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Company news, material deep-dives, and case studies from the Potomac Photonics team — precision micromanufacturing, one micron at a time.

Delivering Parts at the Speed of Light for Protein Analysis Research at Arizona State University
Potomac LaserJuly 14, 2021

Delivering Parts at the Speed of Light for Protein Analysis Research at Arizona State University

The old days of university research labs having all the time in the world to complete experiments are gone. Like for everything else…

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Microneedles for vaccine delivery
Potomac LaserMarch 23, 2021

Microneedles for vaccine delivery

Microneedle-based drug delivery has the potential to be a transformative technology for the delivery of biologics and vaccines. It may provide enhanced…

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Potomac Automates Quality Control Inspection via In-house Innovative Software Development
Potomac PhotonicsFebruary 8, 2021

Potomac Automates Quality Control Inspection via In-house Innovative Software Development

Today, speed is the name of the game.  But speed without accuracy in all its forms defeats the purpose of fast delivery. …

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Microfluidic Concentration Gradient Generators – Potomac Photonics
Potomac PhotonicsJanuary 26, 2021

Microfluidic Concentration Gradient Generators – Potomac Photonics

Joe La Fiandra University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) Major: Bioengineering Minor: Global Engineering Leadership   Microfluidic Concentration Gradient Generators Many biochemical…

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Potomac Photonics Looks Back On a Year of<br>Using Advanced Manufacturing to Fight Coronavirus
Potomac PhotonicsDecember 28, 2020

Potomac Photonics Looks Back On a Year of<br>Using Advanced Manufacturing to Fight Coronavirus

2020 has been a year when the human spirit rose up in the face of adversity to help save our fellow man…

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Potomac Photonics Designs and Fabricates Innovative Dental Tool to Comply with COVID Protocols. 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsNovember 24, 2020

Potomac Photonics Designs and Fabricates Innovative Dental Tool to Comply with COVID Protocols.

Potomac scientists and engineers innately see a problem and, especially in this time of Covid, can’t help but jump in to innovate…

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Potomac Celebrates MfgDay  By Exploring Advanced Manufacturing Career Options 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsOctober 2, 2020

Potomac Celebrates MfgDay By Exploring Advanced Manufacturing Career Options

Each October manufacturers, led by the National Association of Manufacturers, focus on the career opportunities that manufacturing brings to a wide range…

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Potomac PPT Drives Innovation with Breakthroughs  for Laser Welding Clear Plastic Parts 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsAugust 25, 2020

Potomac PPT Drives Innovation with Breakthroughs for Laser Welding Clear Plastic Parts

Potomac has many competitive advantages that has made it a leader in the advanced manufacturing industry.  We offer the fastest turnaround times,…

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Microfluidic Device to counter the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) crisis in healthcare. 3D Printing
Potomac PhotonicsJuly 13, 2020

Microfluidic Device to counter the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) crisis in healthcare.

March 2020, Astek Diagnostics LLC, won the Maryland Innovation Initiative (MII) Award to develop a microfluidic device to detect bacterial infections in…

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