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Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a thermal characterization technique that measures the heat flow required to maintain a sample and an inert reference at the same temperature while both are heated or cooled. Invented by Watson, O'Neill, and colleagues in 1964, DSC directly quantifies enthalpy changes during phase transitions, crystallization, melting, and chemical reactions. It is the standard tool in materials science, chemistry, and pharmaceutical research for determining thermodynamic properties, thermal stability, and kinetics of thermal transitions.

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Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / materials-science
  • Watson, E. S., O'Neill, M. J., Justin, J., & Brenner, N. (1964). A differential scanning calorimeter for quantitative differential thermal analysis. Analytical Chemistry, 36(7), 1233-1238. · DOI 10.1021/ac60213a019
  • Haines, P. J. (Ed.). (2012). Principles of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (2nd ed.). Royal Society of Chemistry. · URL
  • Schick, C., & Mathot, V. (2019). Fast Scanning Calorimetry. Springer. · URL
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