[nanoPost] Industrial use of polysilazane polymers in Easy-to-clean applications

Company France

Polysilazanes are a new class of industrial polymers consisting of silicon, nitrogen, hydrogen and, in the case of “organopolysilazanes”, carbon. Such polymers can be considered either “inorganic” in nature (perhydropolysilazanes), or “organic” in nature (organopolysilazanes or polycarbosilazanes) and have both silicon and nitrogen atoms in their backbone.

The polymers self condense in ambient conditions to give dense clearcoats which strongly adhere to most surfaces from metal to glass, wood and plastics. Applications are traditional techniques such as spraying, dipping or roll coating or just simply by wiping.

Controlling the chemistry and the formulation of polysilazanes allows the obtention of clear and pigmented hybrid coatings with multifunctional properties such as antigraffiti, easy-to-clean, UV and Temperature stability.