Europlasma Launches PFOA- and PFOS-Free Nanocoatings for Techincal Textiles Under Brand Name "Nanofics 110"

Oudenaarde, Belgium (ots/PRNewswire) -

Addition to the "Nanofics 120" coatings widely used to make
consumer electronics and technical textiles water and oil repellent.

Demonstration of the technology at TECHTEXTIL, Frankfurt June 11
till 13th, Hall 4.1 K09

The "Nanofics 110" coatings are highly water repellent (water
contact angle of 110 degrees according to ASTM D5964) and highly oil
repellent (oil repellency 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 "Nanofics 110" coating technology is
patented and patent pending by Europlasma.

Traditional nanocoatings with high levels of water and oil
repellency 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.

Belgium based Europlasma, a world leader in low pressure plasma
technology, is happy to announce the launch a new family of
nanocoatings under the "Nanofics 110" brand name.

"Nanofics" refers to nanoscaled functionalization into the core of
complex shaped materials and products. It is Europlasma's patented
and patent pending nanocoating technology platform, first applied on
industrial scale in 1998.

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. And we are able to
apply these coatings on an industrial scale, with coaters such as in
below picture able to handle rolls with widths up to 1,6 meter, and
diameters up to 0,8 meter."

For technical and/or commercial inquiries about "Nanofics 110",
"Nanofics 120" or other custom designed coating systems please
contact Peter Martens at our TECHTEXTIL booth, Hall 4.1 - K09 or at
peter.martens@europlasma.be .

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