Apparatus for materials processing by stimulated light emission and method of its utilization
First Claim
1. A materials processing apparatus for surface modification and/or cleaning, sterilization, disinfection, film deposition, and etching of discrete objects, powder-like substances and continuous media comprising a treatment chamber with means for holding treated objects, means for generating stimulated light emission in a gas or a gaseous mixture capable of achieving a population inversion such as argon, neon, krypton, xenon, helium, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen or gaseous mixtures thereof and means for reflecting stimulated light in the direction of treated objects;
- at least one gas container;
means for moving gas or gaseous mixture through the treatment chamber.
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Abstract
A materials processing apparatus and a method of its utilization for surface modification and/or cleaning, sterilization, disinfection, film deposition, and etching of discrete objects, powder-like substances and continuous media by generating a stimulated light emission in the chamber wherein treated surfaces are placed. The apparatus may operate by itself or together with plasma chamber and/or means for adding an active monomer vapor.
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20 Claims
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1. A materials processing apparatus for surface modification and/or cleaning, sterilization, disinfection, film deposition, and etching of discrete objects, powder-like substances and continuous media comprising
a treatment chamber with means for holding treated objects, means for generating stimulated light emission in a gas or a gaseous mixture capable of achieving a population inversion such as argon, neon, krypton, xenon, helium, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen or gaseous mixtures thereof and means for reflecting stimulated light in the direction of treated objects; -
at least one gas container;
means for moving gas or gaseous mixture through the treatment chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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