Applications where microblasting can be used include: deburring machined parts, surface cleaning, surface texturing, etching, engraving, conformal coating removal, oxide removal for thermocouples, surface preparation for attaching strain gauges, turbine blade cleaning, injection mould and die cleaning, paint and coating removal on machined parts, rectifier edge bevelling, surface structure micromachining, oxide removal on laser cut stents, catheter guide wire stripping, wire coating and oxide removal.