The seal made between two surfaces is enhanced by forming a coating, such as a self-assembled monolayer of a functionalized fluorinated macromolecule, on one or both of the surfaces.
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1. A flow control device having at least two cooperating metal parts structured to sealingly engage one another, these cooperating metal parts defining respective mating sealing surfaces which form a permanent seal when the flow control device is in an assembled condition, wherein a mating sealing s
1. A flow control device having at least two cooperating metal parts structured to sealingly engage one another, these cooperating metal parts defining respective mating sealing surfaces which form a permanent seal when the flow control device is in an assembled condition, wherein a mating sealing surface of at least one of these cooperating metal parts carries a coating of a self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules so that this coated mating sealing surface is softer than the remainder of the at least one cooperating metal part. 2. The flow control device of claim 1, wherein the flow control device is a valve. 3. The flow control device of claim 2, wherein the flow control device is a diaphragm valve having a valve body, a bonnet and a diaphragm permanently sealed therebetween. 4. The flow control device of claim 3, wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules is carried by the diaphragm. 5. The flow control device of claim 4, wherein the diaphragm defines two major surfaces, and further wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules covers essentially all of one of these major surfaces. 6. The flow control device of claim 3, wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules is carried by the bonnet. 7. The flow control device of claim 3, wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules is carried by the valve body. 8. The flow control device of claim 2, wherein the flow control device is a bellows valve having a valve body, a bonnet and a bellows permanently sealed therebetween. 9. The flow control device of claim 8, wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules is carried by the bellows. 10. The flow control device of claim 8, wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules is carried by the bonnet. 11. The flow control device of claim 8, wherein the self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules is carried by the valve body. 12. The flow control device of claim 1, wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from a functionalized macromolecule having at least one functional group selected from silane, halosilane, silizane, siloxy, carboxyl, thio, amino and amido. 13. The flow control device of claim 12, wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from a functionalized macromolecule having a halosilane moiety or a disilizane moiety. 14. The flow control device of claim 13, wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from a functionalized macromolecule having the following formula where, R1 through R6 are each individually C1 to C6 alkyl or C6 to C10 aryl. 15. The flow control device of claim 13, wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from a functionalized macromolecule having the following formula R7pR8qR9rSiX4-p-q-r (2) where R7 through R9 are each individually C1 to C20 alkyl and C6 to C10 aryl; where p, q, and r are each 0, 1, 2, or 3 with the proviso that 1≦p+q+r≦3; and where each X is a halogen atom. 16. The flow control device of claim 12, wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from a fluorinated functionalized macromolecules include at least one fluorinated alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl moiety and at least one functional group such as a silane, halo silane, silizane, carboxyl, thiol, for bonding to the substrate. 17. The flow control device of claim 1, wherein the self-assembled monolayer is formed from at least one of a neutral, anionic, cationic, zwitterionic and ionizable partially fluorinated polymeric surfactant. 18. A flow control device having at least two cooperating metal parts structured to sealingly engage one another, these cooperating metal parts defining a pair of mating sealing surfaces which form a permanent seal when the flow control device is in an assembled condition, wherein the mating sealing surfaces of only one member of this pair carry a coating of a self assembled monolayer of functionalized macromolecules.
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