Materia Nova

Surface TreatmentsPolymers Formulation

o Since 2000o Non-profit organizationo 90 employeeso Turnover 2013 : 8,5 Mio€o Pure project financing

Materia Nova

Ionics : Electroplating, sol-gel Nano coatings and plasmas technologies

Nano4 : master batches of composite polymers

Fields of expertise

BiodegradationBiotechnology

Plasma technologies

ElectrochemistryWet coatingsEnergy ManagementSensors

Polymers(Nano-)composites

Nanotechnologies

Structured surfaces

ModelisationSynthesis

Devices

Biopolymers

Surface Technologies

Low pressure plasmas

• PVD magnetron sputtering• PECVD• IPVD

Atmospheric pressure plasmas

Ionic Irradiation and Implantation

Dry Technologies Wet TechnologiesElectrochemistry

• Electroplating• Anodizing

Sol gels

• Hybrid formulation• Thermal and UV curing• (Nano) Composite coatings

Substrates• Metals

• Painted metals

Glass

Polymers

• Flat substrates • Foils• Powders • Beads and small parts• Complex parts • Gas and Smokes• Liquids

Beads and powders

Gas

Active coatings • Sensors• Catalysis

Surface functionalization • Compatibilization (bio, with

polymeric matrix, etc)• Bio effective• Surface Cleaning and

Preparation

Protective coatings• Anti-corrosion• Wear resistance • UV-resistance• Hard coatings• Tribological films

Functional coatings

• Anti-microbial surfaces• Optical properties • Easy-to-clean • TCO’s and Conductive Coatings• Hydrophobicity • Barrier effect (gas, water,...)• Energy Management with Advanced Coatings

Properties

Sol-gels nano Coatings

Thin Ceramic Coatings

Si, Zr or Al based alkoxide precursors Hybrid formulations by addition of

organics or polymeric materials

Nano Composite Coatings

Thermal or UV curing

Corrosion protection

Anti bacterial

Anti scratch

Easy to cleanAnti Finger Print

Plasma Treatments Powders and Fibers functionalization

Atmospheric and low pressure plasmas, spraying techniques

homogeneous or partial treatment

enhanced wettability , the adhesion, fine tuning of new composition,…

AM, thermal spraying, sintering, catalysis,…

Possibility to treat loose parts

ion gun ions are accelerated by an electrical field towards a solid sample from 5 to 35 KeV

surface treated on a few microns thick

Any solid : ceramic, metals, polymers

Chemical and mechanical effect : doping, alloying, nano hammering,…

Ionic Implantation

Metals Hardness : x4 on

Inox 304L Better corrosion

resistance Reducing the

wear

Polymer Decreasing the friction coefficient Increasing the conductivity Modified permeability properties

Coatings diffusion barrier properties Interface adhesion