May 8, 2015 news: The new breakthrough of epoxy viscosifier. Oxford Advanced Surfaces Group Plc(OAS) surfaces enhance the adhesion of epoxides to polyimides, PET polymers and other materials in areas where epoxy surfaces usually do not work.

This is a new technology developed by the company in 2009, which enables a variety of industrial epoxy adhesives to obtain strong adhesion. Epoxy adhesives are one of the most widely used industrial structural adhesives due to their high strength and resistance to various harsh conditions, said Marcelo Bravo, CEO of OAS. However, the adhesion effect of epoxy adhesives with inert materials and low surface energy materials is usually not satisfactory and must be improved by various surface treatments.

Viscosifiers can bind specific materials to epoxy adhesives, even if the materials themselves have difficulty bonding to epoxy adhesives, or are repellent to epoxy systems when other, more complex and expensive adhesives are used. In practical applications, thicknesses of thickeners can range from a few nanometers to a few microns, and can be applied to a variety of substrates, such as polymers, inorganic materials and metals, and can be wet coated.

This new industrial viscosifier also has potential applications in high-tech engineering, aerospace, automotive, electronics, semiconductors, displays and printed circuit boards, as well as industrial packaging, industrial coatings, composite materials and laminates. The company is looking for new partners to tailor technology to its products and processes through technology licensing.

OAS is committed to developing and marketing a variety of cost-effective, convenient new material solutions. With its own surface treatment technology, the performance of various surfaces has been significantly improved. OAS adds polymer materials and/or particles to highly active proprietary products to enhance product performance and help users win more business opportunities. The product can initially be used for strong adhesion, anti-silver discoloration, anti-reflection coating and particle introduction in advanced composite materials and laminates, electronics, lighting, displays and fast-moving consumer goods markets.