TGA measures changes in a material's weight as it is heated. This helps determine thermal stability and degradation temperatures, which are vital for biomaterials used in applications like implants or drug delivery systems.DLS measures the size of particles in suspension by analyzing the scattering of light. This is crucial for biomaterials like nanoparticles or hydrogels, where size can affect drug release rates and cellular interactions.
Determining the thermal stability and degradation temperatures of biomaterials is critical to understanding how they behave in biological environments. For example, whether a biomaterial degrades at human body temperatures and how long it can last can be analyzed with TGA. DLS analyzes the size distribution of nanoparticles, which are frequently used in biomaterial systems. Particle size is of great importance in terms of its effectiveness and toxicity in biological systems, especially in drug delivery systems or nanoparticle-based implants.