Mexico. The Center for Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (Cideteq), Tijuana Unit works on the development of service for sectors such as aerospace in coating procedures and corrosion speed of materials used in airplanes, in the medical analyzes the material of probes and water quality, and in the automotive, the chrome plating of the wheels, among others.
"We use nanotechnology to help solve problems at the macroscopic level. At Cideteq Tijuana we provide nanometric measurements using microscopies such as electron scanning, atomic force and spectroscopy to perform characterization tests. We also have two dynamic light scattering equipment to make surface charge measurements in nanoparticles," said Dr. Mercedes Teresita Oropeza Guzmán, deputy director of Science and Technology of the Tijuana Unit.
According to the specialist, in the case of aerospace companies, two electroplating procedures work, one is called anodized and the other electroplatined, these are performed based on the use of electrical energy and ionic solutions where the metals that are going to be deposited on the surface are contained.
Oropeza Guzmán, explains that in Cideteq they know and know how the procedures are done and are trained to perform them at any stage of the formation of these coatings, even for a specific coating that is required to be developed to protect the materials of an airplane.
For the automotive industry, the team can verify that the chromium of the wheels is adequate and performs a macrometric test, on a large scale, where the resistance of the material in a corrosive environment is measured.
