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November 08 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

Why Choose SilcoTek CVD Coatings Over PFAS?

SilcoTek offers advanced coating solutions that can serve as effective and environmentally responsible alternatives to PFAS and other “forever chemicals.” SilcoTek’s inert, high-performance coatings...

September 27 2024 SilcoTek

SilcoTek Coatings Enhance Bioprocessing Equipment

On Wednesday, October 2, SilcoTek's Dr. Jesse Bischof and Patrick Dick will be representing SilcoTek® at the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering's (ISPE) Boston Product Show at...

September 06 2024 bio-medical

Mitigating Listeria Risks with Dursan Coating

Recent headlines have highlighted a tragic Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats, that resulted in nine deaths. This incident brings attention to the persistent threat of Listeria in food...

August 16 2024 Process Analytical

Inert Coated Air Sampling Hardware used to detect Carbon Monoxide in Local School

In a case that is local to SilcoTek, forty-one students at the North Star School District and Somerset County Technology Center in Somerset County, PA mysteriously fell sick in April of this year....

July 26 2024 bio-medical

SilcoTek at ADLM Clinical Lab Expo 2024: Enhancing Healthcare Diagnostics

A beautiful harbor view of Soldier Field in Chicago, IL, home of the Chicago Bears. The Association for Diagnostics and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) Clinical Lab Expo will be held July 28th - August 1,...

June 28 2024 Non-stick, Anti-fouling

SilcoTek's Dursan Coating Advantages in Life Sciences Instrumentation

I had a conversation with our Life Sciences Technical Sales Representative, Patrick Dick, about some of the common questions he gets from his customers. Let's take a deeper dive into protein...

February 02 2024 bio-medical

SilcoTek Presents Metal Leaching Solutions at SLAS Exhibition 2024

From February 3rd through the 7th, SilcoTek's Luke Patterson and Patrick Dick will be attending the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Exhibition in Boston, MA at the Boston...

December 16 2022 bio-medical

SilcoTek Story: Misdiagnoses From Suspected Analyte Carryover

This week, we wanted to share a real world example that comes from within. A SilcoTek® employee had a baby girl who was errantly diagnosed with hyperthyroidism at birth due to suspected analyte...

November 18 2022 bio-medical

Benefits of CVD Coatings on Medical Devices

Because SilcoTek® attended Compamed in Düsseldorf, Germany this week, we wanted to share some ways that our CVD coatings can enhance medical device applications. Compamed is a trade fair where...