A system for treating a substrate comprising a treatment module and a substrate plane. The substrate extending along a substrate plane to treat the substrate and wherein a fluid is deliverable via the module to a local region between the module and the substrate plane to treat the substrate with a predetermined treatment.

Introduced here is a plasma polymerization apparatus and process. Example embodiments include a vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical shape to a central axis. A rotation rack may be operable to rotate about the central axis of the vacuum chamber. Additionally, reactive species discharge mechanisms positioned around a perimeter of the vacuum chamber in a substantially symmetrical manner from the outer perimeter of the vacuum chamber may be configured to disperse reactive species into the vacuum chamber. The reactive species may form a polymeric multi-layer coating on surfaces of the one or more devices. Each layer may have a different composition of atoms to enhance the water resistance, corrosion resistance, and fiction resistance of the polymeric multi-layer coating.

A protective coating is provided, including a first coating formed on a surface of a substrate by plasma polymerization deposition when the substrate contacts plasmas. The plasmas include a plasma of a monomer A and a plasma of a monomer B, wherein the monomer A includes both a silicon structural unit of formula (I) and at least one amine group structural unit of formula (II) or formula (III); and monomer B includes a terminal carboxyl group structural unit. Further disclosed is a preparation method of the protective coating, the method includes: providing a substrate, gasifying monomers including the monomer A and the monomer B and then introducing the monomers into a plasma reactor, performing a plasma discharge, and forming the first coating on the surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization. Further disclosed is a device, which is provided with the protective coating on at least part of the surface thereof.

A vessel has a lumen defined at least in part by a wall. The wall has an interior surface facing the lumen, an outer surface, and a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) coating set supported by the wall. The PECVD coating set comprises a water barrier coating or layer having a water contact angle from 80 to 180 degrees, applied using a precursor comprising at least one of a saturated or unsaturated fluorocarbon precursor having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. Optionally, the coating set includes an SiOx gas barrier coating or layer from 2 to 1000 nm thick, in which x is from 1.5 to 2.9 as measured by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and optionally other related coatings.

A method is disclosed for enhancing adhesion of a decorative metal layer to a polymeric primer that is a film on the surface of a substrate produced by a low-temperature cure. Substrates to which the polymeric primer is applied include metal, plastic or carbon fiber. The polymeric primer layer is treated with a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition to form a polysiloxane bonding interface layer to enhance the surface of the polymer primer layer to increase adhesion of the decorative metal layer deposited without the need for the use of specially made primers specifically made for the reception of metal layers applied physical vapor deposition.

A method for plasma coating an object includes an object profile, having the steps of: a) manufacturing a replaceable shield comprising a jet inlet, a nozzle outlet and a sidewall extending from the jet inlet to the nozzle outlet, wherein the nozzle outlet includes an edge essentially congruent to at least part of the object profile; b) detachably attaching the replaceable shield to a jet outlet of a plasma jet generator; c) placing the object at the nozzle outlet such that the object profile fits closely to the nozzle outlet edge; d) plasma coating the object with a low-temperature, oxygen-free plasma at an operating pressure which is higher than the atmospheric pressure by providing a plasma jet in the shield via the plasma jet generator and injecting coating precursors in the plasma jet in the shield.

The present invention is a gas barrier laminate comprising a base unit that comprises a base and a modification-promoting layer, and a gas barrier layer that is formed on a side of the modification-promoting layer with respect to the base unit, the modification-promoting layer having a modulus of elasticity at 23° C. of less than 30 GPa, the base unit having a water vapor transmission rate at a temperature of 40° C. and a relative humidity of 90% of 1.0 g/(m.sup.2.Math.day) or less, and the gas barrier layer being a layer formed by applying a modification treatment to a surface of a layer that comprises a polysilazane-based compound and is formed on the side of the modification-promoting layer with respect to the base unit, and a method for producing the gas barrier laminat, and an electronic device member comprising the gas barrier laminate, and an electronic device comprising the electronic device member.

Methods and associated systems for preparing a nano-protective coating are disclosed. The method includes (1) placing a substrate in a reaction chamber of a nano-coating preparation equipment; (2) introducing an inert gas, wherein the inert gas includes helium (He) and/or argon (Ar); (3) turning on a movement mechanism so that the substrate is moved in the reaction chamber; (4) introducing a monomer vapor into the reaction chamber to achieve a vacuum degree of 30-300 mTorr; and (5) turning on a plasma discharge for chemical vapor deposition to form an organosilicon nano-coating on a surface of the substrate.

An electronic or electrical device or component thereof having a coating formed thereon by exposing said electronic or electrical device or component thereof to a plasma comprising one or more monomer compounds for a sufficient period of time to allow a protective polymeric coating to form on a surface thereof; wherein the protective polymeric coating forms a physical barrier over a surface of the electronic or electrical device or component thereof; wherein each monomer is a compound of formula I(a):

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In accordance with at least selected embodiments, novel or improved porous membranes or substrates, separator membranes, separators, composites, electrochemical devices, batteries, methods of making such membranes or substrates, separators, and/or batteries, and/or methods of using such membranes or substrates, separators and/or batteries are disclosed. In accordance with at least certain embodiments, novel or improved microporous membranes, battery separator membranes, separators, energy storage devices, batteries including such separators, methods of making such membranes, separators, and/or batteries, and/or methods of using such membranes, separators and/or batteries are disclosed. In accordance with at least certain selected embodiments, a separator for a battery which has an oxidation protective and binder-free deposition layer which is stable up to 5.2 volts or more, for example, up to 7 volts, in a battery is disclosed. The deposition layer is preferably a thin, very thin or ultra-thin deposition on a polymeric microporous membrane applied via a binder-free and solvent-free deposition method. By employing such an ultra-thin deposition layer, the energy density of a battery may be increased. In accordance with at least particular embodiments, the battery separator membrane described herein is directed to a multi-layer or composite microporous membrane battery separator which may have excellent oxidation resistance and may be stable in a high voltage battery system up to 5.2 volts or more. In accordance with at least other certain selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to a separator for a battery which has a conductive deposition layer which is stable up to at least 5.2 volts or higher in a battery.