[Spm] Re: Cleaning calibration grid

[trizwan at ualberta.ca]

Hi,

We used the cellulose acetate tape ( here's the link to the vendor  
from whom it was bought  
from:http://www.tedpella.com/replicat_html/44840.htm). Also our  
calibration grid was the one with the 10 micron pitch so we had no  
issues regarding using acetone on it.

Regards,
Tania

_________________________________
Tania Rizwan
Graduate Student

Colloids and Complex Fluids (CCF) Lab
Department of Mechanical Engineering
4-9 Mechanical Engineering Building
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB T6G 2G8


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> From: Joel Pikarsky <joel.pikarsky at mirc.gatech.edu>
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> Hello,
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> CAUTION:  Be very careful if you choose to apply some kind of film to
> your grating to clean it.  The 1 um grating from Veeco is a thin gold
> film on a patterned polymer.  Applying an acetone soluble replicating
> film will destroy it, DAMHIKT.
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> Using the replicating film on the 10 um pitch grating is fine.
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> I use a CO2 snow gun from Applied Surface Technologies. It works pretty
> good considering I just use it in open air.  I would work better if I
> put my sample on a hotplate or purge chamber to eliminate condensation.
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> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:43:16 -0400
> From: "Igor Sokolov" <isokolov at clarkson.edu>
> Subject: [Spm] RE: Spm Digest, Vol 37, Issue 10
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> Dear all,
> It was interesting note about using silicon and duplicating tape.
> We used silicon-based PDMS (sygard 190 or so) a while ago with a rather
> modest success..
> I feel it is important to specify which material was used for such "casting
> away" the contaminants..
> Tania, which specific tape did you use, Acetobutyrate (Tacphan) or Cellulose
> Acetate?
> Maybe some other suggestions?
> Best regards,
> Igor
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