Parylene sectors
Co-authors and contributors
- Dr Lee Hitchens, Nexus
- Warren Boomer, Thin Film Partners
Parylene 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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