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Enhanced Materials

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Why Value-Added Engineering Services Unlock the Value of Advanced Material Enhancements

TriStar’s Enhanced Materials Division (EMD) offers advanced technologies like plasma surface treatment and specialized polymer filtration membranes....

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How can specialized polymer membranes be used for filtration?

A membrane is a thin material that allows some substances through while keeping others out. But with precision engineering, membranes can be...

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Plasma Surface Modification: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

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Plasma Surface Modification: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?

What are plasma surface treatments and how can they help materials and components perform their best in demanding applications? By altering the...

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Hyper-Hydrophobic Membranes Repel Liquid like Nobody’s Business

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Hyper-Hydrophobic Membranes Repel Liquid like Nobody’s Business

Our Ultraflon M18+ is a hyper-hydrophobic PTFE membrane that can be used to separate gas from liquid. There are several of these membranes on the...

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Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, Oleophilic, Oleophobic & Hygroscopic

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Defined: Hydrophilic, Hydrophobic, Oleophilic, Oleophobic, Hygroscopic

When discussing enhanced materials we often use terms like “hydrophilic/hydrophobic” and “oleophilic/oleophobic.” Just what do these terms mean...

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