Very popular plastic material which is usually designated by its abrevation PVC. Because it was one of the earliest plastic materials and because its characteristics can be modified by additives in a large degree it has been applied in a huge variety of applications. General specifics:Low priceSaving fossile ressources because half of the mass, the [..]

"Atmosphere" is composed from the greek expressions "Atmos" = dust, fog and "spharia" = sphere. Therefore in its historic sense it concerns the gaseous hull around the earth In its contemporary interpretation the word Atmosphere may concern: 1. The gaseous hull around the globe in its typical co [..]

Microelectromechanical systems: systemes in which computers are connected with little mechanical devices like sensors, valves, gears, mirrors, and controllers integrated in semiconductor chips. MEMS are employed e. g. as acceleration sensors in automotive airbags. They can blow up airbags depending on the measured acceleration and taking into accou [..]

Designation for the chemical elements, which, in pure form, in form of alloys or intermetallic compounds, featute all of the following characteristics:Chrystallinity, metallic gloss, strength, ductility, strengthenibility, electrical and thermal conductivity, decomposition in particular acids under formation of salt solutions, in which the metals e [..]

Coating non-metallic substrates by a metallic layer by one of the following technologies: galvanic, chemical reaction of metallic minerals or by vapour deposition.  The adherence of metallic coatings can be improved by plasma cleaning or by plasma activation. Temperature sensitive substrates can be protected by metallization. Metallization enables [..]

Mass Flow Controller. Electronic device integrated into pneumatic systems to precisely control the volume of a gas flow. In a computer controlles plasma system MFC control the flow of process gases. Optionally MFC also can be used to control gas flow in semi-automatic plasma systems.

Low Pressure Plasma System which generates a plasma by HF-generation in the frequency range of Megahertz (MHz). For technical applications ISM-frequencies of 13,56 MHz and 27,12 MHz can be used. 

System for the transport of fluids with channel dimensions in the range from less than 1 µm up to several 100 µm. The importance of these systrems is due to the fact that transport kinetics much differen from conventional liquid transport can be observed. For example fluid transport is purely laminar because channel width is too small to enable tur [..]

Atmospheric plasma generated with low generating power and low temperature which enables plasma treatment of structures in the magnitude of 1 - 1000 µm.    

Ions which impact a substrates sccelerated by a stativ electric field but which are not envolved in chemical reaction with the substrate material cause physical etching very similar to a minimized sandplasting effect. The impacts remove atoms or molecules which can be components of the substrate or of a coating or of a contamination. The micro sand [..]