Influence of air addition on surface modification of polyethylene terephthalate treated by an atmospheric pressure argon plasma brush

An atmospheric pressure argon plasma brush with air addition is employed to treat polyethylene terephthalate(PET)surface in order to improve its hydrophilicity.Results indicate that the plasma plume generated by the plasma brush presents periodically pulsed current despite a direct current voltage is applied.Voltage-current curve reveals that there is a transition from a Townsend discharge regime to a glow one during one discharge period.Optical emission spectrum indicates that more oxygen atoms are produced in the plume with increasing air content,which leads to the better hydrophilicity of PET surface after plasma treatment.Besides,an aging behavior is also observed.The hydrophilicity improvement is attributed to the production of oxygen functional groups,which increase in number with increasing air content.Moreover,some grain-like structures are observed on the treated PET surface,and its mean roughness increases with increasing air content.These results are of great importance for the hydrophilicity improvement of PET surface with a large scale.

Dynamic analysis and bifurcation control of a delayed fractional-order eco-epidemiological migratory bird model with fear effect

In this paper,a new delayed fractional-order model including susceptible migratory birds,infected migratory birds and predators is proposed to discuss the spread of diseases among migratory birds.Fear of predators is considered in the model,as fear can reduce the reproduction rate and disease transmission rate among prey.First,some basic mathematical results of the proposed model are discussed.Then,time delay is regarded as a bifurcation parameter,and the delay-induced bifurcation conditions for such an uncontrolled system are established.A novel periodic pulse feedback controller is proposed to suppress the bifurcation phenomenon.It is found that the control scheme can successfully suppress the bifurcation behavior of the system,and the pulse width can be arbitrarily selected on the premise of ensuring the control effect.Compared with the traditional time-delay feedback controller,the control scheme proposed in this paper has more advantages in practical application,which not only embodies the advantages of low control cost and easy operation but also caters to the periodic changes of the environment.The proposed control scheme,in particular,remains effective even after the system has been disrupted by a constant.Numerical simulation verifies the correctness of the theoretical results.