Recognizing the need, GVD responded to an SBIR to innovate a coating solution that is able to reduce the force required to move the rubber stopper through the syringe as well or better than silicone oil, without the risk of affecting the solution inside.

There is a growing widespread need for mold release coatings that can stand the harsh conditions of automotive and industrial manufacturing that doesn’t result in both human and environmental hazards. This is where GVD’s innovative, initiated chemical vapor (iCVD) deposition process used to produce polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE), a product known as RapidRelease, comes into play.