Surface Treatment Today
Today’s healthcare, pharmaceutical, and industrial processing markets are growing rapidly with increasing needs for high-quality, controllable, flexible surface treatments for a variety of substrates. To meet this need, AeonClad Coatings has developed a unique, dramatic improvement on gas phase deposition.

Plasma deposition is a proven process to deposit thin films directly from a gas state onto a solid substrate. Plasma deposition methods typically balance the benefits of extended coating times with the negatives of surface ablation that occurs with extended plasma exposure. Most plasma deposition methods use a continuous discharge to create the plasma state. However, extended exposure can begin to erode not only the newly formed coating but also the underlying material. AeonClad’s advanced process eliminates surface ablation by rapidly creating a protective polymer layer upon which any number of films can be deposited.

The AeonClad Coatings Difference
AeonClad Coatings employs proprietary plasma polymerization methods to create controlled surfaces for a variety of materials with no pinholes. These ultra thin, ultra smooth surfaces are created with a variable duty cycle pulsed radio frequency (RF) plasma technique. Using a proprietary algorithm, we determine the optimum duty cycle, coating time, monomer mixture, and peak deposition rate for each coating and substrate with which we work.

Our Benefits
We offer a simplified approach in a single-step, solvent-free process producing pinhole-free and conformable films. AeonClad Coatings delivers a broad spectrum of chemical functionality on a wide variety of substrates. Our scientists are experts at controlling both the nature and surface density of specific functional groups introduced during the plasma treatment process. This allows for systematic adjustment of surface chemistries to control interactions at the solid-fluid interface.

Our proprietary algorithm for pulsed RF plasma deposition provides the flexibility to produce many types of coatings (including antimicrobial, anti-thrombogenic, lubricious, and biocompatible) using a single method. In addition, our process allows us to embed bioactive moieties into the surface treatments.

Client Solutions
Our clients receive exceptional film chemistry and thickness control during plasma polymerization of a wide range of monomers. Applications include improving the biocompatibility of medically implanted materials, improving or altering drug release kinetics, enhancing cell and tissue growth on coated plates, developing better catalysts, and generating novel media for use in chromatography. For more information about current and future applications, visit our Applications page.