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September 06 2019 Chemical Inertness

Part per Quadrillion Measurement of Explosives and Other Chemicals

SilcoTek coatings help achieve part-per-quadrillion analysis. Here's why that's important. Background: Scientists from a wide variety of industries have been utilizing SilcoTek’s coating technology...

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August 30 2019 Corrosion

Solving Corrosion Problems in Analytical Flow Paths

Corrosion in sample transfer, process monitoring, GC or HPLC sample flow paths can cause contamination, chemical adsorption, or test failures. Let's take a deep dive into how to improve corrosion...

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August 23 2019 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

How to Make an Oil Resistant Surface

New coatings are making surfaces more oil resistant. How does that benefit me? Low surface tension liquids like oil or organic solvents are designed to wet the surface for maximum lubrication or...

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August 16 2019 LC & GC Chromatography

Coatings and the Search for Life On Ocean Worlds

Our coatings are being used to measure fatty and amino acids in Ocean Worlds. We're part of an experiment looking for signs of life in our solar system! Background: The search for life beyond Earth...

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August 09 2019 SilcoTek

Living with Inert Silicon Coatings

So you're the proud owner of a super inert SilcoTek® coating like SilcoNert® or Dursan®. Now what? Ignore proper coating care and coating performance and durability will suffer. The care and feeding...

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August 02 2019 SilcoTek

How to Buy CVD Coatings

Have questions about how to buy coatings and send parts to a custom coating vendor? Let's shed some light on the subject. In our last blog post, we discussed how to select and evaluate CVD coatings....

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July 26 2019 SilcoTek

How to Evaluate, Buy, and Use Custom CVD Coatings

SilcoTek coatings do a lot of things like improving test sensitivity and reliability, improving corrosion resistance, coking resistance and improving mold release. But how to evaluate, buy, and use a...

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July 19 2019 SilcoTek

Do Silicon Coatings Meet Industry Standards?

Last week we discussed how to select a coating vendor. In this week's blog post we'll discuss standards and how coatings comply and in some cases don't comply with industry standards and...

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July 12 2019 SilcoTek

How to Select the Right Coating Vendor

Selecting the right vendor, be it a coating company or a component supplier, can be quick and easy. Especially if you ignore doing your homework and rely on luck! That option however can cost you in...

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