Micahela, HMDS will make it hydrophobic. Plasma treatment might help. shay -----Original Message----- From: Wullinger, Michaela Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 7:05 PM To: mems-talk@memsnet.org Subject: [mems-talk] SiO2 hydrophilic enhanced? hi all, I'm thinking about ways to make SiO2 more hydrophilic. What do you think about: *HMDS? *Temperature (heating) *Other promoter? Any hint is welcome