Parylene sectors

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Parylene is used in many specialist areas including aerospace, military and medical technologiesParylene is used in a variety of areas both in the electronics industry and wider fields.

Main areas of use include:

Aerospace Electronics

  • Manned Space Flight Electronics
  • Satellite Electronics
  • Avionic Components
  • Ground Control Systems

Medical Components

  • Catheters
  • Cardiac-Assist Devices (CADs)
  • Cochlear Devices and Hearing Aids
  • Dermal Drug Delivery Devices
  • Electrosurgical Devices (ESUs)
  • Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators
  • Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
  • Medical Nanotechnology
  • Needles and Syringes
  • Ocular Devices
  • Orthopedic Devices
  • Pacemakers
  • Sensors
  • Stents
  • Transducers
  • Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices.

Microelectromechical (MEMS) Devices

  • Bluetooth Headsets
  • Mobile Phone Accelerometers
  • Digital Video Cameras
  • Interferometric Modulator Display (IMOD) Devices
  • Inkjet printers
  • Notebook PCs
  • Optical Switching Technology (OST)
  • Security and Surveillance Systems
  • Tablets
  • Teleconferencing Systems

Military products

  • Battlefield Weapons Systems
  • Radar and Detection Equipment
  • Military Vehicles
  • Personcal Communications

Automotive Electronics

  • Engine Management Systems
  • Braking Controls
  • Electronic Sensors
  • Fuel Systems
  • Power Train and Chassis Operations
  • Emissions Management

Other areas where Parylene is extensively used include:

  • Hybrid Circuits
  • Consumer electronics
  • Industrial controls
  • Light emitting diodes (LED)
  • Rubber and Plastics
  • Optics & Instrumentation
  • Components such as ferrite cores and bobbins

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