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Surface Modification | An Introduction
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With over 19,000 plastic materials on the market today, how do you select the best one for your application? Just ask the experts at TriStar’s Surface Modification Division (SMD).
Surface modification has exploded in popularity as many industries realize the cost, manufacturing and yield benefits of chemically altering plastic materials. Until now, modification technology has been limited to basic cleaning and etching techniques.
At TriStar, we’ve expanded our ability to alter polymers, elastomers, and films to dramatically increase (or even decrease) the bond strength of adhesives, paint, markings, and specialty coatings.
TriStar’s Surface Modification Division (SMD) can help you:
- Appraise polymer type
- Analyze process requirements
- Evaluate throughput demands
- Review budgets and timelines
- Present a cost-effective solution
See our Comparison of surface modification techniques to learn more.
Learn more about Surface Modification by downloading: An Introduction to Surface Modification
Benefits of Surface Modification:
- Uniform 3-D treatment
- Chemistry control
- Longer lifespan
- Roll-to-roll capability
- Corrosion-resistance
- Bondable
- Inert surface
Common Industry Applications
Medical
- Plasma-cleaning
- Devices including catheters, endoscopes, stents, intra-ocular lenses, etc. prior to the application of a specialty and/or lubricious coating, adhesive, or marking.
Optical
- Plasma-cleaning and/or photolysis treatments
- Materials including polycarbonate, glass, CR39, TrivexTM, PMMA, and urethane, for lenses, films, depositions, MOEMs.
Pharmaceutical
- Devices for drug delivery and storage
Biotechnology
- Plasma-cleaning, functionalization and silane deposition treatments
- Micro-arrays, micro-fluidics, MEMs, etc.
Aerospace, Automotive and Commercial Products
- Improve the adhesion of gaskets and other dissimilar materials, remove "tack" from silicon devices, and increase adhesion of elastomer material to metal, polymers and other elastomers
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Review our brochures for more information:
- An Introduction to Surface Modification
From cell culture trays to bonding disimilar materials, learn more about modification options. - Surface Modification Techniques
Including plasma, corona, photolysis, and parylene - Types of Failure
Adhesive, cohesive and substrate failure
