Cleaning Applications
Rather than modifying the existing surface of a material, polymerizable gases
can be used to create a "new". Cross contamination
is not an issue since the gases are continually refreshed and evacuated out
of the process chamber. Applications for plasma cleaning include:
- Cleaning ceramic components used in medical devices
- Removal of organic contamination on metals or polymers
- Cleaning medical implantables prior to coating
- Capacitor cleaning or elimination of residual stamping oils on low-voltage switches
- Removing carbon residual after laser drilling