摘要 |
An electrical or electronic device having a polymeric coating, formed by exposing said device to pulsed plasma comprising a compound of formula (I) where R<SUP>1</SUP>, R<SUP>2</SUP> and R<SUP>3</SUP> are independently selected from hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl or aryl optionally substituted by halo; and R<SUP>4 </SUP>is a group X-R<SUP>5</SUP> where R<SUP>5</SUP> is an alkyl or haloalkyl group and X is a bond; a group of formula -C (O) O (CH<SUB>2</SUB>) <SUB>n</SUB>Y- where n is an integer of from 1 to 10 and Y is a bond or a sulphonamide group; or a group - (O) <SUB>P</SUB>R<SUP>6</SUP> (O) <SUB>q</SUB> (CH<SUB>2</SUB>) <SUB>t</SUB>- where R<SUP>6</SUP> is aryl optionally substituted by halo, p is 0 or 1, q is 0 or 1 and t is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 10, provided that where q is 1, t is other than 0, for a sufficient period of time to allow a polymeric layer to form on the surface of the electrical or electronic device. Devices of this type are protected from contamination by liquids, in particular environmental liquids. |