Myfab Uppsala
The cleanroom, Ångström, Myfab, is a national distributed research infrastructure that coordinates the four largest Swedish academic cleanroom-based nanotechnology laboratories.
Myfab
The cleanroom, Ångström, Myfab include those in materials science, nanoscience, information and communication technology, bionanotechnology, life sciences, energy research and micronanosystems.
Myfab's various laboratories are partly specialised in different application areas and their related processes and material systems. Myfab Uppsala is very much a multidisciplinary environment, bringing together interdisciplinary activities in different areas such as fundamental materials science, thin film technology, sustainable energy generation, electronics, microsystems, nanotechnology and biotechnology.
Chalmers University of Technology hosts Myfab and the other participating universities are Uppsala University, the Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers and Lund University.
This research infrastructure is considered by the Swedish Research Council to be of national interest and receives funding from the Swedish Council for Research Infrastructures (RFI).
More information on Myfabs:s webpage
Cleanroom
Myfab is a cleanroom based infrastructure and Myfab Uppsala offers the largest academic cleanroom in Sweden. Depending on the type of activity and its requirements, the classification in different parts of the lab ranges from class 100 000 (ISO 8) to class 100 (ISO 5).
Temperature and humidity are well controlled and one third of the area is built on a separate foundation for vibration damping (fulfilling BBN class E). Media supply includes in-house DIW production, distribution of frequently used gases, chemistry specific drain and exhaust systems, etc., and all installations meet the highest quality standards.
A high level of personal safety is maintained with advanced detection and alarm systems, emergency aids and evacuation routes.
Technology
Research tools and lab activities are divided into three units with a number of disciplines in each:
Materials Analysis
- Electron Microscopy and Focused Ion Beam
- Chemical Analysis
- Metrology and Surface Characterization
Materials Synthesis
- High Temperature Processing
- Thin Film Deposition
- Backend Processing
Micro- / Nanostructuring
- Lithography
- Wet Chemical Processing
- Dry Etching
An equipment list and available processes / methods can be found in Myfab LIMS.
How can I use Myfab
Myfab Uppsala is a research infrastructure that is open for academic research and industrial R&D. There are three main ways to utilise the laboratory's resources and the choice should be guided by individual needs and experience:
Commissioned service
Experienced laboratory staff perform your work and deliver the results. This option is limited by staff capacity and must be restricted to well-defined projects. Any activity appropriate to the lab can be provided, but TEM analysis, SEM analysis and microfluidic component fabrication are currently the most well-established services.
User access
You or your own staff perform the work, after introduction and instrument training by the laboratory staff. This do-it-yourself model is the primary modus operandi for all Myfab nodes. Laboratory staff are available for technical and user support, i.e. to maintain the infrastructure and assist users.
The laboratory activities at Myfab are largely run by individual researchers or engineers in research groups and companies, who with various forms of support from Myfab staff run their own projects. Before a new user group can be introduced into the lab, a research manager/project manager must contact Myfab Uppsala to establish the group in the administrative structure. External groups (companies) must also sign a user agreement with Myfab Uppsala.
Lease of cleanroom space
A customised area in the cleanroom is set aside exclusively for your activity. Depending on availability, some furnishings (benches, cabinets, fume cupboards) may be provided, but in general the area is equipped by the tenant (after approval by the lab management). Space availability cannot be guaranteed at any given time.
Contact
- Contact Stefan Nygren, Laboratory Manager at the Department of Materials Science, Myfab Uppsala (MSL).
- Stefan Nygren