Tin substrates with a variety of functional surfaces provide various performance advantages in a variety of applications. Alfa Chemistry offers a unique spectrum of functionalized coating services for tin substrates. You can improve the performance of nearly any tin product with our expert and easy-to-apply unique surface treatment methods. With our help, you can make your stainless steel surfaces more functional.
Extensive Surface Modification Technology Options
Alfa Chemistry is a surface modification expert. To functionalize tin substrates and give a variety of performance benefits, we provide a number of coating processes. The following are some of the surface modification options for tin substrates.
- Surface Waterproofing Coating Technology - We can functionalize tin substrates to be highly water and oil repellent, making them highly repellent to almost any liquid.
- Hydrophilic Coating Technology - We can make the surface of tin substrates highly hydrophilic via hydrophilic coating technology.
- Adhesion Promotion Coating Technology - We can functionalize tin substrates to enhance their surface adhesion properties.
- Particle Modification Coating Technology - Alfa Chemistry's Particle Modification Coating Technology can improve particle behavior, minimize aggregation, and optimize cross-linking by functionalizing tin powders and particles.
- Lubricant Coating Technology - We can functionalize the surface of tin substrates with lubricant coating technology to reduce surface friction.
These nano-coatings listed above are optically clear and robust.
Learn more about our hydrophobic and oleophobic coatings.
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Alfa Chemistry Coating Solution Cases
Case 1: Assembly of tin oxide nanosheets for hydrophobic/hydrophilic coating and cancer detection
In an aqueous solution, Alfa Chemistry crystallized tin oxide nanosheets on fluorine-doped tin oxide transparent conductive oxide substrates. The chemical ratio of the nanosheets is Sn:O:F = 1:1.85:0.076. They have a contact angle of 140° and are hydrophobic surfaces. Light irradiation converts them to hydrophilic surfaces with contact angles of less than 1°.
Fig 1. Concept for tin oxide nanosheet coating on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate for hydrophobic or hydrophilic surface. (Masuda Y, et al. 2012)
Surface coatings of polymers, metals, biomaterials, paper, and other materials will be treated with this easy water treatment. Hepatocellular carcinoma patients' serum contains monoclonal antibodies that react with human fetoprotein. Under excitation light, the nanosheets produced photoluminescence and photocurrent. As electrodes for prostate cancer sensors, tin oxide nanosheets customized with prostate-specific antigens tagged with dyes can be employed.
Case 2: Silica-aluminate epoxy-based sol-gel coating
Alfa Chemistry has created a thin hybrid coating for corrosion and wear protection of tin substrates using a sol-gel technique. When loaded with zirconia particles, this consists of a silica-aluminate epoxy-based sol-gel coating that acts as a barrier and increases mechanical characteristics. The dense layer of densely loaded zirconia coating on top of the outer layer acts as a barrier to water and ion penetration.
Why Choose Alfa Chemistry?
- We have extensive experience in surface modification and have been working on different surface chemistry techniques regarding tin.
- Our custom coatings are lightweight, environmentally friendly and safe.
- We create the right solution for the specific requirements of your product.
Reference
- Masuda Y, et al. (2012). "Tin Oxide Nanosheet Assembly for Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Coating and Cancer Sensing." ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 4(3): 1666-1674.
