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

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OUDENAARDE, Belgium, June 11, 2013 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --

     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 .

    Read the full article on our website http://www.europlasma.be/news

    SOURCE: Europlasma