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Case Studies

Advancing Microfluidic Production at The Making Lab, Francis Crick Institute, through precision plasma treatment and PDMS bonding

 

Established in 2016, The Making Lab at the Francis Crick provides Crick-affiliated researchers with the expertise, training and tools needed to make devices to aid their experiments, while also acting as a forum to share expertise. Functioning as a collaborative hub, the lab hosts engineers, biologists, and industry partners, fostering innovative problem-solving in engineering and biomedical research. With hundreds of collaborative projects since its inception, the lab has become known for advancements in microfluidic devices, amongst others.

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Henniker Plasma Enhancing Research Capabilities at The Bridge with the TEM Plasma Cleaner

 

The Bridge: A Hub of Innovation

The Bridge (Advanced Materials and Engineering R&D Centre) at the University of Lincoln is a centre for innovation in advanced materials that works with local and national businesses to provide education, cutting edge engineering and collaboration. The Bridge works alongside the University of Lincoln to create a network of advanced science and engineering professionals that can work on solving problems through innovation.

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Ensuring adhesion reliability for UK based foam sealing specialist

Robafoam - Robotically-Applied, Foam Seal Specialist

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Robafoam is a leading company in the field of foam sealing, providing high-quality and reliable solutions for various industries. Their innovative CeraPUR foam seal is applied by robots to create watertight, noise-reducing, and protective joints on any substrate. Here we discuss how they have incorporated the Henniker Cirrus system into their foam sealing production process.

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Reliable Wire Bonding Treatments

Pacer - Solid State Supplies

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The Solid State Supplies design and manufacturing facility in Weymouth offers an end-to-end solution for optoelectronic and display assemblies, here we discuss how they have incorporated the Henniker HPT-300 system into their daily wire bonding production process.

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Plasma cleaning for the study of biomaterials

Plasma cleaning to improve coating & adhesion.

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The Henniker HPT-100 benchtop plasma system is being put to good use within the Department of Polymer and Biomaterials Science at the West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin (ZUT) where Dr Peter Sobolewski and his colleagues are working in the area of polymeric biomaterials.

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Plasma surface cleaning of lenses

Plasma cleaning for Quality Assurance

Plasma Cleaning of Optics & Lenses - Hoya lens logo

Hoya Lens has had a presence in the UK for over 30 years in which time they have brought some of the best quality lens materials to the UK optical market. The main challenge here was to identify suitable plasma cleaner parameters for the delicate lens materials, read on to see how we worked together to solve the issues faced by Hoya.

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Plasma surface activation of PEEK

Surface Functionalisation

Plasma surface activation of PEEK - vention medical logo case study

Vention Medical is a globally integrated solutions partner for the design, engineering and manufacturing of complex medical devices and components. Read about the work completed to activate the PEEK surface of medical devices to improve the PAD printing process enabling complete print adhesion.

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Plasma cleaning for UHV applications: particle accelerators

Hyper-clean Surfaces

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UHV critical components, such as those used extensively in surface science laboratories and particle accelerators, are required to meet strict cleanliness criteria of which pre-installation cleaning is an important step. Daresbury Laboratory based in the UK and a centre for worldwide particle accelerator technology, approached Henniker Plasma to look at the potential of oxygen plasma cleaning as part of the stringent pre-cleaning process.

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    BAE
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    Dr Ravi Desai - Making Lab, Francis Crick Institute

    Francis Crick Institute
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    Queens Uni Belfast
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    Queens Uni Belfast
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    Karthik Nair - University of Bradford

    University of Bradford
  • "We are very impressed with the ease of use and reliability of our plasma unit and were producing results within minutes of setting it up."

    Dr Neil Wilson - Warwick University

    Warwick University
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    Ewen Kellar - TWI

    TWI
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    Heriot Watt University

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