Spin Coating

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Spin coating is used to uniformly coat a flat substrate with a substance, generally oil. The substrate is placed on the spinner with a small drop of substance in the center, and then spun at high RPMs to coat. This is useful for bio team specifically, which spin coats ETFE with fluoropel to create a hydrophobic film used in electrowetting.

Spin coat for SSI

Durand has a spin coater that SSI Biology has permission to use. SOP is coming soon!

Permissions

Anyone who wants to use the spin coater has to contact Michael Arcidiacono (SlackLogo.png@{{{display-name}}} ) or one of the bio team coleads first. The spin coater is a new addition to the SSI toolset, and no standardized access has been set up as of yet. It's essential to contact the appropriate personnel before using the spin coater: we want to keep our Durand access!

Information

The spin coater is located in the Durand Building (address) in room 150. This is the lab directly to the right of the first floor entrance. The spin coater is a model PWM32-PS-CB15 Spinner System developed by Headway Research, Inc.

Make sure you're wearing safety glasses when using the spinner! Glasses are on the wall to the right when you enter the room. Bring bring gloves, micropipettes, and a small, lightweight piece of glass/plastic to spin on.

Standard Operating Procedure

1. Plug in the vacuum and spinner power cords into the outlet by the fume hood. 2. Turn on the yellow and black box. 3. For basic spin coating, press Recipe -> 3 -> Step -> 1 -> Step terminate

Useful links

Headway Research Spin Coater User Guide

Headway Research Spin Coater FAQ

Open drop spin coating procedure