Interface Polymers has secured funding as it prepares to shape its materials adhesive concept into a commercial product.
Interface Polymers, a UK-based plastic adhesives developer spun out from University of Warwick, has raised £2m ($2.6m) in a round led by private equity group 24Haymarket, according to the Business Desk.
The spinout’s Polarfin product is based on research conducted by Christopher Kay at the Department of Chemistry. Kay discovered that a molecular chain featuring separate polyolefin and polar polymer components could help materials stick.
Polarfin additives will now be packaged for industrial customers. There is also demand…