Mouldable „Easy-to-Clean" Hard Coatings on Plastics

Deep-drawing process for the production of easy-to-clean coated sanitary equipment (e. g. bath-tub)

http://www.inm-gmbh.de

Contact:
Dr. Peter Müller,
Nanomere
Tel.: ++49-681-9300-397
Fax: ++49-681-9300-223

• Fabrication of a deep-drawable coating material with „Easy-to-clean" properties

Methods

• Permanent fluorine containing NANOMERÒ coatings with low surface free energy prepared by sol-gel route

Results

• primerless adhesion onto the plastics (PMMA, PC)
• Surface free energy comparable to fluorine polymers (18 - 20 mJ/m²)
• Reduced wettability for oil, water, soap
• Good chemical- and weathering resistance
• Transparent coating
• High scratch and abrasion resistance (pencil hardness: > 4H, Taber Abraser Test/1000 cycles: 10-15 % haze)

• Sanitary equipment made from plastics (bath-tubs, hand-basins ...)

Benefits

• Enhanced scratch resistance of coated plastics
• Reduced adhesion of soil, grease, lime
  Þ minimization of cleaning efforts
• Improved hygiene
• Coating step can easily be integrated in deep-drawing production line