A downfall for wet chemistry, liquid coatings such as silicones, acrylics, epoxy, or urethanes is that they do not meet bio-compatibility requirements and cannot be applied with precise control. On the contrary, parylene does not out-gas and is very effective against the passage of contaminants from both the body to substrate or substrate to body.
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Parylene for use in Bio-Medical implantable devices
Posted by Sean Horn on Tue, Jun 12, 2012 @ 10:52 AM
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