Coatings
Coatings
A frequent step in producing a device is to coat a substrate in order to make its surface behave differently in some way. This could be to make it biocompatible, harder, hydrophobic, or to gain any number of other characteristics. Coatings are also widely used as a preparation step for another fabrication process.
List of available equipment
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Aerosol spray coater, Sono-Tek
ANFF VIC CSIRO
Deposition Trough, Langmuir Blodgett
ANFF VIC MCN
Dip Coater, KSV-NIMA Large Multivessel
ANFF VIC Swinburne
Langmuir-Blodgett Trough, KSV NIMA KN2002
ANFF SA Flinders
Parylene coating system, Speciality Coating Systems (SCS) PDS 2010
ANFF MATERIALS Wollongong
Spin Coater, LAURELL WS-400-6NPP-LITE
ANFF VIC Latrobe
Spray Coater, Sono-Tek
ANFF NSW UNSW
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Aerosol spray coater, Sono-Tek
Description
The ExactaCoat is a fully-enclosed programmable 3-axis robot that is ideal for any spray coating application. This system employs robust ball-screw slides driven by brushless DC servo motors. Sono-Tek ultrasonic nozzles are easily integrated. Spray pattern widths can be easily shaped depending on which nozzle is used. Patterns are easily shaped, ranging from 2 - 153 mm. Several liquid delivery options are available with a wide range of flow rates.
Related Information
Range of motion 400 mm x 400 mm x 100 mm , resolution 0.015 mm. Heater plate up to 150 degrees C.
Tool Contact
mark.bown@csiro.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Deposition Trough, Langmuir Blodgett
Description
Langmuir Blodgett monolayer deposition trough for coating applications
Related Information
A Langmuir–Blodgett trough (LB trough) is an item of laboratory apparatus that is used to compress monolayers of molecules on the surface of a given subphase (usually water) and to measure surface phenomena due to this compression. It can also be used to deposit single or multiple monolayers on a solid substrate.
Tool Contact
mcn-enquiries@nanomelbourne.com
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Dip Coater, KSV-NIMA Large Multivessel
Programmable for up to 8 different solution vessels
Description
Deposits a coating via dipping and withdrawing the sample into solutions at a specified rate
Related Information
Programmable for up to 8 different solution vessels
Tool Contact
kljarvis@swin.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Langmuir-Blodgett Trough, KSV NIMA KN2002
Langmuir/Langmuir-Blodgett Trough
Description
Langmuir trough for the formation and study of monolayer films. Also allows the formation of multilayered films.
Related Information
PC controlled film balance and barrier drive. Trough surface area 273 cm2 (L364 x W75 x H4 mm3). Maximum sample size T3 x W52 x H56 mm2. Maximum barrier speed up to 270 mm/min. Dipper for fully automatic operation for LB-film depositions on solid substrates (dipping well L20 x W56 x H60 mm3, maximum stroke 80 mm, adjustable speed range 0.1 - 108 mm/min). Temperature control possible through attached heated recirculator. Distilled water subphase temperature range 10-60 °C. Platinum or paper Wilhelmy plate provided as balance device. Langmuir/Langmuir-Blodgett Trough
Tool Contact
Jason.Gascooke@flinders.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Parylene coating system, Speciality Coating Systems (SCS) PDS 2010
Parylene deposition system
Description
The Specialty Coating Systems (SCS) PDS 2010 is a Parylene deposition system designed for high-precision conformal coating of electronics, medical devices, MEMS, and aerospace components. It ensures uniform, pinhole-free coatings with excellent moisture, chemical, and dielectric barrier properties
Related Information
150mm diameter samples maximum Parylene deposition system
Tool Contact
anff-materials@uow.edu.au
TOOL MAKE AND MODEL
LOCATION
Spray Coater, Sono-Tek
Spray Coater
Description
Ultrasonic spray coating system
Related Information
Maximum 300 x 300 mm coating area Spray Coater
Tool Contact
anff@unsw.edu.au