Functional Coatings

Surface modification by Liquid Phase Deposition (LPD) with inorganic polymers and subsequent ceramisation of the coatings.

Usage of commercial polysilazanes, polysiloxanes, polycarbosilanes, (Si-, Zr-, Al-,Ti-, Mg-), Alkoxides….
Cu-, Ag-, Co-, Ni-Sols, Bioglasses
+ Filler

Coating methods:

• Dip-Coating
• Spray-Coating

Possible coating systems:

• Highly porous Sol/Gel coatings
• Dense ceramic coatings
• Self-organised coatings via bloc-co-polymers

Substrate structures

• Open cell metal foams, metallic hollow spheres, sintered hollow sphere structures, metallic fibre structures. 
• Metallic sheets and profiles.