| Composite substrates are a combination of a variety of materials. Increasingly, flexible polymers are being utilized as the base substrate for such composite materials. In all cases, the functionalization of the surface can protect the base materials.
For example, the metallic coating and surfaces can be protected from tarnishing; polymer coatings and surfaces can be protected from degradation by ultraviolet radiation. In most of cases, protection from pollution will enhance the functional performance of and add value to the product (catico©). In general, composites do not withstand state-of-the-art deposition processes carried out at high temperatures. Incoat’s ambient temperature processes allow the production of the required coating system onto nearly any surface material (plastic, metal, or glass or combinations of it) without degrading the substrate.
Current and Potential Application
|| UV barrier layer, easy-to-clean, self-cleaning, anti-stain and
anti-microbial effects (catico©)
|| Easy-to-clean, anti-stain, and anti-microbial, and anti-static effects
for medical devices, etc. (catico©)
|| Adjustable surface energy of the surface, i.e. controlled wettability
in humid environments (wincoat©)
Coating Advantages
|| Plasma polymerization deposition processes at ambient
temperatures
|| Good adhesion of the deposited coatings due to the interaction
with the plasma discharge
|| Sustainable material management using sustainable technique
|| Substrate is neither degraded nor damaged by heat |
