	US 12,135,264 B2
	Thermoplastic mounting medium and a method of its manufacture
Per Buus Oding, Fredensborg (DK); Sune Demuth Dano, Bagsvaerd (DK); Tine Hjersing Sparre, Jyllinge (DK); and Estella Levy Jessen, Vaerlose (DK)
Assigned to Struers ApS, Ballerup (DK)
Appl. No. 16/339,833
Filed by Struers ApS, Ballerup (DK)
PCT Filed Oct. 6, 2016, PCT No. PCT/EP2016/073871 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 5, 2019, PCT Pub. No. WO2018/065055, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 12, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2019/0293528 A1, Sep. 26, 2019
Int. Cl. G01N 1/36 (2006.01); B29C 48/00 (2019.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 509/02 (2006.01); B29K 511/14 (2006.01); C08J 5/04 (2006.01); C08L 23/12 (2006.01); C08L 97/00 (2006.01); C08L 97/02 (2006.01); G01N 1/30 (2006.01)

CPC G01N 1/36 (2013.01) [C08L 23/12 (2013.01); C08L 97/00 (2013.01); C08L 97/02 (2013.01); G01N 1/30 (2013.01); B29C 48/0022 (2019.02); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2509/02 (2013.01); B29K 2511/14 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0013 (2013.01); C08J 5/045 (2013.01); C08L 2201/08 (2013.01); C08L 2205/16 (2013.01); C08L 2207/04 (2013.01); G01N 2001/305 (2013.01); G01N 2001/364 (2013.01); G01N 2001/366 (2013.01)]

18 Claims

1. A method of using a thermoplastic mounting medium for embedding and subsequently fixating a sample material in a moulding cavity, wherein said thermoplastic mounting medium includes:

a composite material comprising a polymer mixed with organic fibres, and

a thermally conductive filler having a thermal conductivity of a minimum 5 W/(m×K) and wherein said thermally conductive filler represents at least 30% by weight of said thermoplastic mounting medium,

wherein said polymer is mixed with said organic fibres in a % weight ratio of at least 20% polymer, 20-50% organic fibres and 30-50% thermally conductive filler, the method comprising:

mixing the composite material and the thermally conductive filler; and

sintering or melting the thermoplastic mounting medium to become a monolithic bulk material at least partially accommodating the sample material.