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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2014
Universiteit Gent, Ghent, BE;
Christophe Detavernier, Denderleeuw, BE;
Davy Deduytsche, De Pinte, BE;
Amit Kumar Roy, Thakurpur, Kolkata, IN;
UNIVERSITEIT GENT, Ghent, BE;
Abstract
A method is described for providing a hydrophilic effect to a fluoropolymer, e.g. polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) material. The method comprises obtaining an at least partly hydrophobic fluoropolymer material, applying a plasma and/or ozone activation step and depositing an inorganic coating using an atomic layer deposition process. Plasma activation step and/or said atomic layer deposition process thereby comprises using process parameters determining a high interaction probability between one or more precursors for the atomic layer deposition process and the fluoropolymer material so as to obtain a coated fluoropolymer material having a contact angle with water below 30°.