New Family of PFOA- and PFOS- Free Nanocoatings Under Brand Name "Nanofics 110", Launched by Europlasma

Oudenaarde, Belgium (ots/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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