INDUSTRY SECTORS

Medical
Applications include components for medical research as well as for use in medical equipment.

Examples include:

• Glass microfluidics - these products and this technology allow accurate processing of sub microlitre volumes of reagent. Applications include glass lab-on-a-chip devices for diagnostic use
• Glazed ceramic handles for surgical components
• Precision alumina ceramic components with carefully controlled material characteristics
• Ceramic to metal seals for medical X-ray components
• Rectangular glass tubing which, when dipped in a liquid, fills by capillary action to allow microscopic examination of the fluid