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August 11 2017 Process Analytical

Need an Impact Resistant Coating?  (Material Strength Test)

We smashed and stretched our impact resistant coating. Here's what happened.... It looks like our R&D staff had some pent-up anger lately. We set them lose on our Dursan® coating to so they could let...

June 22 2017 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

How To Identify and Prevent Fouling (HPLC)

Fouling in HPLC flow paths can lead to frequent maintenance, lost productivity and poor chromatography; and that's the best case scenario! If only there was a way to reduce fouling and improve system...

May 05 2017 Hydrophobicity & Moisture Resistance

How To Make Surfaces Hydrophobic & Oloephobic (Water Repelling Coating)

How to improve surface flow path hydrophobicity and oleophobicity in high temperature analytical applications? SilcoTek® answered the challenge by developing a high temperature moisture and oil...

April 28 2017 SilcoTek

How Surface Characterization Improves Performance (Material Science)

Material surface characterization capabilities of SilcoTek® Material surface characterization capabilities serve an essential role in supporting SilcoTek® coating science and R&D efforts. The ability...

February 24 2017 LC & GC Chromatography

How To Stop HPLC Corrosion, Protein Fouling, And Contamination

Challenging HPLC applications can require the use of corrosive mobile phases or can run the risk of sample carryover, protein fouling, and contamination. Those extreme tests can result in LC system...

January 13 2017 Corrosion

How To Passivate HPLC Stainless Steel For Corrosion Resistance

Nitric acid passivation is commonly used in an effort to remove exogenous iron from surfaces and to prevent staining in the hope that the stainless steel flowpath will become more corrosion resistant...