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Advanced Materials Science

Engineering the future of high-performance materials.

Alexium develops phase change, flame retardant, and humidity-management chemistries that transform how the world's most demanding products perform.

20+
Years of R&D
8
Core Technologies
100%
Application-Driven
Microscopy view of Alexium phase change material microcapsules
Molecule
Operator inspecting a stainless-steel reactor at an Alexium production facility
Manufacturing
Finished premium mattress and folded performance fabric ready for shipment
Market
World-class engineering

From molecule to market.

Following our acquisition of Microtek Laboratories, Alexium is now the world's most vertically integrated developer of microencapsulated phase change materials and FR chemistries — covering everything from raw synthesis to finished-product validation.

  • Proprietary microencapsulation IP and manufacturing
  • Application labs for textiles, foams, and coatings
  • Custom formulation services for OEM partners
About Alexium
Microscopy gallery

The capsules, up close.

Microencapsulated phase change material (mPCM) under a compound microscope, alongside scanning electron microscope (SEM) views of capsules embedded on textile fibers.

mPCM · brightfield
Compound microscope
mPCM · brightfield
mPCM · transmitted light
Compound microscope
mPCM · transmitted light
mPCM on textile fibers · 500 µm
SEM · ×100
mPCM on textile fibers · 500 µm
mPCM on textile fibers · 200 µm
SEM · ×250
mPCM on textile fibers · 200 µm
Inside the science

Where chemistry meets engineering.

A look inside the labs, capsules, flames, and instruments that turn molecular ideas into shippable performance.

Let's collaborate

What's your challenge?

From bedding to ballistic gear, our chemists partner with you to solve thermal, flame, and humidity problems at the molecular level.