ABOUT COC & COP MANIFOLDS
COC and COP plastics offer many advantages over traditional amorphous plastics used in fluidic manifolds (such as Ā acrylic,Ā polycarbonate, and ULTEM). COC and COP plastics retain their properties to near glass temperature, and they are suitable for optical applications.
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- Best in class for transparency and light transmission
- Low autofluorescence, UV transparent for fluorescent imaging applications
- Low water absorption (hydrophobic, less than 10x acrylic)
- Biocompatible
- Superior chemical resistance for the amorphous material class
- Resists most polar solvent like acetone, and methanol and acids and alkalis,
- Very brittle and hard; does not scratch easily
- Wide range of grades to 275Ā°F working temperature
- Suitable for optical applications
- Excellent durability
- Dimensionally stable
- Low creep
COC and COP plastics share glassās exceptional optical properties while also offering exceptional transparency, low birefringence, a high Abbe number, and high heat resistance. Unlike polycarbonate and acrylics, COC and COP exhibit moisture insensitivity, giving them an advantage over competing materials.
The materialsā biocompatibility makes COC/COP great options for microfluidics and life science, although the unavailability of stock shapes is a potential downside.
COC & COP MANIFOLDS AT A GLANCE
- Best in class for transparency and light transmission
- Low autofluorescence, UV transparent for fluorescent imaging applications
- Low water absorption (hydrophobic, less than 10x acrylic)
- Biocompatible
- Superior chemical resistance for the amorphous material class
- Resists most polar solvent like acetone, and methanol and acids and alkalis,
- Very brittle and hard; does not scratch easily
- Wide range of grades to 275Ā°F working temperature
- Suitable for optical applications
- Excellent durability
- Dimensionally stable
- Low creep
MORE ABOUT COC & COP
COC and COP plastics share glassās exceptional optical properties while also offering exceptional transparency, low birefringence, a high Abbe number, and high heat resistance. Unlike polycarbonate and acrylics, COC and COP exhibit moisture insensitivity, giving them an advantage over competing materials.
The materialsā biocompatibility makes COC/COP great options for microfluidics and life science, although the unavailability of stock shapes is a potential downside.