Coating example (via Diakin & DInfo)
I believe a protective coating should be applied at the factory. Why would companies want us to break our gadgets? (We all know the answer)
In the age of the handhelds, humans have realized their propensity for dropping things. Most of us has experienced a sudden *ploop* caused by our cell phones falling in some water. Until recently, this meant death to your phone. Daikin Industries, a chemical company, is trying to find an easy solution for when this happens.
Daikin Industries is producing solutions that can coat important and vulnerable components like circuit boards for handheld devices. Daikin has four solutions, which could be used in different applications. These coats can resists against harmful chemicals, heat resistance, and of course moisture. Daikin explains that the film is not intended for complete waterproofing, but to prevent failure when a device is exposed to water for a short time. These fluoropolymer films can be applied to circuit boards, microphones, solar cells, pharmaceutical packing etc. and work well on meshed or porous surfaces.
The coating is a fluoropolymer film, and it is made by dissolving a fluoropolymer in fluorinated solvent. The coat is applied by simply dipping the electrical component in the coating. Since the film is only 0.1-1 microns, it takes only about a minute to dry and effective immediately. It is also non flammable and of low toxicity and can be made environmentally friendly processes, not to mention it will promote the longevity of handhelds and thus reduce the use of energy/resources in making more and more cell phones. Dakin expects to have their product available in December 2012.
Dakin best hurry, they will have competition from device protection giant Zagg. Teaming up with the company HzO, Zagg plans of having a easy to install "WaterBlock" kit this year as well. As seen at CES 2012.
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