[labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container

[Mason Risley]

Thank you for the replies and sharing your experiences with this chemical.

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.

Our fab has a process for piranha prep and disposal so we will continue to use that.

Best,

Mason Risley
Process Development Engineer
Carnegie Mellon University Nanofabrication
5000 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213
nanofab-staff at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:nanofab-staff at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> | http://www.nanofab.ece.cmu.edu/
ph: 412.268.5419 | cell : 505.795.4805





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

Mason,

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.

I would like to add that we have not had any issues with receiving any incoming material.

Melissa Melendes
KNI - Caltech

From: <labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu>> on behalf of Shivakumar Bhaskaran <bshiva at stanford.edu<mailto:bshiva at stanford.edu>>
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2016 at 8:28 PM
To: Mason Risley <mrisley at andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:mrisley at andrew.cmu.edu>>, "labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>" <labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>>
Subject: Re: [labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container

Mason,

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




From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu<mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu> [mailto: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<mailto:labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu>
Subject: [labnetwork] Nanostrip Storage Container

All,

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.

Thanks,

Mason Risley
Process Development Engineer
Carnegie Mellon University Nanofabrication
5000 Forbes Street, Pittsburgh PA 15213
nanofab-staff at lists.andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:nanofab-staff at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> | http://www.nanofab.ece.cmu.edu/
ph: 412.268.5419 | cell : 505.795.4805


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