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Cleaning Procedures

Pre-Cleaning Procedure #1
  •  Rinsed in acetone, wiped with cotton tip washed in acetone.  (Removes most large residue.) Rinsed in IAP.
  • Ultrasonicated in acetone 10 min. Rinsed in acetone, IAP.
  • Ultrasonciated in IAP 10 min. Rinsed with IAP.
  • Rinsed under running DI water - 3 min.
  • Ultrasonicated in DI 10 min. Rinsed under running DI - 3min.
  • Blown dry w/ compressed Ni gas.
 Pre-Cleaning Procedure #2 
  • Rinsed in acetone, wiped with cotton tip, rinse with acetone, IAP, acetone
  • Ultrasonicated in acetone - 10 min. Rinsed with acetone, IAP.
  • Rinsed under running DI - 3 min.
  • Rinsedwith IAP and Ultrasonicated for 10 min in IAP. Rinse
  • Rinsed with running DI - 3min.
  • Rinsed in DI, Ultrasonicated in DI - 10 min.
  • Rinsed under running DI - 3 min.
  • Blown dry with compressed Ni.
Pre-Cleaning Procedure #3
  • Same as #2 except, only 8 min. Ultrasonic cleaning in each of acetone, IAP, and DI.