POL-COAT : A new polyimide electrodeposition and coating process for future strategic markets

POL-COAT：面向未来战略市场的新型聚酰亚胺电沉积和涂层工艺

• 批准号: 700008
• 金额: $ 3.06万
• 依托单位: DATUM DEVELOPMENTS
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Market
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2011 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=700008
• 关键词: POL; COAT; new; polyimide; electrodeposition

Polyimide is a fundamental engineering plastic and commonly the material of choice for applications operating at high temperature, corrosion & abrasion resistant and ultra-low toxicity, in markets such as electronics, biomedical, photonics, aerospace, fuel cells, print & displays. Industry trends dictate smaller, lighter, flexible, energy efficient and cost effective products. To make this happen polyimide materials need to be produced in new ways, to overcome the current engineering process limitations. We have researched a new process for depositing precisely tuned polyimide coatings. Film coatings are controllable on fin, non-uniform surfaces, using a process known as Pol-coat. The new process allows finer precision patterning of polyimide and linearly controlled material thickness from the sub-micron scale up to the tens of microns. The process fills a niche, where other polyimide processes, like spin coating, vapour deposition and lamination don't go. Pol-coat opens up new frontiers by allowing for the first time Electro-forming of polyimides to form three dimensional micro structures. Pol-coat is an enabler for a new generation of key components that will benefit humanity.

聚酰亚胺是一种基本的工程塑料，通常是在高温、耐腐蚀和耐磨以及超低毒性下运行的应用的首选材料，用于电子、生物医学、光子学、航空航天、燃料电池、印刷和显示器等市场。行业趋势要求产品更小、更轻、更灵活、更节能、更经济。为了实现这一目标，聚酰亚胺材料需要以新的方式生产，以克服当前工程工艺的限制。我们研究了一种沉积精确调谐聚酰亚胺涂层的新工艺。薄膜涂层是可控的鳍，不均匀的表面，使用称为Pol-coat工艺。新工艺允许更精细的聚酰亚胺图案化和线性控制的材料厚度，从亚微米级到数十微米。该工艺填补了其他聚酰亚胺工艺（如旋涂、气相沉积和层压）所不能填补的空白。Pol-coat首次允许聚酰亚胺的电铸形成三维微结构，从而开辟了新的领域。Pol-coat是造福人类的新一代关键部件的推动者。