Polymers
Plasma cleaning is an essential technique used to modify and enhance the surface properties of polymers, making them more suitable for various applications. Plasma removes organic contamination, alters surface energy, and introduces functional groups that improve adhesion and interaction with other materials. Plasma cleaning is widely used for treating different types of polymers, including PDMS, polystyrene, PET, PCL, and PMMA, each with unique benefits and applications.
Learn more about how plasma treatment is used for your specific application in the following application notes:
3D Printing
3D printing is ubiquitous in modern professional and academic laboratories, where researchers continue to find innovative applications. Its essential function is to rapidly provide complex 3D structures with high precision. The technology is now...
Cell Adhesion
Cell adhesion plays an integral role in cell culture and tissue engineering. In the native environment, cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) bind to the extracellular matrix and neighboring cells to provide structural support and chemical cues vital for...
Tissue Culture Plastic (Polystyrene)
Inexpensive, disposable and transparent, plasma treated polystyrene, or tissue culture plastic (TCP), is the most extensively used cell culture material, not only because of its aforementioned qualities but because of its biological affinity....
Plasma Lithography
One common and easily employed method for surface micropatterning is plasma lithography, in which a deformable mask is placed in contact with a substrate surface before plasma treatment to create a chemical template for subsequent processing steps....