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Parylene is considered by many to be the ultimate conformal coating for the protection of devices, components and surfaces in the electronics, instrumentation, aerospace, medical and engineering industries. - Parylene is unique in being created directly on the surface at room temperature. - There is no liquid phase involved. Coatings are truly conformal, of uniform controllable thickness, and are completely pinhole-free at thicknesses greater than 0.5μ. - The coating completely penetrates spaces as narrow <0.01mm. - No initiators or catalysts are involved in the polymerisation so the coating is very pure and free from trace ionic impurities. - Room temperature formation means the coatings are effectively stress-free. - Any substrate that is vacuum-stable can be coated and the coating adheres strongly to all materials, even stainless steel, provided the appropriate adhesion-promotion techniques are used. - Parylenes are chemically and biologically inert and stable and make excellent barrier materials. Parylenes are almost completely unaffected by solvents, have low bulk permeability and are hydrophobic. Coatings easily pass a 100hr salt-spray test. - Parylenes have excellent electrical properties: low dielectric constant and loss with good high-frequency properties; good dielectric strength; and high bulk and surface resistivities. - Parylenes have good thermal endurance: Parylene C performs in air without significant loss of physical properties for 10 years at 80°C and in the absence of oxygen to temperatures in excess of 200°C. - Parylenes are transparent and can be used to coat optical elements. - Coatings perform well as dry lubricants: static and dynamic friction coefficients are equal and comparable to fluoropolymers with the advantage that they also have good wear and abrasion resistance. - FDA approval of parylene-coated devices is well-documented, the coatings comply with USP Class VI Plastics requirements and are MIL-I-46058C listed (as class XY).

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