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Title: Vacuum deposition and curing of liquid monomers

Abstract

The present invention is the formation of solid polymer layers under vacuum. More specifically, the present invention is the use of "standard" polymer layer-making equipment that is generally used in an atmospheric environment in a vacuum, and degassing the monomer material prior to injection into the vacuum. Additional layers of polymer or metal may be vacuum deposited onto solid polymer layers. Formation of polymer layers under a vacuum improves material and surface characteristics, and subsequent quality of bonding to additional layers. Further advantages include use of less to no photoinitiator for curing, faster curing, fewer impurities in the polymer electrolyte, as well as improvement in material properties including no trapped gas resulting in greater density, and reduced monomer wetting angle that facilitates spreading of the monomer and provides a smoother finished surface.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Richland, WA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869002
Patent Number(s):
5260095
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05D - PROCESSES FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC06-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
vacuum; deposition; curing; liquid; monomers; formation; solid; polymer; layers; specifically; standard; layer-making; equipment; atmospheric; environment; degassing; monomer; material; prior; injection; additional; metal; deposited; improves; surface; characteristics; subsequent; quality; bonding; advantages; photoinitiator; faster; fewer; impurities; electrolyte; improvement; properties; including; trapped; gas; resulting; density; reduced; wetting; angle; facilitates; spreading; provides; smoother; finished; material prior; vacuum deposition; additional layers; polymer electrolyte; solid polymer; material properties; polymer layers; properties including; vacuum deposited; surface characteristics; reduced monomer; monomer material; monomer wetting; wetting angle; smoother finished; subsequent quality; vacuum improves; atmospheric environment; polymer layer-making; trapped gas; liquid monomer; polymer layer; fewer impurities; facilitates spreading; faster curing; gas resulting; liquid monomers; layer-making equipment; finished surface; improves material; additional layer; /427/

Citation Formats

Affinito, John D. Vacuum deposition and curing of liquid monomers. United States: N. p., 1993. Web.
Affinito, John D. Vacuum deposition and curing of liquid monomers. United States.
Affinito, John D. Fri . "Vacuum deposition and curing of liquid monomers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869002.
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abstractNote = {The present invention is the formation of solid polymer layers under vacuum. More specifically, the present invention is the use of "standard" polymer layer-making equipment that is generally used in an atmospheric environment in a vacuum, and degassing the monomer material prior to injection into the vacuum. Additional layers of polymer or metal may be vacuum deposited onto solid polymer layers. Formation of polymer layers under a vacuum improves material and surface characteristics, and subsequent quality of bonding to additional layers. Further advantages include use of less to no photoinitiator for curing, faster curing, fewer impurities in the polymer electrolyte, as well as improvement in material properties including no trapped gas resulting in greater density, and reduced monomer wetting angle that facilitates spreading of the monomer and provides a smoother finished surface.},
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year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993},
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