Parylene

BeschreibungPoly-p-xylylenes (PPXs), generally referred to their tradename as parylenes, a unique class of polymers, are obtained by cyclophane-based chemical vapor deposition (CVD) polymerization for diverse material applications. The chemical inertness, high purity, flexibility, mechanical strength, and stability of parylenes offer enormous potential in surface modification, optoelectronics, and drug delivery systems and have demonstrated technological utility for coatings of industrial products (e.g., clinically used biomaterials and biomedical devices)[1].

VerwendenPoly-p-xylylene (PPX) is mainly used as protective coatings, e.g. in electronics, medical devices and paper products, or as sealing materials to prevent additives from leaking out of elastomers. PPX can also be used in micro-electro-mechanical systems, organic light-emitting diodes, or in biological and medical applications. A relatively new area of PPX research is the formation of reactive coatings. This can be achieved through the introduction of functional groups capable of reacting in a polymer-like reaction.

synthetischeWhen di-p-xylylene is pyrolysed, both methylene bridges are homolytically cleaved to give the reactive intermediate p-xylylene which spontaneously forms the linear polymer on cooling. Generally, the polymer is deposited (in the polymerization chamber) on to a cold condenser and then removed as film; alternatively, the polymer is deposited directly on to an object which is required to be coated. Typically, an average molecular weight of about 500000 is attained.