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Prof. Dr. Bender examines the interaction of surface roughness and surface energy with polyethylene and how better bonding with atmospheric pressure plasma can be achieved.

At the TH Lübeck, a plasma treatment of polymer base plates is carried out before 3D printing in order to achieve good adhesion.

In digital and pad printing, plasma treatment achieves ultra-fine cleaning of the printing surface and significantly improves adhesion.

Cold atmospheric pressure plasmas (ADP) are widely used for the conditioning of polymer surfaces; prolonged interaction leads to changes in material properties in the form of erosion.

Plasma systems for manufacturing and disinfection of medical devices Medical Technology Ireland Relyon plasma from Regensburg, a subsidiary of TDK Electronics, is presenting plasma devices at Medical Technology Ireland which support the manufacturing of medical devices. In addition to the PiezoBrush series for classic surface treatment in manufacturing, the MediPlas components for sterilisation and disinfection […]

Piezoeletric cold atmospheric plasma induces apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells through blocking glycolysis and AKT/mTOR/HIF-1α pathway

Plasma is becoming increasingly important in coding and marking printing, as the printing of data matrix codes requires high print quality and abrasion resistance.

The piezobrush PZ3 can be used efficiently in rocket development. Space Team Aachen uses it for the pre-treatment of carbon fibre reinforced plastic and aluminium interfaces.

REGIOTAPE GmbH uses the piezobrush PZ3 for effective plasma pretreatment before bonding a wide variety of materials.

The objective of this study was to investigate the influences of non-thermal plasma on the shear bond strength of PAEKs to composite resin.

In this study, the effect of the application of atmospheric pressure plasma on the strength of the bonded joint of galvanised and non-galvanised steels was investigated.

In their study, Jungbauer et al. investigated the use of the cold-atmospheric plasma device piezobrush® PZ3 against periodontal and peri-implant diseases.

Summary of an interesting publication on basic research on the possible use of plasma as an adjuvant therapy for head and neck carcinomas.

Relyon plasma will present its latest product developments at electronica in Munich from November 15 to 18, 2022 and at the disinfection and sterilization congress WFHSS from November 16 to 19, 2022.

Our cooperation partner Toshin Dental will be at the Dental Show in Tokyo on October 22nd and 23rd. Among other things, the piezobrush® PZ3 from relyon plasma will be presented.

The lifetime of the Standard Module for the piezobrush® PZ3 and the piezobrush® PZ3-i was verified for 6000 h using an endurance test.

In the webinar on the start of series production of the piezobrush® PZ3-i, you will receive information on easy handling and field reports from beta testers.

ZENSO is a contractor specializing in Medical Device design and development and has been using the piezobrush® PZ3 for this purpose for some time.

The Chair of Neuroelectronics at the TUM has investigated adhesive bonding between glass and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), surface activation of polyimide (PI) and etching of parylene-C with the piezobrush® PZ3.

Tinsley and Harris used computer-controlled localised plasma treatment with the piezobrush® PZ2-i to selectively modify the chemical behaviour of silicone and PET to produce pneumatic soft actuators.

As of 30.11.2021 we will discontinue the handheld piezobrush® PZ2. The successor model piezobrush® PZ3 with the associated interchangeable modules Standard and Nearfield is available immediately. The new product generation offers customers a lot of different advantages. 

In this study, the effect of sandblasting and cold atmospheric plasma on the shear bond strength of adhesive resin cement to zirconia was investigated. Both methods showed a positive effect of the shear bond strength. The best results could be achieved by combining the two methods.

Takao et al. investigate in vivo and in vitro the effects of plasma treatment on the bioactivity of zirconia/alumina nanocomposites (NANOZR) used as implant materials.

A visualization of activated area on polymers is done with test ink to evaluate atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJ). The shrinkage characteristics of the test ink are collected using activation image recording (AIR).

The highlight of this year’s trade show appearance at Bondexpo is the presentation of the compact integration solution piezobrush® PZ3-i for the first time ever. The cold plasma device is designed for integration into existing production lines and is therefore compact, safe, and efficient. Thus, it is ideally suited for pre-treatment prior to gluing, printing, and laminating.

The work from Tsujita et al. investigates the effect of surface modification of titanium implants on bone formation. Especially cold atmospheric plasma treatment shows promising results.

The Case Study of KIT describes the Fabrication of Elastic and Chemically Inert Gaskets Made of PTFE and PDMS Films with piezobrush® PZ3

Relyon plasma presents the piezobrush® PZ3 handheld plasma device for use in dental laboratories at IDS and the innovative implaPrep concept for plasma activation of dental implants.

The group of A. Stratakos investigated the inactivation of the foodborne pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella on stainless steel after a treatment with cold plasma.

Sihl GmbH uses the piezobrush PZ3 handheld plasma device for surface treatment before coating complex 3D bodies.

The SKZ conducted a study on the adhesion enhancement of a 2C epoxy adhesive on a low-energy and thus difficult-to-bond plastic polypropylene (PP) with the PDD-technology.

eyecre.at is producing detailed eye models for chriurgy training – plasma is used for joining of different plastics to ensure product quality.

Dariusz Korezc explains in the whitepaper Multi-Device Piezoelectric Direct Discharge for Large AreaPlasma Treatment

Surface Energy Analysis of Dental Implants after Plasma Activation with the piezobrush® PZ3 with the DataPhysics Instruments OCA-PDDS

The piezobrush® PZ3, powered by the CeraPlasTM F-type piezoelectric transformer (PT), is used to generate an atmosphere with a high concentration of chemically active species and ions.

The dental practice Dr. Reichermeier & Dr. Hardt from Regen uses plasma in the dental practice on the one hand for the mounting of dental prostheses such as crowns, bridges and veneers and on the other hand for the treatment of implant surfaces.

Plasma treatment is used to activate the surfaces and thus optimally prepare them for the grafting process so that they become self-sterile.

Plasma treatment improves the adhesion of powder-coated aluminium profiles by surface activation and enables the bonding.

One of the most common applications of cold plasma is the activation of polyolefines, such as polypropylene (PP) prior to an adhesive process.

Plasma is used at in the dental laboratory Till-Jung to optimize and improve processes such as the glazing of ceramic or zirconium crowns or veneering with plastic.

University of West Bohemian reports about the plasma treatment of gold and copper electrodes for environmental and biomedical applications.

By replacing chemicals through plasma the process of bonding optical fibers and aluminum components can be improved.

Due to the relocation of the IDS relyon plasma is organizing webinars on the topic of plasma in the dental industry.

At the University of Stuttgart the plasma handheld device piezobrush® PZ3 is used for plasma activation in 3D printing for microoptics.

Osnabrück University about the physicochemical characterization and bonding of plasma-modified polyetheretherketone for dental applications

Assembly of cables The Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde is using the plasma handheld device piezobrush® PZ3 for the assembly of cables. In the group for Marine Metrology of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research the assembly of cables belongs to daily business. For this purpose, an optimal preparation of the cable […]

The Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology is investigating the functionalization of plastic films by plasma treatment with the piezobrush® PZ3.

Enhanced Osseointegration and Bio-Decontamination of Nanostructured Titanium based on Non-Thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma.

In the beta test phase Oliver Beier and Andreas Pfuch of INNOVENT e.V. Technologieentwicklung in Jena have investigated the plasma activation of various plastics after treatment with the piezobrush® PZ3 and the module “Standard”.

The piezobrush® PZ2 is used at Rimkus Medizintechnik to guarantee secure adhesive joints between silicone and plastic.

Bonding of polypropylene (PP) in medical technology production is often of insufficient quality, therefore plasma is used for quality assurance at IKA Group.

The plasma handheld device piezobrush is the easy, safe and environmentally friendly way to use plasmatechnology as start-ups and small businesses.

In the user report SITA Messtechnik has investigated the efficiency and effect of plasma cleaning of stainless steel by means of fluorescence measurement.

In order to optimally prepare the surfaces of various materials for adhesion processes, plasma is increasingly being used in electronics industry.

Students of the degree course in plastics and elastomer technology at the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS) examined the effects of the plasma handheld device piezobrush® PZ2 on various plastics as part of the internship “Measurement of surface tension and pre-treatment” under the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing. J. Leiber.

relyon plasma presents the smallest plasma handheld device piezobrush® PZ3 for simple, efficient and mobile use of cold atmospheric pressure plasma

We invite you to visit us on May 7, 2020 for the product launch of our new plasma handheld device piezobrush® PZ3 in Regensburg.

We are very happy that the Kunststoff-Zentrum SKZ extended their wide protfolio in surface pre-treatment with the plasma handheld piezobrush.

Gen-Plus uses the plasma handheld piezobrush PZ2 for the plasma treatment of films made of polyethylene and polypropylene.

The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy uses the piezobrush PZ2 for plasma activation of CFRP and glass/glass ceramic adhesive surfaces.

Sabine Schmidt from ISAT at Coburg University reports on the use of plasma in microfluidics to achieve a connection between PDMS and glass substrate.

Plasma technology in 3D printing – Bonding individual parts with significantly improved adhesion

Professional adhesive joints are also possible without large investments by using the piezobrush PZ2. ACT in the field report.

Blickfeld GmbH from Munich reports on their experiences with plasma and semiconductor components with the piezobrush PZ2.

Relyon Plasma will be represented at the Electronica trade show in Munich together with TDK Group. This trade fair presents the world of electronics in the entire spectrum of technologies, trends, products and solutions in the electronics industry.

PDD® Plasma technology improves surface texture and wettability. It is suitable for integration into 3D printers of all kinds and categories of performance.

The new nozzles for piezobrush PZ2 enable applications which were not possible with the standard version of this product.

We have developed a wear-free plasma source, the piezobrush® PZ2, for the plasma functionalization and disinfection of implants. Plastverarbeiter.de

In orthopedics PEEK implants are standard. Meanwhile, dental implants are made increasingly from the high-performance plastic.

For the functionalization of PEEK implants, we have developed a transportable and easy-to-use plasma device (piezobrush® PZ2).