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HOW DOES THE VAPOR PROCESS WORK?
DFI NANOTECHNOLOGY
DFI’s nanotechnology, patented in the US as Diamon-Fusion®, is an
award-winning technology that uses a chemical vapor deposition process. DFI’s
nanotechnology is applicable to most surfaces containing silica (silicon
dioxide) such as glass, ceramic tile, porcelain, and granite. The specially
formulated vapors react with the moisture on the surface and the silica in the
substrate (to be treated). DFI’s nanotechnology is generated by a two-stage
chemical process:
Stage 1
The chemical reaction created in the first stage causes a “cross-linked”
and “branched” silicone film to be grown from below the surface out. After
converting the chlorine atoms to OH groups using additional moisture (chlorine
was left at the end of the atom chains after the first stage), a second
specially formulated vapor is introduced to the surface.
Stage 2
The second stage ‘caps’ the entire chain of atoms. This unique ‘capping’
substantially increases the hydrophobicity and durability, leaving, chemically
speaking, no points of attachment for contaminants and creating a truly
repellant charge.
DFI’s NANO-CHEMISTRY
The chemical reaction bonds to form an ultra-thin
protective layer of optically clear durable material, a nanostructurated device,
making the surface significantly easier to clean and more resistant to
weathering. This method is done at nano-scale levels, thus also called
‘nano-chemistry’, which is a length scale of approximately 1 – 100 nanometer
range (1 nanometer is 1/1,000,000,000 meter, or 1 billionth of a meter).
Nanometer dimensions are at the atomic dimension scale.
DFI’s COVALENT BOND
The bond created in the patented process is a covalent bond,
the strongest possible bond, in chemical terms that a hydrophobic coating can
generate. A covalent bond means that the coating shares the electrons within the
glass itself, thus becoming a part of the glass. Covalent Bonds are
approximately 10 times stronger than hydrogen-bridge bonds, which are commonly
present in most other water repellent coatings.
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©2005 DIAMON-FUSION® INTERNATIONAL. Diamon-Fusion® is a registered trademark of Diamon-Fusion® International, Inc. a
California Corporation, USA. www.dfinanotechnology.com. Schicker Luxury Shower
Doors, Inc. is a licensee of Diamon-Fusion® Internation, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology)
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