I agree that iodide/iodine-Turkey Blood would be much better choice particularly if you have a photoresist pattern you want to reproduce. Bob Henderson -----Original Message----- From: mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org [mailto:mems-talk-bounces@memsnet.org] On Behalf Of Gareth Jenkins Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 1:06 AM To: General MEMS discussion Subject: Re: [mems-talk] Receipe for diluted aqua regia Have you considered potassium iodide + iodine? I'm not sure about exact etch rates but believe it to be much less aggressive than aqua regia.