Aurora-Plasma treats medical device surfaces
Aurora-Plasma This low-pressure plasma treatment technology is tailored for medical components, such as catheters, syringe components, diagnostic systems and microfluidic applications. Plasmatreat’s technology offers precise process control, high homogeneity and consistent results. Depending on the requirements, different process gases — oxygen, hydrogen or nitrogen — can be used. Because environmental factors do not influence the process chemistry, stable and reproducible conditions are created within the sealed vacuum chamber. Multi-frequency technology combines different excitation frequencies to adapt the plasma’s properties to the material, geometry and process objective. In combination with the plasma reactor, both radical- and ion-dominated processes can be implemented.
What’s new? The Aurora-Plasma product line.
Benefits Removal of organic contaminants, surface activation and modification of chemical properties in demanding medical applications and on challenging materials. Unlike many conventional pretreatment methods, plasma treatment can treat complex geometries homogeneously and achieve specific wetting behavior, important for devices such as catheters, syringes and microfluidics.
Plasmatreat USA Inc., Elgin, Ill., 847-783-0622, www.plasmatreat-na.com
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