Hydrophobic surfaces find different potential applications in self-cleaning surfaces, such as surfaces with controlled wettability, anti-sticking and antifouling materials.

The laboratory microwave low-pressure system MAIII is used for realization equipped with evaporator to apply hydrophobic treatments. Low-pressure plasma treatment is typically operated as a batch process with advantage of providing more process parameters and allowing sophisticated and complicated processes.

The method uses the chemical precursor to achieve the hydrophobicity of the surface. Polysiloxanes such as hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) are frequently used as hydrophobic agents in many applications. Moreover, HMDSO is well-known precursor in plasma enhanced polymerization processes.

HMDSO is vaporized in evaporator of liquid precursors connected to the vacuum chamber. HMDSO reacts with working gas and causes the changes of chemical composition onto the material surface or deposition of a thin layer.

Further information about equipment for plasma sputtering are available in the section „plasma systems“ .

We provide service in the area of small parts and micro surfaces cleaning according to specific requirements of the customer.

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