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| − | * Fluorinating a surface or applying a fluorinated coating lowers the surface energy and makes the surface more hydrophobic. Desbief ''et. al.'' [3] | + | * Fluorinating a surface or applying a fluorinated coating lowers the surface energy and makes the surface more hydrophobic. Desbief ''et. al.'' [Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces by Deposition of Micelles of Fluorinated Block Copolymers|3] coat an aluminum surface with a fluorinated block copolymer |
*Many companies make fluorinated plastic containers which are less permeable than simple HDPE containers. | *Many companies make fluorinated plastic containers which are less permeable than simple HDPE containers. | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 20 October 2009
Definition
Fluorination is the chemical process of adding the element fluorine into a molecule. Fluorine has atomic number 9 and is in group 17, the halogens. Fluorination is a kind of halogenation.
Applications
- Fluorinating a surface or applying a fluorinated coating lowers the surface energy and makes the surface more hydrophobic. Desbief et. al. [Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces by Deposition of Micelles of Fluorinated Block Copolymers|3] coat an aluminum surface with a fluorinated block copolymer
- Many companies make fluorinated plastic containers which are less permeable than simple HDPE containers.
- Pharmaceuticals
References
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halogenation
[2] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/fluorination
[3] Superhydrophobic Aluminum Surfaces by Deposition of Micelles of Fluorinated Block Copolymers. Desbief, S., Grignard, B., Detrembleur, C., Rioboo, R., Vaillant, A., Seveno, D., Voue, M., De Coninck, J., Jonas, A.M., Jerome, C., Damman, P., and Lazzaroni, R. Langmuir (2009). doi: 10.1021/la902565y.
