML is a core research facility within the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Other research facilities at Beckman include:
State-of-the-art tools to enable interdisciplinary research
IPML is a core research facility within the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Other research facilities at Beckman include:
Acknowledging IPML
Please acknowledge the Beckman Illinois Polymer Maker Lab and its staff in your publications. If substantial contributions and time investments are made, you may also consider co-authorship with our staff.
Please acknowledge our contributions as such:
The Illinois Polymer Maker Lab at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology.
Illinois Polymer Maker Lab