Our
Technology - Controlling Elastomer Interfaces
Elastomers/Rubbers frequently succeed or fail
at their interfaces. Our technologies provide
new routes to passivate or funtionalize rubbers
interfaces to give them new, useful properties.
Reusing
Automotive Rubber: Automobile tires
have amazing resilience, but are an example of
'single use rubbers.' Such products go against
the principle of sustainability. Our proprietary
technology adds surface functionality to
inexpensive automotive rubber permitting them to
be used as reinforcing fillers or new feedstocks
for rubber. The process also permits the
complete dissolution of tires allowing
functional polymer oil to be separated from
fillers and then made into new rubber.
Silicone
elastomers: Our proprietary
technology renders standard silicone elastomers
highly water wettable (contact angles 10° to 20°)
during or after device
formation in a simple and straightforward
manner. The surfaces are resistant to fouling,
including by biological entities and can be made
additionally functional.
EnRoute Interfaces is a supplier of silicone surface solutions. We provide microfluidic device makers with our proprietary hydrophilic modification solutions and products (n-Wet series) that create highly wettable, very low fouling channels and surfaces. There is no need to change your device design or your choice of materials. Unlike other hydrophilic modification methods, our hydrophilic surface solution is a one-step simple and easy process that leads to long-term stable, wettable interfaces.
We work with customers to create innovative silicone surface solutions and new silicone-based materials that improve device performance and functionality.
With full access to the state-of-art facilities of Biointerfaces Institute of McMaster University and The Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy (CCEM), we provide a wide range of surface analysis services.
We continually advance our platforms and processes for the technologies to transform standard silicone into highly hydrophilic and surface-active silicones to meet the requirements of your devices.
We look forward to working with you to create a surface wettability solution that meets your device needs. Contact us today to discuss your requirements: