In view of the features discussed above, the mq-ProFiler is suitable for QC solutions in industrial environments.
For example, relaxation time experiments provide insight into the characteristics of rubber or polymer products in general. Through the magnetic dipole-dipole interaction, the time-evolution of the 1H magnetization is strongly coupled to the internal molecular dynamics of polymer materials. Thus, 1H relaxation rates provide quantitative information concerning cross-link density and, thus, the stiffness of the products examined.
Not only nuclear relaxation rates can be exploited to investigate physical properties. The static B0 field gradient inherent in the single-sided NMR devices suggest the application of diffusion-weighted NMR measurement schemes. Recently, Casieri et al. have reported a method for determining self-diffusion coefficients (without prior knowledge of T2) that was developed using a prototype of the mq-ProFiler. Moreover, Maddinelli and Peron showed that the mq-ProFiler can be successfully used to distinguish water and oil fractions in saturated sandstone rock cores.