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April 25 2025

SilcoTek to Attend ATC 2025 in Galveston

SilcoTek is gearing up for the Analyzer Technology Conference (ATC) 2025 with a focus on advancing analytical science through our innovative coating technologies. From April 28th - May 1, we will be...

April 22 2025 Chemical Inertness

NASA's Curiosity's Job Made Easier with SilcoTek Coatings

There IS (or WAS) Life on Mars?! NASA’s Curiosity rover recently made a groundbreaking discovery: the largest organic molecules ever found on Mars, including long-chain hydrocarbons such as decane,...

April 11 2025 Chemical Inertness

PFAS-Free Alternatives for Analytical Systems

PFAS is a hot-botton topic these days with new regulations being continuously handed down. This year at Pittcon 2025, our Dr. Jesse Bischof, Senior Scientist at SilcoTek, discussed Material Selection...

April 04 2025 Value Added Services

What Can Be Passivated? Passivation and Advanced CVD Coatings

Passivation is a widely used chemical process that enhances the corrosion resistance of stainless steel by removing free iron from its surface, allowing a protective oxide layer to form. Industries...

March 28 2025 bio-medical

Four Important Factors for Selecting a Bio-Inert Coating

Ensuring a bio-inert surface is essential for numerous industries beyond medical diagnostics. Lets explore what bio-inert coatings are, key factors to consider when selecting one, and why Dursan® is...

March 21 2025 SilcoTek

Why Particles on Silicon Coatings are Normal, and Solutions for Mitigation

SilcoTek’s amorphous silicon-based coatings applied by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) are trusted and relied upon by some of the world’s largest companies in high-purity industries such as...

March 14 2025 SilcoTek

Packaging Best Practices for Safe Shipping to SilcoTek

This week, we wanted to talk all about shipping! In the next installment of SilcoTalk, we interviewed Cody Richards, an incoming receiving technician, who inspects parts at receipt. At SilcoTek, we...

March 07 2025 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek Coatings in Additive Manufacturing Propel Jet Fuel Research

A research group from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently published their research paper, Jet fuel oxidation on conventionally and additively manufactured metallic tubes, in...

March 03 2025 SilcoTek

Discover SilcoTek's Pharmaceutical Coating Solutions at Pittcon 2025

Pittcon Conference & Exposition 2025 is just around the corner, and SilcoTek is excited to be part of this leading conference for laboratory science! Taking place March 1-5, 2025 at the Boston...