The science that powers comfort, safety, and performance.
Six interconnected platforms — phase change, flame retardancy, perpetual cooling, humidity control, predictive modeling, and full-spectrum testing — engineered, characterized, and validated under one roof.
Four chemistries. Endless applications.
Each platform stands on its own — but combined, they let our partners solve thermal, flame, and humidity challenges that off-the-shelf chemistry simply can't.
Phase Change Materials
Thermal energy storage, on demand.
Microencapsulated PCMs that absorb and release heat at precisely tuned transition temperatures — keeping skin, surfaces, and substrates inside the comfort window for hours longer.
- Tunable melt points from 18–37 °C
- Wash- and abrasion-durable shells
- Drop-in for coatings, foams, fibers
Flame Retardant Materials
Fire protection without the trade-offs.
Formaldehyde-free FR chemistries engineered for textiles, uniforms, bedding, and upholstery — meeting the toughest open-flame standards without sacrificing hand, breathability, or color.
- Non-halogen, formaldehyde-free
- Compliant with NFPA, CPSC, MIL-spec
- Durable through 50+ industrial washes
Perpetual Cooling
Cooling that doesn't fade after an hour.
A continuous evaporative-cooling platform that recharges from ambient humidity — delivering measurable on-skin temperature drop hour after hour, wash after wash.
- Sustained Δ-temperature on skin
- Self-recharging from ambient air
- Wash-durable performance
Humidity Management
Comfort through moisture control.
Moisture-managing chemistries that move, hold, or release water on demand — improving comfort in apparel and bedding while extending the service life of building and defense materials.
- Moisture wicking and buffering
- Anti-microbial compatible
- Improves substrate durability
Predictive Thermal Profile
Before a single prototype is built, our predictive modeling platform forecasts how a candidate formulation will behave inside a real product, in real conditions. Decades of empirical PCM data, calibrated against our own lab, drive every simulation.
Finite-element simulation
Multi-physics models that couple PCM phase transitions with substrate conduction, convection, and radiation.
Skin-temperature curves
Predicted Δ-temperature, cooling duration, and comfort scores across loadings and constructions.
Formulation trade studies
Sweep capsule size, melt point, loading, and binder chemistry — converge on the optimal recipe before tooling.
Claim substantiation
Generate the data packs that support marketing claims, certifications, and regulatory filings.
Testing Capabilities & Claim Validation
Materials only matter if they can be measured. Our analytical and applications labs validate every claim across the relevant ASTM, ISO, AATCC, NFPA, and military standards — and our pilot lines prove the chemistry survives the leap from beaker to mill run.
Thermal characterization
DSC, TGA, hot-plate and skin-simulator testing, plus long-duration cooling endurance trials.
Flame & burn testing
Vertical/horizontal flame, open-flame mattress and bedding protocols, and the NFPA 701 / 1971 family of standards.
Humidity & wash durability
Controlled humidity chambers and AATCC wash protocols to prove performance survives real-world use.
Pilot-scale application
Pad-mangle, foam, spray, and coating lines that bridge bench beaker to full mill run.
How the platforms work together
A typical Alexium engagement weaves several platforms into a single, validated solution.
Define the target
Skin-temp goals, flame standard, wash cycles, cost ceiling — we translate them into chemistry targets.
Model & formulate
The Predictive Thermal Profile narrows the design space; chemists build candidate formulations.
Test & validate
Bench, pilot, and standards-grade testing prove performance and durability.
Scale to production
Pilot recipes transfer cleanly to your line — or to a partner mill in our network.
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.