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What Are the Advantages of Parylene C Conformal Coating?

Conformal Coatings, Parylene Applications, Parylene PropertiesBy Tim Lutes September 2, 2022 Leave a comment

Medical implants save lives, but inorganic materials can irritate surrounding biological tissue and cause potentially severe problems for the patient. Parylene conformal coatings significantly reduce this risk. Likewise, in the transportation, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, Parylene conformal coating—primarily Parylene C—provides protection and enhanced operation for vital and mission-critical electronic systems and technologies that we…

Parylene vs. Teflon Coating

Parylene Equipment, Parylene FAQ, Parylene PropertiesBy VSi April 15, 2022 Leave a comment

Whether you’re manufacturing electronics or medical equipment, the coating you use can make all the difference. Parylene and Teflon are versatile conformal coatings used in many of today’s industrial and commercial industries. Both are used to enhance strength, function, and increase the life cycles of everyday products while providing protection from rust and corrosion. While…

Parylene Dimer FAQ: Dimer Purity and Testing

Parylene Equipment, Parylene PropertiesBy VSi May 11, 2020 Leave a comment

Parylene Dimer FAQ’s Questions and Answers about parylene dimer and testing What are the differences between the types of parylene variants found in parylene C and why does this matter? The chemical name of pure parylene C dimer is Symmetrical dichloro[2.2]paracyclophane with the chemical structure shown below. During the manufacturing process, the chlorine…

Parylene Dimer Purity Testing Methods: Melting Point, HPLC and GC-MS

Parylene PropertiesBy VSi October 7, 2019 Leave a comment

Evaluating Parylene Dimer Purity When evaluating parylene dimer purity, it is first important to understand how each supplier controls and reports quality. A great way to gain an understanding of a supplier’s quality practices is to review the Certificate of Analysis that should come with every order of parylene dimer you receive. The Certificate of…

Parylene Chemical Properties: Product Protection That May Surprise You

Parylene PropertiesBy VSi July 9, 2019 1 Comment

You carefully wrap great-grandma’s wedding china in tissue paper, cover your car to shield it from salt in snowy weather, and place your newborn baby in a snug car seat. Why? Because when you want something to stay safe for a long time, you protect it. That’s what parylene is, a protective coating for products…

Parylene Optical Properties: Why Your Competitors See Parylene in a New Light

Parylene PropertiesBy VSi April 6, 2019 Leave a comment

Color and light are critical to our sense of sight and one of the most important ways that we interpret the world around us. Whether we’re viewing an ancient artifact to learn about our past, checking out an electronic billboard on our way to work, or discovering distant stars through a telescope, the parylenes are…

Parylene Biocompatibility — It Does a Body Good

Medical Devices, Parylene PropertiesBy VSi January 10, 2019 Leave a comment

The human body is like a fortress. It protects your organs on the inside while rejecting foreign invaders and pushing them outside. Typically, that’s exactly what you’d want it to do, but sometimes, we need foreign materials to be accepted, like in the case of transplants, rods in damaged bones and pacemakers. So, when designing…

Parylene Electric Properties: How Parylene Protects Sensitive Elements

Parylene PropertiesBy VSi October 12, 2018 Leave a comment

You protect your car with a car cover. You protect your skin with sunscreen. You protect your phone screen with a plastic film to prevent scratches. When something matters, you protect it. The same is true for electronics and the best protection for your electronic devices is parylene. But what makes parylene a superior coating…

Parylene Thermal Properties: How Temperature Extremes Affect Parylene

Parylene PropertiesBy VSi July 14, 2018 Leave a comment

Pale skin, potato salad, parylene. What do these things have in common? Each will come to harm if left in the heat too long. Everything in existence has an upper-temperature limit, so the selection of the type of parylene that you want to use to protect your product depends strongly upon what the temperature conditions…

Parylene Thickness – When a Little Goes a Long Way

Parylene PropertiesBy VSi April 15, 2018 Leave a comment

When a client chooses a parylene coating for their product, one of the first questions they ask is “what thickness should I use?” and, as with most things, context matters. More isn’t always better. There’s almost always a trade off, because the thicker you go, the longer it takes to coat. At some point you’re…