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Title: Spray forming polymer membranes, coatings and films

Abstract

A method of forming a polymer film having controlled physical and chemical characteristics, wherein a plume of nebulized droplets of a polymer or polymer precursor is directed toward a substrate from a converging/diverging nozzle having a throat at which the polymer or a precursor thereof is introduced and an exit from which the nebulized droplets of the polymer or precursor thereof leave entrained in a carrier gas. Relative movement between the nozzle and the substrate is provided to form a polymer film. Physical and chemical characteristics can be controlled by varying the deposition parameters and the gas and liquid chemistries. Semipermeable membranes of polyphosphazene films are disclosed, as are a variety of other polymer systems, both porous and non-porous.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [2]
  1. Idaho Falls, ID
  2. Rigby, ID
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
EG & G IDAHO INC
OSTI Identifier:
868956
Patent Number(s):
5252212
Assignee:
FG&G Idaho Inc. (Idaho Falls, ID)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-76ID01570
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
spray; forming; polymer; membranes; coatings; films; method; film; controlled; physical; chemical; characteristics; plume; nebulized; droplets; precursor; directed; substrate; converging; diverging; nozzle; throat; introduced; exit; leave; entrained; carrier; gas; relative; movement; provided; form; varying; deposition; parameters; liquid; chemistries; semipermeable; polyphosphazene; disclosed; variety; systems; porous; non-porous; polymer precursor; semipermeable membranes; deposition parameters; semipermeable membrane; polymer film; permeable membrane; carrier gas; relative movement; spray forming; polymer membrane; polymer membranes; polymer systems; permeable membranes; chemical characteristics; diverging nozzle; controlled ph; controlled physical; /210/427/

Citation Formats

McHugh, Kevin M, Watson, Lloyd D, McAtee, Richard E, and Ploger, Scott A. Spray forming polymer membranes, coatings and films. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
McHugh, Kevin M, Watson, Lloyd D, McAtee, Richard E, & Ploger, Scott A. Spray forming polymer membranes, coatings and films. United States.
McHugh, Kevin M, Watson, Lloyd D, McAtee, Richard E, and Ploger, Scott A. Fri . "Spray forming polymer membranes, coatings and films". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868956.
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abstractNote = {A method of forming a polymer film having controlled physical and chemical characteristics, wherein a plume of nebulized droplets of a polymer or polymer precursor is directed toward a substrate from a converging/diverging nozzle having a throat at which the polymer or a precursor thereof is introduced and an exit from which the nebulized droplets of the polymer or precursor thereof leave entrained in a carrier gas. Relative movement between the nozzle and the substrate is provided to form a polymer film. Physical and chemical characteristics can be controlled by varying the deposition parameters and the gas and liquid chemistries. Semipermeable membranes of polyphosphazene films are disclosed, as are a variety of other polymer systems, both porous and non-porous.},
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