Method for making medicinal delivery device having multi-layer coating

1. A method of making a component for a medicinal delivery device, the method comprising:

a) providing a component of a medicinal delivery device,

b) providing a base composition comprising a polysulphone,

c) providing a primer composition comprising a silane having two or more reactive silane groups separated by an organic linker group,

d) providing a coating composition comprising an at least partially fluorinated compound,

e) applying the base composition to at least a portion of the surface of the component,

f) applying the primer composition to at least a portion of the surface of the component after the application of the base composition, and

g) applying the coating composition to the portion of the surface of the component after application of the primer composition.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the silane having two or more reactive silane groups is of formula:

X 3-m (R 1 ) m Si-Q-Si(R 2 ) k X 3-k

wherein R 1 and R 2 are independently selected univalent groups, X is a hydrolysable or hydroxy group, m and k are independently 0, 1, or 2, and Q is a divalent organic linking group.

3. A method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein Q is of formula —(CH 2 ) i -A-(CH 2 ) j — wherein A is NR n , O, or S, i and j are independently 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, and wherein R n is H or C 1 to C 4 alkyl.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least partially fluorinated compound is a polyfluoropolyether silane of formula:

R f Q 1 v [Q 2 w -[C(R 4 ) 2 —Si(X) 3-x (R 5 ) x ] 3 ] z

wherein:

R f is a polyfluoropolyether moiety;

Q 1 is a trivalent linking group;

each Q 2 is an independently selected organic divalent or trivalent linking group;

each R 4 is independently hydrogen or a C 1-4 alkyl group;

each X is independently a hydrolysable or hydroxyl group;

R 5 is a C 1-8 alkyl or phenyl group;

v and w are independently 0 or 1, x is 0 or 1 or 2; y is 1 or 2; and

z is 1, 2, 3, or 4.

5. A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the polyfluoropolyether moiety R f comprises perfluorinated repeating units selected from the group consisting of —(C n F 2n O)—,—(CF(Z)O)—, —(CF(Z)C n F 2n O)—, —(C n F 2n CF(Z)O)—, —(CF 2 CF(Z)O)—, and combinations thereof;

wherein n is an integer from 1 to 6 and Z is a perfluoroalkyl group, an oxygen-containing perfluoroalkyl group, a perfluoroalkoxy group, or an oxygen-substituted perfluoroalkoxy group, each of which can be linear, branched, or cyclic, and have 1 to 5 carbon atoms and up to 4 oxygen atoms when oxygen-containing or oxygen-substituted and wherein for repeating units including Z the number of carbon atoms in sequence is at most 6.

6. A method as referred in claim 5 , wherein the number of linked perfluorinated repeating units is in the range 20 to 40.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the base composition comprises a polyethersulphone.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said surface is a metal surface selected from the group consisting of an aluminium alloy, an iron alloy, and a steel alloy.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1 , where said medicinal delivery device is a metered dose inhaler or a dry powder inhaler.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the component is a component of a metered dose inhaler and the component is selected from the group consisting of an actuator, an aerosol container, a ferrule, a valve body, a valve stem and a compression spring.

11. A medicinal delivery device assembled from at least one component made as claimed in claim 1 .

12. A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said portion of surface is a polymer surface.

13. A method of making a component for a medicinal delivery device, the method comprising

a) providing a component of a medicinal delivery device,

b) providing a coating composition comprising an at least partially fluorinated compound,

c) providing a base composition comprising polyethersulphone in an amount of less than 20% by weight,

d) applying the base composition to at least a portion of the surface of the component to provide a base layer,

e) applying the coating composition to at least a portion of the surface of the component after application of the base layer.