Bead-It and Wick-It

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Bead-It and Wick-It coatings were initially developed to create a push-pull effect in embedded capillary systems for spacecraft fluid management . The dual coatings work by pushing fluid away from the Bead-It coated superhydrophobic surface and pulling fluid evenly towards the Wick-It coated superhydrophilic surface.

Benefits

The coatings have demonstrated excellent adhesion on polymer substrates with or without embedded capillary structures. The coatings also have antimicrobial properties which have been proven to inhibit bacterial growth.

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Bead-It coated substrates are superhydrophobic with contact angles up to 135°. Wick-It coated substrates are superhydrophilic with contact angles between 5° - 10°.

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