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Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Instrumentation
Personal Care Applications
Hair Tress Evaluation
Various Applications
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MTT175 Instrument
Generic tensile tester for
personal care applications
 cost effective instrument to
evaluate performance of hair
& skin care products
 several testing accessories can
be easily fitted to the MTT175
 All In One solution for product
testing
Measures hair friction
25 years of experience helping our
customers to deliver
better products to consumers
 bi-directional coefficients of
friction on hair tresses
 in the dry or wet state
 used for “smoothness”,
“damage repair” claims
 for screening surface active
ingredients or formulations
Measures hair combing
 Combing/detangling
properties on hair tresses
 in dry or wet state
 used for “ease of combing”
or “detangling” claims
 complementary to friction
measurements
Measures compressibility of
hair curl
 stiffness properties of hair
curls treated with styling or
wash & care products
 claims such as ”Softness” or
“Retention” can be made
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flexion properties of hair
tresses and other materials
ideally suited to evaluate
styling polymers and styling
products
used for “hold”, “flexibility”,
“stiffness” or “humidity
resistant” claims
Measures the volume/body
properties of hair tresses
 designed to evaluate body
and volume properties of
hair tresses treated with
shampoos, conditioners,
and styling products
 used for “Volumising”,
“Body”, “Volume control”
claims
MTT175 Substrate Friction accessory
MTT175 Combing accessory
MTT175 Hair Curl Compression accessory
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MTT175 3-point bending accessory
Measures flexural
properties of hair tresses
MTT175 Tress Volume accessory
MTT175 Hair Friction accessory
Dia-Stron offers a wide range of
instruments for personal care
product testing applications
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Measures tribological
properties of flat samples
directional coefficient of
friction on flat substrates such
as artificial skin (Vitro-Skin® )
in the dry or wet state
Friction data are indicators
of “skin smoothness”
MTT175 Tack/Adhesive accessory
Measures product tack and
adhesion properties
 tack/adhesion profile of
personal care products
 extensional rheology:
stringiness and string break
 ideally suited for styling
products to assess wet to
tacky to dry phase
transitions
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Single Hair fibre
Instrumentation
FDAS770 – Fibre Dimensional Analysis System
Measures fibre crosssection dimensions
Single Hair fibre
Instrumentation
CYC800 – Cyclic Tester
 the contribution of the
cuticle layers to the fibre
torsional stiffness is greater
than in bending or in tensile
 ideal to assess cuticle
integrity and cuticle damage
due to chemical & physical
treatments
 tensile cycles until break
 more realistic simulation of
real life hair grooming
 shows bigger differences
than tensile experiments
 used for “breakage
resistance” claims as well
as assessing the effect of
chemical & physical insults
FBS900 – Fibre Bending System
Measures hair fibre bending
properties
 fibre flexibility at specific
rotation angle
 hair movement driven by
fibre bending stiffness
 assessment of softness,
cuticle state, film formers
 evaluate the impact of
mascara on eyelashes
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DTM310
Dermal Torque Meter
measures skin elasticity
Proven method for evaluation of stratum corneum elasticity,
hydration & frictional properties. Easily adjustable for study of
different skin layers. Typically supports “moisturisation” and
“elasticity” claims
BLS780
Torsional Ballistometer
measures firmness and
softness of the skin
LEX820 – Linear Extensometer
Measures accurately small
fibre tensile deformation
high throughput: 100 fibres
Automated and consistent
in the dry or wet state
can support “strength”,
“moisturisation” or
“damage repair” claims
Measures tensile fatigue
properties of fibre
Skin Evaluation
Measures torsional
properties of hair fibre
MTT680 – Miniature Tensile Tester
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FFT950 – Fibre Torsion Tester
 based on laser scanning
micrometer principle
 automated rotation and
translation for cross-section
dimensions evaluation
 used to normalise tensile
measurements
Measures tensile properties
of single fibre
Instrumentation
 designed to measure precise
tensile stress and strain
 recommended to assess
visco-elastic properties of
single fibres through stress
relaxation or creep methods
Impact method for studying skin firmness. Non-gravity
dependent measurement for access to small sites (e.g. side of
the eye, lips, chin). It has been used in the evaluation of skin
anti-ageing products, cellulite, medical conditions such as
Schleraderma and oedema, and the quality of wound healing.
TLS850
Translucency Probe
measures sub-surface
scattering light through
skin
DSM770 – Dynamic Swelling Module
Measures dimensional
swelling of fibres in liquid
 Evaluate diametral change of
fibre cross-section while
immersed in a liquid
 particularly relevant to hair
colouring or relaxing
technologies
 assessment of hair damage
ALS1500 – Automated Loading System
Automation platform for
metrology modules
ALS1500 with integrated
FDAS and FBS
 hosts single fibre
measurement modules
 automated loading and
unloading of specimens
from/to the storage cassette
 increased measurement
productivity and quality
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Incident light interacts with the skin structure and
pigmentation through absorption and sub-surface scattering
mechanisms, responsible for the translucency phenomena.
Unlike colorimeter, this instrument is not sensitive to surface
optical effect and measures how much of the light is absorbed
and scattered. It is used to support skin “radiance” or
“complexion” claims.
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Dia-Stron Limited
9 Focus Way
Andover | SP10 5NY
United Kingdom
T. +44(0) 1264 334700
F. +44(0) 1264 334686
888 Sussex Blvd
Broomall
PA 19008 | U.S.A.
T. (610) 328 9038
F. (610) 328 7157
Email: [email protected]
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