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nanotimes
10-01 :: January 2010
Companies
Facts
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EL, Hitachi Cable, Gemfire, Furukawa
Electric, JDSU and NeoPhotonics, leading P
all Corporation (NYSE:
PLL) has introduced the
companies in the planar lightwave circuit (PLC) PallSep Biotech system for
passive components industry, announced an enhan- the gentle separation of tar-
ced Multi-Source Agreement (MSA) that provides get molecules from complex
a standardized form factor for Arrayed Waveguide biotechnology process flu-
Grating (AWG) Modules with an athermal confi- ids. The new system utilizes
guration. Athermal AWGs provide multiplexing vibrating membrane filtra-
and demultiplexing for DWDM optical equipment tion (VMF) technology and
through a common interface. The athermal design encapsulated hydrophilic
compensates for temperature passively and requires polyethersulfone membrane
no electrical power, reducing overall system power filter modules. This unique
requirements. combination reduces the

http://www.awgmsa.com accumulation of retained

http://www.neophotonics.com species on the membrane
surface which allows for
O
ptomec introduced its new Aerosol Jet Display increased transmission of
Lab system at FlexTech in Phoenix, Arizona, the target molecule.
February 2-4, 2010. The Display Lab is an ideal
platform for developing next-generation display The VMF principle is based
products. The system is equipped with Optomec’s on the rapid oscillation of
patented Aerosol Jet technology enabling high porous membrane plates
resolution deposition of a wide variety of materials within a process feed
including conductive nano-particle inks, insulators, stream to create shear at
The PallSep Biotech system uses
dielectrics, polymers, adhesives and other advanced the membrane surface. The
vibrating membrane filtration
(VMF) technology to provide
materials used to fabricate display products. With generated shear forces are
gentle separation of target mole-
an expanded work envelope, the Aerosol Jet Dis- limited to a narrow portion
cules from complex biotechnolo-
play Lab system enables printing on a wide variety of the flow channel, redu-
gy process fluids. © Business Wire
of flexible and rigid substrates, up to GEN 2 size. cing the amount of process
Optomec is the world-leading provider of additive fluid exposed to the shear.
manufacturing systems for high-performance applica- The cross flow requirements are much lower with
tions in the Electronics, Biomedical, and Aerospace the PallSep Biotech system than with other tangential
& Defense markets. These systems utilize Optomec’s flow filtration (TFF) technologies.
proprietary Aerosol Jet
®
technology and LENS
®
http://www.pall.com
powder-metal fabrication technology.

http://www.optomec.com