{"id":5300,"date":"2025-02-17T11:01:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemspx.com\/?post_type=instruments&#038;p=5300"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:04:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T10:04:17","slug":"hydrophobic-surface-treatments-for-adequate-wetting","status":"publish","type":"instruments","link":"https:\/\/chemspx.com\/nl\/instruments\/hydrophobic-surface-treatments-for-adequate-wetting\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface treatments for adequate wetting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emulseo provides easy-to-use hydrophobic surface treatments for microfluidic channel coating. These treatments optimize fluid flows in materials like PDMS, glass, COC, and PMMA.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Products:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Fluo-ST1<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hydrophobic surface treatment reagent to coat glass and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces. The surface treatment Fluo-ST1 from Emulseo is composed of fluoroalkylsilanes that are chemically reactive to plasma etched glass and PDMS surfaces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"aa1fb0af-5614-4861-a44f-d434eb86154c\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"296\" data-is-last-node=\"\">After treatment, a uniform fluorophobic layer covalently attaches to the surfaces of the microfluidic devices, significantly improving the performance and stability of aqueous droplets that form in fluorinated oils.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fluo-ST1 works with Emulseo\u2019s surfactants and oils.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fluo-ST2<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Versatile surface treatment reagent to coat glass, PDMS, COC\/COP, PMMA and PC.<\/p>\n<p>The surface treatment Fluo-ST2 from Emulseo is a clear, low viscosity, low surface tension solution of a fluorosilane polymer carried in a hydrofluoroether solvent. The coating covalently bonds to a variety of surfaces including glass, PDMS, COC\/COP, PMMA and PC and dries in a thin film with excellent hydrophobic properties. It allows a better performance and stability of aqueous droplets that form in fluorinated oils.<\/p>\n<p>Fluo-ST2 works with Emulseo\u2019s surfactants and oils.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fluo-ST3<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Surface treatment reagent compatible with a wide range of materials including glass, PDMS, COC\/COP, PMMA and PC.<\/p>\n<p>Fluo-ST3 is a fluorophilic surface treatment composed of a fluoroalkylsilane dissolved in a perfluorinated polyether solvent. Fluo-ST3 is a clear solution with low viscosity, low interfacial tension and compatible with a wide range of materials including glass, PDMS, COC\/COP, PMMA and PC.<\/p>\n<p>After treatment, a uniform layer covalently attaches to the treated surfaces, making the walls of the microfluidic channels hydrophobic and fluorophilic. This treatment allows a better formation and stability of droplets that form in fluorinated oils.<\/p>\n<p>Fluo-ST3 works with Emulseo\u2019s surfactants and oils.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Applications of hydrophobic surface treatments:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Improving flow stability in microchannels.<\/li>\n<li>Suitable for diagnostics and pharmaceutical applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Easy-to-use hydrophobic surface treatments for microfluidic channel coating<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5301,"template":"","country":[650,649],"brands":[667],"applications":[567],"markets":[14,22,23],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Surface treatments for adequate wetting - ChemSPX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Emulseo provides easy-to-use hydrophobic surface treatments for microfluidic channel coating. 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