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What Is Plasma?


You probably know about the states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. But did you know that our universe contains a “fourth state of matter”? That matter is plasma, and not only does our universe contain it, more than 99% of the universe is plasma.

The stars are made of plasma. Even our sun is a star made of plasma. But the sun is 93,000,000 miles away from us, and since most of the universe is made of plasma, surely we can find plasma closer to us than that? Indeed we can. Flames and lightning are two common forms of natural plasma.

Plasma can also be artificially created, and man-made plasmas can be found in fluorescent lights and neon signs. Plasma-based processing makes the manufacture of microelectronics—like the chips in the computer you’re using to access this website—possible.

Dow Corning Plasma Solutions specializes in harnessing the incredible power of plasma to develop and produce new coating solutions which cannot be matched by other technologies.

Please explore the rest of this Dow Corning Plasma Solutions website to learn how we use plasma to dominate the business of surface engineering.

Including:

The benefits of Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Liquid Deposition (APPLD) Plasma.

How Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Liquid Deposition (APPLD) works .

Read how our versatile equipment platforms deliver a range of powerful surface coatings complemented by comprehensive support services to help provide the solutions to your needs.

What is Plasma?
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