Description of competencies in functionnal surfaces - Materia Nova

1. Materia Nova
Surface Treatments
Polymers Formulation
o Since 2000
o Non-profit organization
o 90 employees
o Turnover 2013 : 8,5 Mio€
o Pure project financing

2. Materia Nova
Ionics : Electroplating, sol-gel Nano coatings and plasmas
technologies
Nano4 : master batches of composite polymers

3. Fields of expertise
Biodegradation
Biotechnology
Plasma technologies
Electrochemistry
Wet coatings
Energy Management
Sensors
Polymers
(Nano-)composites
Nanotechnologies
Structured
surfaces
Modelisation
Synthesis
Devices
Biopolymers

4. Surface Technologies
Low pressure plasmas
• PVD magnetron sputtering
• PECVD
• IPVD
Atmospheric pressure plasmas
Ionic Irradiation and
Implantation
Dry Technologies Wet Technologies
Electrochemistry
• Electroplating
• Anodizing
Sol gels
• Hybrid formulation
• Thermal and UV curing
• (Nano) Composite coatings

5. Substrates
• Metals
• Painted metals
Glass
Polymers
• Flat substrates
• Foils
• Powders
• Beads and small parts
• Complex parts
• Gas and Smokes
• Liquids
Beads and powders
Gas

6. Active coatings
• Sensors
• Catalysis
Surface functionalization
• Compatibilization (bio, with
polymeric matrix, etc)
• Bio effective
• Surface Cleaning and
Preparation
Protective coatings
• Anti-corrosion
• Wear resistance
• UV-resistance
• Hard coatings
• Tribological films
Functional coatings
• Anti-microbial surfaces
• Optical properties
• Easy-to-clean
• TCO’s and Conductive Coatings
• Hydrophobicity
• Barrier effect (gas, water,...)
• Energy Management with Advanced
Coatings
Properties

7. Sol-gels nano Coatings
Thin Ceramic Coatings
Si, Zr or Al based alkoxide precursors
Hybrid formulations by addition of
organics or polymeric materials
Nano Composite Coatings
Thermal or UV curing
 Corrosion protection
 Anti bacterial
 Anti scratch
 Easy to clean
Anti Finger Print

8. Plasma TreatmentsPowders and Fibers functionalization
Atmospheric and low pressure
plasmas, spraying techniques
 homogeneous or partial treatment
 enhanced wettability , the adhesion,
fine tuning of new composition,…
 AM, thermal spraying, sintering,
catalysis,…
 Possibility to treat loose parts

9. ion gun
 ions are accelerated by an electrical field towards a solid sample from 5 to 35 KeV
 surface treated on a few microns thick
 Any solid : ceramic, metals, polymers
 Chemical and mechanical effect : doping, alloying, nano hammering,…
Ionic Implantation
 Metals
 Hardness : x4 on Inox 304L
 Better corrosion resistance
 Reducing the wear
 Polymer
 Decreasing the friction coefficient
 Increasing the conductivity
 Modified permeability properties
 Coatings
 diffusion barrier properties
 Interface adhesion