US 12,145,124 B2
Plasma polymerisation apparatus
Steven Garry Wise, Newtown (AU); and Miguel Angelo Correia Dos Santos, Newtown (AU)
Assigned to Nanomedx, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/273,594
Filed by THE HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD, Newtown (AU)
PCT Filed Sep. 6, 2019, PCT No. PCT/AU2019/050961
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/047611, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2018903344 (AU), filed on Sep. 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0252470 A1, Aug. 19, 2021
Int. Cl. B01J 19/08 (2006.01); C08F 2/34 (2006.01); H10N 19/00 (2023.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01)
CPC B01J 19/088 (2013.01) [C08F 2/34 (2013.01); H10N 19/101 (2023.02); B01J 2219/00121 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00153 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00452 (2013.01); B01J 2219/00594 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0871 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0896 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plasma polymerisation apparatus comprising:
a reaction zone;
at least one gas inlet for supplying at least one monomer in a gaseous form to the reaction zone;
a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart and configured to generate an electric field in the reaction zone to form a plasma-polymer nanoparticulate material from the at least one monomer;
a plurality of collectors configured to collect the plasma-polymer nanoparticulate material formed in the reaction zone, the plurality of collectors being located adjacent the second electrode and each of the plurality of collectors being three-dimensionally shaped and defining a recess to receive the plasma-polymer nanoparticulate material formed in the reaction zone;
a cooling device located adjacent the second electrode and configured to cool the plurality of collectors; and
a confinement grid for confining the electric field in the reaction zone, wherein the confinement grid extends between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the confinement grid comprises a mesh having a plurality of openings, and wherein the confinement grid has a tubular or part-tubular structure and a maximum width that is substantially the same as a maximum width of the first and/or second electrodes.