OUDENAARDE, Belgium,
March 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Addition to the "Nanofics 120"
coatings widely used to make consumer electronics, technical
textiles and filtration materials water and oil
repellent.
The "Nanofics 110" coatings are highly water repellent (water
contact angle of 110 degrees according to ASTM D5964) and highly
oil repellent (oil repellence level 6 according to ISO 14419)
fluoropolymer type of nanocoatings deposited by low pressure plasma
technology.
The unique aspect of these coatings is that they are completely
free from PFOA and PFOS. The coatings are also durable. The
"Nanofics 110" coating technology is protected by patents and
patent applications owned by Europlasma.
Traditional nanocoatings with high levels of water and oil
repellence are derived from long molecular chains which contain
traces of PFOA and PFOS. There is a general trend to move away from
these chemistries for health reasons.
Europlasma's Product Manager Peter
Martens comments: "In wet chemical DWR (durable water
repellent) coating of technical textiles the switch from longer to
shorter molecules is already well advanced. It is only a matter of
time until the same switch will take place in the nanocoating
market. Europlasma is now the first to offer PFOA- and
PFOS-free nanocoatings for technical textiles. We also expect
substantial demand for these coatings for lifestyle electronics and
medical devices, such as hearing aids, where there is intense
contact between the coating and the human skin."
Europlasma was surprised to learn about the lawsuit announced by
P2i during MWC 2013. Europlasma - until today - has not received
any formal notice of this lawsuit, and is disappointed
that P2i made the announcement during MWC 2013, and included
copies of the announcement in the marketing materials distributed
to its target customers during the show. We reserve all rights in
this respect.
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http://www.europlasma.be/News/Press-release
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