Controlled superficial assembly of DNA–amorphous calcium phosphate nanocomposite spheres for surface-mediated gene delivery

Ayako Oyanea^a, Hiroko Araki^a, Maki Nakamura^a, Yoshiki Shimizu^a, Quazi T.H. Shubhra^a, Atsuo Ito^b, Hideo Tsurushima^{a, c}

^a Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 5, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan
^b Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
^c Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan

SAMCO table-top RIE systsm was used for surface modification of polystyrene substrates in an oxygen plasma.

Vacuum Ultraviolet Treatment of Self-Assembled Monolayers: A Tool for Understanding Growth and Tuning Charge Transport in Organic Field-Effect Transistors

Pollawat Prisawong, Peter Zalar, Amir Reuveny, Naoji Matsuhisa, Wonryung Lee, Tomoyuki Yokota, and Takao Someya
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tokyo
Adv. Mater. (2016) 28: 2049–2054

Samco plasma cleaner was used for oxygen plasma cleaning during sample preparation.

Constrained spheroids for prolonged hepatocyte culture

Wen Hao Tong^{a, b, c}, Yu Fang^{a, b, c}, Jie Yan^{a, c, g}, Xin Hong^c, Nisha Hari Singh^a,
Shu Rui Wang^d, Bramasta Nugraha^{a, b, e, f}, Lei Xi^{a c}, Eliza Li Shan Fong^c,
Ciprian Iliescu^a, Hanry Yu^{a, b, c, g, h, i},
^a Institute of Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, A*STAR, The Nanos, #04-01, 31 Biopolis Way, Singapore 138669, Singapore
^b NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), #05-01, 28 Medical Drive, Singapore 117456, Singapore
^c Department of Physiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD9-03-03, 2 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore
^d Bruker Singapore Pte Ltd., 11 Biopolis Way #10-10, The Helios, Singapore 138667, Singapore
^e ETH Zürich, Department of Biosystem Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Mattenstrasse 26, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
^f Roche Pharmaceutical Research and Early Development, Department of Discovery Technology, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Grenzacherstrasse 124,
CH-4070 Basel, Switzerland
^g Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, 1 CREATE Way, #10-01 CREATE Tower, Singapore 138602, Singapore
^h Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, T-Lab, #05-01, 5A Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117411, Singapore
ⁱ Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Biomaterials (2016) 80 106e120

Samco Basic Plasma Kit was used for surface oxidation of Parylene C membrane in O2 plasma in sample preparation.

Electrostatically assisted fabrication of silver–dielectric core/shell nanoparticles thin film capacitor with uniform metal nanoparticle distribution and controlled spacing

Xue Li^{a, b}, Olivia Niitsoo^a and Alexander Couzis^a
a Department of Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York, NY 10031, United States
^b Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethelehem, PA 18015, United States
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2016) 465, 333–341

Samco UV-Ozone cleaner at the City College of New York was used for UV-Ozone surface cleaning of ITO substrates before nanoparticle deposition.

Direct-liquid-evaporation chemical vapor deposition of smooth, highly conformal cobalt and cobalt nitride thin films

Jing Yang^a, Kecheng Li^a, Jun Feng^b and Roy G. Gordon^a,b
a School of Engineering, Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
^b Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

SAMCO UV-Ozone cleaner at Harvard University was used to remove organic contaminants from samples.

Improved Light Uniformity From Light-Emitting Diodes by Heterogeneous Microlenses and 3-D Printed Mold

Cheng-Han Chiang and Guo-Dung John Su
Graduate Institute of Photonics and Optoelectronics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS (2015) 21, NO. 4

SAMCO UV-Ozone cleaner was used for wettability modulation of SU-8 microlens.

Flexible, transparent and robust SERS tapes through a two-step block copolymer self-assembly process

Vignesh Suresh and Fung Ling Yap
Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology, and Research (A*STAR), 3, Research Link, Singapore 117602
RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 61671-61677

Samco table-top UV-Ozone cleaner was used for removal of organic contaminants in sample preparation.

Positive onset potential and stability of Cu₂O-based photocathodes in water splitting by atomic layer deposition of a Ga₂O₃ buffer layer

Changli Li^a, Takashi Hisatomi^b, Osamu Watanabe^b, Mamiko Nakabayashi^c, Naoya Shibata^c, Kazunari Domen^b and Jean-Jacques Delaunay^a
Energy Environ. Sci., 2015, 8, 1493

Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting system is a promising application for H₂ production as next-generation clean energy. To achieve stable and efficient water splitting reaction of Cu₂O-based photocathodes, Ga₂O₃ film was introduced as a buffer layer between the Cu₂O layer and the TiO₂ protective layer. Samco Plasma Etching System (RIE etcher) at the University of Tokyo was used for argon plasma treatment of Cu₂O layer to remove the residual contaminants from the annealing and change the hydrophobic surface to a hydrophilic surface.

Samco offers plasma cleaners as well as RIE etchers for plasma surface treatment of various samples. Please visit the product pages below for more details of our plasma cleaners.
General Plasma Cleaners
Remote Plasma Cleaners (Downstream Plasma)

Area-Specific Cell Stimulation via Surface-Mediated Gene Transfer Using Apatite-Based Composite Layers

Yushin Yazaki ^1,2, Ayako Oyane ², Yu Sogo³, Atsuo Ito³, Atsushi Yamazaki¹ and Hideo Tsurushima ^2,4
1 Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
² Nanomaterials Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 4, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8562, Japan
³ Health Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan
⁴ Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16(4), 8294-8309

Samco bench-top RIE etcher was used for plasma treatment of polystyrene substrates before coating with amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP).

Apatite-forming PEEK with TiO2 surface layer coating

Takashi Kizuki, Tomiharu Matsushita and Tadashi Kokubo
Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan
J Mater Sci: Mater Med (2015) 26:41
DOI 10.1007/s10856-014-5359-1

A method for Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) surface treatment was investigated to achieve better adhesion with TiO₂ film coating for biomedical applications. Oxygen plasma treatment of PEEK using Samco system improved adhesion between the material surface and TiO₂ due to increase of oxygen-containing chemical functional groups on the surface.

For more information on Samco plasma cleaners, please visit the product pages below.
Plasma Cleaners
Remote Plasma Cleaners