Overview
Harrick Plasma offers benchtop plasma cleaners for nanoscale surface cleaning, activation, and modification, widely used in biotechnology, cell culture, microfluidics, and genomics within life sciences and pharma. These affordable inductively coupled plasma devices treat materials like polymers, biomaterials, metals, and ceramics at near-ambient temperatures, minimizing damage to heat-sensitive samples. Applications include sample preparation for microscopy, enhancing bonding in microfluidics, and ensuring ultra-clean surfaces for sequencing and analytical techniques.
Frequently asked questions
- What capabilities do Harrick Plasma cleaners offer for pharma R&D?
- Benchtop plasma cleaners provide nanoscale surface cleaning, activation, modification, and preparation for bonding/adhesion on biomaterials, polymers, and microfluidics devices using O2 or CDA gases with adjustable RF power up to 18W.
- What materials and applications are supported in life sciences?
- Supports biotechnology, cell culture, genomics, microfluidics, and sample preparation for microscopy/spectroscopy on polymers, metals, ceramics, and graphene, removing contaminants without chemicals.
- What are the key specs and chamber size of the plasma cleaners?
- Compact tabletop units with 3” diameter x 6.5” Pyrex/Quartz chamber, RF power settings (6.8W low, 10.5W medium, 18W high), MHz frequency, and metered gas flow for O2/CDA/Argon.