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Potomac Photonics: Advancements in Precision Manufacturing of Silicon Wafers
VIEW DETAILS: Potomac Photonics: Advancements in Precision Manufacturing of Silicon WafersSilicon wafers serve as a fundamental component in various technologies, and Potomac Photonics is leading the charge in their manufacturing and optimization. This industry front-runner has made significant strides in refining techniques for precise feature creation and hole drilling in silicon wafers, which includes wafer dicing and detailed patterning for diverse applications. Central Role of…
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New FDA Drug-testing Guidelines Open Door for Use of Data
VIEW DETAILS: New FDA Drug-testing Guidelines Open Door for Use of DataGenerated by Microfluidic Organ-On-A-Chip Devices For decades the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has depended upon results from animal trials to prove the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals. Yet the methodology is far from reliable. Only 10% of the drugs that move from animal testing to human clinical trials succeeds. Such low yields from a…
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Revolutionizing Leak Testing / Container Closure Integrity (CCIT) with Potomac Photonics’ Rapid Turnaround Hole Drilling Capabilites
VIEW DETAILS: Revolutionizing Leak Testing / Container Closure Integrity (CCIT) with Potomac Photonics’ Rapid Turnaround Hole Drilling CapabilitesContainer Closure Integrity Testing (CCIT) is crucial for ensuring the sterility and safety of packaging in pharmaceutical and other critical industries. Potomac Photonics, a leader in the field, offers rapid turnaround leak testing services to meet this growing demand. By leveraging their expertise in laser drilling and advanced micromachining systems, Potomac Photonics provides precision-calibrated leaks…
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DuPont Kapton Polyimide: Versatile Applications and Potomac Photonics’ Expertise in Laser Micro Machining
VIEW DETAILS: DuPont Kapton Polyimide: Versatile Applications and Potomac Photonics’ Expertise in Laser Micro MachiningIntroduction DuPont’s Kapton polyimide is a high-performance polymer known for its exceptional electrical insulation, mechanical strength, and resistance to extreme temperatures and chemicals. As a result, it has become an indispensable material across various industries, including medical, biotech, electronics, aerospace, and automotive. In this blog post, we’ll discuss the diverse applications of Kapton in these…
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Laser Drilling of Port Holes for Microfluidic Devices
VIEW DETAILS: Laser Drilling of Port Holes for Microfluidic DevicesMicrofluidic devices are a type of miniaturized lab-on-a-chip technology that have been gaining popularity in recent years. These tiny devices are used to manipulate and analyze very small quantities of fluids, and they have a wide range of applications in fields such as medicine, chemistry, and biology. One of the key components of microfluidic devices…
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Hydrophilicity of COC Microfluidic Devices
VIEW DETAILS: Hydrophilicity of COC Microfluidic DevicesPotomac can fabricate fully functional microfluidic devices in many materials such as Cyclo-Olefin Copolymer (COC). Often our customers ask us to treat the material to make if more hydrophilic. COC is a relatively hydrophobic material that can be difficult to wet with water or aqueous solutions. However, there are several methods that can be used…
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Pushing the Limits in 2023
VIEW DETAILS: Pushing the Limits in 2023Even after decades of success helping innovators prototype and manufacture the next generation of products in a diverse range of industries, each year Potomac still evaluates how we can develop even more market specific products for the biotech, microfluidics, EV Battery, microelectronics, aerospace, and consumer markets. 2023 is no different. For the year ahead we…
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Combining 3D Printing & Microfluidic Devices at UMBC
VIEW DETAILS: Combining 3D Printing & Microfluidic Devices at UMBCTo Create Liver on a Chip Research via NIH Grant Drug discovery is in a radical digital transformation period. Historically, developing new pharmaceuticals has been a very long – think years or even decades – and expensive – think billions of dollars – process. A large part of the time and cost in bringing new…
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For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Advancing Diagnostics & R&D with Microfluidic Technology
VIEW DETAILS: For National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Advancing Diagnostics & R&D with Microfluidic TechnologyThere is a reason that Media Personality Katie Couric announced her June breast cancer diagnosis in the first few days of October. The TV news pioneer strategically timed her public reveal with the start of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Started in 1991 by the National Breast Cancer Foundation, the annual month of educational activities…
