How to: Clean Nitinol with Narrow IDs
Q: What would be the best way to clean narrow internal diameter nitinol tubing?
A: To clean your Nitinol substrate to remove process oils, oxides and oxide particulates we recommend using a warm or hot ultrasonic tank filled with 1-2% Detonox® Ultimate Precision Cleaner. Detonox contains surfactants to emulsify oils along with chelating agents and….
Advanced Cleaning Mechanisms: What is a nonionic detergent?
Q. What is a nonionic detergent? How can a nonionic detergent like Alcojet have ionic sodium salts in it? What does it mean when a mil spec requires the use of a nonionic detergent? A. Surfactants are surface acti
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Vitamin E Cleaning
Q: You recently recommended hot water for cleaning cosmetics grade silicone that we were having a big problem with. That seemed to be the missing peace. We have the same struggles with Vitamin E Acetate. Should we use hot there?
A: Vitamin E acetate, or alpha-Tocopherol acetate, can definitely be a cleaning challenge. And indeed heat would be my initial recommendation.
How To: Safely Clean Organic Debris from Devices
Q: We need a detergent to clean organic debris and deactivate pathogens on medical devices, which is not corrosive. What would work for us? The devices include electronics parts and sensors.
A: For removal of biologic and organic debris and matter in medical devices, we first recommend Tergazyme® Enzyme-Active Powdered Detergent….