[labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container

[Robert M. HAMILTON]

Colleagues,
My instincts are the guys who package piranha and sell it as a premix are
laughing all the way to the bank.
Bob Hamilton


Robert Hamilton
University of CA, Berkeley
Marvell NanoLab Equipment Manager
Rm 520 Sutardja Dai Hall, MC 1754
Berkeley, CA 94720
Phone 510-809-8618 (desk - preferred)
Mobile 510-325-7557 (my personal mobile)
E-mail preferred: bob at eecs.berkeley.edu
http://nanolab.berkeley.edu/



On Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Mason Risley <mrisley at andrew.cmu.edu>
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> Thank you for the replies and sharing your experiences with this chemical.
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> I had heard about the issue with the bottles degrading after about a year,
> however, wasn’t expecting them to be leaking upon arrival. The only
> attraction I had towards Nanostrip is easier disposal compared to piranha
> but it’s not an adequate solution given the container degredation even for
> the short term which is what I needed this for.
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> Our fab has a process for piranha prep and disposal so we will continue to
> use that.
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> Best,
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> *Mason Risley*
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> *Process Development Engineer*
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> *Carnegie Mellon University Nanofabrication *
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> 5000 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213
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> nanofab-staff at lists.andrew.cmu.edu | http://www.nanofab.ece.cmu.edu/
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> ph: 412.268.5419 | cell : 505.795.4805
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> *From:* Melendes, Melissa A. [mailto:melendes at caltech.edu]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 03, 2016 12:14 PM
> *To:* Mason Risley; labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container
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> Mason,
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> Good morning.  Yes, we have experienced issues with long term storage with
> Nanostrip.  We had inventory that was not used as anticipated and we found
> that at the end of a year the seams on three separate bottles had started
> to separate and leak.  We no longer keep any extra inventory on hand.
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> I would like to add that we have not had any issues with receiving any
> incoming material.
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> Melissa Melendes
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> KNI - Caltech
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> *From: *<labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> on behalf of Shivakumar
> Bhaskaran <bshiva at stanford.edu>
> *Date: *Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 8:28 PM
> *To: *Mason Risley <mrisley at andrew.cmu.edu>, "labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu" <
> labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
> *Subject: *Re: [labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container
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> Mason,
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> Nanostrip I used to buy comes with plastic container. I haven’t had any
> issue in storing for long period of time. I buy from Capitol Scientific (Cyantek®
> KMG Nano-Strip 2X®). Sometimes you may need to have different cap on the
> lid which might remove the buildup pressure from the Nanostrip. -Shiva
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> *From:* labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces@
> mtl.mit.edu <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>] *On Behalf Of *Mason Risley
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 2, 2016 9:17 AM
> *To:* labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
> *Subject:* [labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container
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> All,
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> Has anyone experienced problems with storing nanostrip solution (a
> stabilized form of piranha)? We recently purchased a gallon of it, the
> first shipment did not arrive due to “damaged packaging during shipment”
> the second round did in fact arrive but the bottle itself (which is just a
> plastic HDPE 4L chemical bottle) appears to be degrading, chemical label is
> completely gone and the plastic lining is – is this something that can be
> stored in a glass container?  It seems interesting that something
> specifically engineered and used for dissolving organics and removing
> polymers is stored in a plastic container.
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> Thanks,
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> *Mason Risley*
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> *Process Development Engineer*
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> *Carnegie Mellon University Nanofabrication *
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> 5000 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213
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> nanofab-staff at lists.andrew.cmu.edu | http://www.nanofab.ece.cmu.edu/
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