What lasts long finally becomes good...

Today, after a long wait, the 36th ak-adp workshop finally begins. We are happy that the event can take place in Wittenberg as planned.

We wish all participants and the participants a lot of fun

- Expert meetings with information exchange possible again! -

The venue remains the LEUCOREA as announced. The LEUCOREA's competent staff will ensure that the event space is set up in accordance with the applicable hygiene regulations and clearance rules. The hotels have also reopened. So nothing stands in the way of the 36th ak-adp workshop!

However, there is a small drop of bitterness: we will do without the joint evening regulars' table in consideration of the Corona restrictions. Here, conversations in a small circle with other workshop participants can be planned individually. The guided tour through Wittenberg will take place as planned.

If you have any questions you can always contact us at info@ak-adp.de.

We are looking forward to interesting contacts and discussions and wish you a pleasant journey.

Due to the current situation we are unfortunately forced to postpone the 36th ak-adp workshop.

Depending on the development of the general crisis situation, the workshop will be made up on 01 - 02 July 2020.

The venue remains the LEUCOREA in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

We would be pleased to welcome you there.
Existing registrations keep their validity.
New registrations are still possible.

Until then, best regards and stay healthy!

Due to the current situation we are unfortunately forced to postpone the 36th ak-adp workshop. We do not have a new date for the workshop yet, but we are aiming for mid/end of August. As soon as we have fixed an exact date we will inform you immediately. All registrations made so far will of course remain valid.

Until then, take care of yourself and stay healthy!

As of today, our technology special on atmospheric plasmas can also be searched and ordered through bookstores connected to the VLB database. This means that a potentially wider audience now has the opportunity to find out about the latest developments in the field of plasma applications under normal pressure. Of course, the publication can still be ordered directly from us. Simply send us an e-mail to info@ak-adp.de or use our order form.

Take your chance and secure your copy today!

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Soon the 36th ak-adp workshop will take place in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
If you are not yet registered then quickly catch up! The topic of the 36th workshop is: "Atmospheric Plasmas - Effective Tools from Activation to Future Technology". All fields of application of atmospheric plasmas will be covered except adhesion enhancement, as this was already the topic of the November workshop. Take the opportunity and inform yourself about the possibilities and innovations in the field of surface treatment with atmospheric plasmas.

Tailor-made adhesion: Atmospheric plasmas for optimized adhesion
Innovative plasma applications for adhesion improvement

on 20 and 21 November 2019 at the Caritas-Pirckheimer-Haus in Nuremberg

in cooperation with the Cluster Nanotechnology of Nanoinitiative Bayern GmbH

On 21.11.2019, the 35th Ak-adp workshop in Nuremberg came to an end. 56 participants were able to learn about the latest findings and applications of atmospheric pressure plasma for adhesion improvement. There were 12 speakers from industry and research.

The technical presentations focused on the following main topics:

• Plasma treatment of polymer powder
• Flat plasma treatment of flat glass
• Coating of textile thread materials
• Composite layers with non-stick effect
• Atmospheric plasmas for the pretreatment of plastics and films
• Adhesive bonding in electronics and battery applications, power engineering and medicine
• Multiprobe testing of adhesive strength
• Flaming: application examples for different materials
• new plasma system technology with application examples

In the evening of the first day, as usual, a cultural program was offered. This time the participants could learn something about the history of the city of Nuremberg and its sausages during a guided tour. Afterwards the traditional regulars' table took place, here many contacts were made and knowledge was exchanged.

Participants of the 35th Workshop of the Atmospheric Pressure Plasma User Group

The unofficial highlight of the workshop was the completion of the anniversary publication

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS
Applications - Developments - Plants

The technology special on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Anwenderkreis Atmosphärendruckplasma (ak-adp) comprises 23 technical papers on plasmas at atmospheric pressure and provides a broad overview of current work. The focus is on fundamentals, analytical methods, technical applications and research activities in current scientific work, industrial applications and medical studies.

The publication with ISBN 978-3-00-063646-2 can be ordered for €53.50 at info@ak-adp.de.

The next ak-adp workshop will take place on March 25 - 26, 2020 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The online registration for this is open.

In 2019, ak-adp celebrates its 10th anniversary. On this occasion, in November, in connection with the 35th workshop, a Anniversaryspublication of ak-adp as a technology special on atmospheric plasmas.

Basic principles, analytical methods, technical applications and research activities in top current scientific papers, industrial applications and medical studies are presented in 28 papers.

The book is published in a first edition of 500 copies and can be purchased after the 35th ak-adp workshop via MEOX Projektmanagement GbR or info@ak-adp.de under ISBN 978-3-00-063646-2.

This week was from 11. to 12.09. the 34th ak-adp workshop / 6th workshop plasma medicine. Under the topic: "Therapeutic use of physical plasmas and plasma-treated media", current topics and new findings on the use of plasma in medicine were presented and discussed. The topics included the use of physical plasma for decontamination, sterilization, tumor treatment and promotion of wound healing in chronic wounds. The event took place in the rooms of the Protestant Augustinian Monastery in Erfurt. According to the feedback of the participants it was very interesting and informative.

More information

Press release of Kiel University

New diagnostics and maritime applications for plasma technologies

Last week, 35 representatives from science and industry met at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) to discuss the potential applications of atmospheric pressure plasmas. Such gas discharge plasmas are particularly suitable for coating or cleaning surfaces. Possible fields of application include not only surface technology but also maritime and medical applications. The central prerequisite for this is controllable processes. The focus of the two-day workshop, which brought together participants from all over Germany and Austria, was therefore primarily on the question of special diagnostics for comprehensively analyzing and improving these processes. The workshop was organized by the Anwenderkreis Atmosphärendruckplasma in cooperation with the Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics at CAU.

© Julia Siekmann, CAU

Unique properties characterize plasmas as the fourth state of matter in addition to solid, liquid and gas. The ionized gas mixture conducts electricity and can interact with a magnetic field. If electrical energy or heat is applied, it glows - in the form of thunderstorm lightning or in energy-saving lamps, it becomes visible in everyday life. Such a highly active environment can be used, among other things, to process surfaces. In the optical industry, for example, plasmas are used to provide eyeglass lenses with a nano-thin protective layer.

Vacuum conditions are usually required to carry out such coating processes with plasmas. However, the complex treatment environment is not suitable for all materials and applications. It is less complicated to use so-called atmospheric pressure plasmas. Their pressure corresponds to that of the atmosphere, so they can be applied to normal ambient air. In view of the relatively low gas temperatures, these are also referred to as "cold plasmas".

© Julia Siekmann, CAU

Easy integration into existing production lines

"Processes with atmospheric pressure plasmas can be integrated relatively unproblematically and comparatively inexpensively into existing production plants," emphasizes Dr. Kerstin Horn of the Atmospheric Pressure Plasma User Group. Since 2009, the nationwide exchange platform has been promoting this surface processing technology and bringing together research, plant engineering and application. Typical fields of application for atmospheric pressure plasmas are the coating of materials with corrosion or UV protection or the pretreatment of adhesive, printing and painting surfaces to improve the adhesion of metals or plastics.

The workshop, which took place this week at the Kiel Science Center, focused primarily on methods for optimizing plasma-based processes. "In order to use plasma technologies effectively in industry, we need safe, controllable processes. For this, we need to understand what happens in detail and what the central influencing factors are," said Holger Kersten, professor of plasma technology at CAU and co-organizer of the conference. At the start of the workshop, he presented various diagnostic methods, including a thermal probe developed in his research group, which measures the energy flow between plasmas and surfaces via the change in temperature - one of the key parameters in plasma processes.

© Julia Siekmann, CAU

Also maritime and medical applications

A second focus of the event was on marine applications. Disturbing biofilms form after a short time on surfaces that are in contact with seawater. Anti-fouling coatings applied with plasmas can reduce this fouling. The field of medical applications of atmospheric plasmas is still relatively new. Because of their ambient air applications and comparatively low temperature, they can be used for wound healing and as an alternative treatment method to combat multidrug-resistant germs. "Atmospheric pressure plasmas offer great potential for gentle treatment and small surgical procedures," Jan Benedikt, professor of experimental plasma physics at CAU, highlighted in his presentation. "They react very well with biological tissue and such fluids as are found in cells. What happens at this crucial zone, however, needs more research."

During the workshop, the participants also had the opportunity to visit the laboratories of the Plasma Technology (headed by Professor Holger Kersten) and Experimental Plasma Physics (headed by Professor Jan Benedikt) research groups. In Kiel, plasma physics has long been one of the focal points at the Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics. "CAU is one of the few universities in Germany that supports research and education in plasma physics with its own professorships," says Kersten, underlining the expertise at the Kiel site.