Method for treating the surface of a thin porous film material of tetrafluoroethylene resin
AssigneeSumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKatsuya Yamada, Koichi Okita, Shin-ichi Toyo-oka, Shigeru Asako
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Abstract
A method for treating the surface of a thin porous film material of tetrafluoroethylene resin is disclosed, which comprises heating said surface to a temperature higher than the thermal decomposition point of said resin so as to decompose and remove part of said surface. The resulting thin porous film material of tetrafluoroethylene resin has an adhesive surface while retaining the desired pore size, hardness, and degree of penetration of adhesive.
Claims19
A method for enhancing the bending properties of a tubular thin porous film material of tetrafluoroethylene resin, comprising treating the surface of said tubular thin porous film material by heating said surface to a temperature of about 400.degree. C. or more in a controlled manner effective to decompose and remove a desired part of said surface, thus providing the tubular thin porous film material with a roughened surface over an area effective to enhance the bending properties of the material while maintaining the strength of the material in the radial direction.
A tubular thin porous film material of tetrafluoroethylene resin, which has been treated by heating the surface thereof to a temperature of about 400.degree. C. or more in a controlled manner effective to decompose and remove a desired part of said surface, thus providing the tubular thin porous film material with a roughened surface over an area effective to enhance the bending properties of the material while maintaining the strength of the material in the radial direction.
A method for controlling pore size of a thin porous film material of tetrafluoroethylene resin with high precision, comprising treating the surface of said thin porous film material by heating said surface to a temperature of about 400.degree. C. or more in a controlled manner effective to decompose and remove a desired part of said surface to give a desired film thickness, and consequently pore size, over the surface of the material, said pore size being variable at different locations on said surface by controlling the temperature and/or duration of said heating at said different locations in a manner effective to give the desired pore size at said locations.
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