OptiGlow Plasma System

Air Plasma, Plasma Treatment, Contact Lens Treatment, Increase Wettability, Surface Treatment and General Plasma System.  The sturdy, table-top OptiGlow plasma system is perfect for production or lab applications. The OptiGlow plasma system is the first low cost plasma system designed for increasing the wetability and comfort level of contact lenses. The OptiGlow is also used to treat material prior to coating, laminating or deposition, and is highly effective at treating a wide range of substrates or material. Increased surface energy of a material improves its adhesion characteristics, thereby allowing improved bonding, gluing, markability, paintability, and coatability.

  • Hydrophilic surface treatment
  • Increase adhesion and capillary effects
  • Hydrophilic treatment of micro channels
  • Used in Bio MEMS and MicroFluidics
  • Control of surface properties
  • Improves electroosmotic flow(EOF) of various material
  • Treatment of PDMS
  • Impart protein and cell-repelling characteristics for some materials
  • Ideal for use prior to coating, laminating or deposition processes
  • Cleans, activates prior to printing or bonding

Hydrophobic: Contact lens material without OptiGlow plasma treatment.

The OptiGlow plasma system features an aluminum chamber and a reliable 100KHz, low frequency RF Generator. The pump is built into the system. Simply plug in the OptiGlow plasma system and you are ready to plasma treat lenses. The OptiGlow plasma system is designed to use room air as the process gas.

Priced under $10,500 (USD), the OptiGlow plasma system is suitable for optical labs, contact lens manufacturers and universities who will find it a perfect fit for their plasma needs, as well as their budget.

Hydrophilic: Improved webabilty with OptiGlow plasma treatment.

Gas plasma treatment provides a fast, efficient method for surface modification of contact lens or various polymers and materials. OptiGlow plasma processing can increase wetability, improves lubricity, and enables deposition of bio-compatible materials. Contact lens plasma treatment is a common application where the lens surface is oxidized to create a hydrophilic lens surface that is resistant to protein deposition. The plasma process allows for improved comfort and longer wear.

Chamber

The plasma chamber, constructed of high grade 6061-T aluminum, is resistant to chemicals and easy to clean. Power is supplied to the top electrode via an RF feed through, and the aluminum chamber acts as the ground–allowing for uniform plasma processing.

The system’s control module monitors chamber pressure, pre-set power and actual power. For any plasma process, it is important to know the chamber pressure to ensure a proper and repeatable process. A relative chamber pressure is displayed on the front of the system.

Process Control

A flowmeter is mounted on the front of the OptiGlow plasma system for easy gas adjustment and viewing. An internal solenoid will shut the gas off after the process has timed out. This will allow for repeatable production processing without having to continually adjust the gas flow for subsequent plasma treatments. Chamber pressure is controlled by the flow of gas into the chamber. As a safety protection, process gas is only allowed to flow in to the reaction chamber if all the interlocks are confirmed.

Power and Matching Network

The OptiGlow plasma system is equipped with 100 KHz, 50 Watt Low Frequency Generator and a built in matching unit. No tuning is necessary and a strong, robust plasma glow is automatically generated on every run.

Safety

Standard features include a button that terminates RF power and gas flow.Safety interlocks prevent activation of the RF power and gas flow when the chamber door is open or if covers are removed. The OptiGlow plasma system has passed rigorous testing and is CE Marked. Designed for US or International power (110 or 230 VAC).