Super Thin film technology
A novel patented non-vacuum technique for the controlled deposition of uniform polymeric films onto a variety of substrates. The processing method can be used to produce a wide range of films, especially thin/super-thin (e.g. less than 100 nm) polymeric films, with a well-controlled structure and thickness, for various functional, mechanical and biomedical applications.The super thin-film technology is a platform technology which allows the deposition of single-layer, multi-layer, compositionally-graded, doped, hybrid or nano-composite films, as either dense or porous films.Key Benefits
This novel process allows:
- High precision control of film thickness;
- Good control of surface morphology and uniformity;
- Modification of the hydro/lipophilic or hydrophobic/oleophobic nature of the surfaces of materials;
Super thin film technology is:
- Rapid and highly efficient
- Suitable for multi-layer preparation
- Non-vacuum method; enabling operation in both the open air and in a controlled atmosphere
- Low-temperature process without impairing the substrate properties
- Suitable for a wide variety of substrates, including paper, textile, plastic metal, ceramic and silicon
Source: nottingham.ac.ukAdded: 3 September 2008
