Solvent-free easy-clean bathroom surfaces through photo-initiated chemical vapour deposition

下一代卫浴产品将需要一个关键特性：易于清洁。商业解决方案 赋予曲面此功能是存在的，但它们与Maax Bath的要求不兼容。的确， Maax Bath希望利用可扩展的技术，使卫浴产品表面超疏水， 提供持久的处理，最重要的是，不含溶剂。因为Maax没有必要的 作为内部无溶剂方法的专家，他们已开始与Jason R Tavares教授合作，以 满足他们当前的需求。拟议的Engage项目旨在通过一种 气相光化学技术称为“光引发化学气相沉积(PICVD)”。 学术界和产业界合作伙伴之间的这种密切合作将旨在评估具体的表现 最终将溶液吸收到合作伙伴的生产线所需的参数。具体地说， 理工学院的团队将负责使PICVD处理过程适应3个所需的测试表面 (丙烯酸、玻璃和凝胶涂层)，并进行润湿性和化学测试。Maax Bath‘s的技术团队 研发部将负责标准化的磨损试验(冲击、磨损、清洗)进行模拟 货真价实的处理和使用。拟议的解决这一问题的伙伴关系的成功将产生重大的 为总部位于加拿大的Maax Bath带来经济利益。

The next generation of bathroom products will require a key feature: being easy to clean. Commercial solutions to impart surfaces with this feature exist, but they are incompatible with Maax Bath's requirements. Indeed, Maax Bath is looking to make bathroom product surfaces superhydrophobic, using technology that is scalable, provides a durable treatment and, most importantly, solvent-free. As Maax does not have the necessary expertise on solvent-free approaches in house, they have initiated a collaboration with Prof. Jason R Tavares to address their current need. The proposed Engage project aims at generating easy-clean surfaces through a gas-phase, photochemical technique called "photo-initiated chemical vapor deposition (PICVD)". This close collaboration between the academic and industrial partners will aim to assess specific performance parameters necessary for eventual uptake of the solution into the partner's manufacturing line. Specifically, the team at Polytechnique will be responsible for adapting the PICVD treatment process to 3 desired test surfaces (acrylic, glass and gelcoat) and performing wettability and chemical tests. The technical team at Maax Bath's R&D department will be responsible for standardized wear-testing (impact, abrasion, cleaning) to simulate authentic handling and use. Success of the proposed partnership to address this issues will yield significant financial benefits to canadian-based Maax Bath.