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.

A thin transition film formed by plasma exposure contributes to the germanium surface hydrophilicity

Plasma treatment and 10% NH_4OH solution rinsing were performed on a germanium（Ge） surface.It was found that the Ge surface hydrophilicity after O_2 and Ar plasma exposure was stronger than that of samples subjected to N_2 plasma exposure. This is because the thin Ge Ox film formed on Ge by O_2 or Ar plasma is more hydrophilic than Ge Ox Ny formed by N_2 plasma treatment. A flat（RMS 〈 0：5 nm） Ge surface with high hydrophilicity（contact angle smaller than 3°） was achieved by O_2 plasma treatment, showing its promising application in Ge low-temperature direct wafer bonding.

等离子体处理对石墨膜表面亲水性的影响

目的通过等离子体处理石墨膜,提高石墨膜表面的亲水性。方法采用不同的工艺条件对石墨膜进行等离子体处理,测试石墨膜的表面接触角。利用扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜观察石墨膜处理前后表面形貌的变化,通过X射线光电子能谱分析石墨膜处理前后表面成分的变化。采用万能材料试验机测试镀铜样品的剥离强度,评价铜镀层与石墨膜的结合力。结果采用空气处理气氛时,在气体流量为0.4 L/min、功率为60 W的条件下,处理30 s,石墨膜的接触角从处理前的93.41°降至4.49°;表面均方根粗糙度由952.10pm提高到12.54 nm,最大高低差从10.81 nm升至72.70 nm。由X射线光电子能谱分析可知,石墨膜经等离子体处理后,碳元素的原子数分数由未处理的98.37%下降到83.13%,氧元素的原子数分数由未处理的1.63%升高到16.87%,氧碳含量比则由起初的1.66%升高到20.29%。结论石墨膜经等离子体处理后,表面被刻蚀并且引入含氧极性基团,等离子体处理显著提高了石墨膜表面的亲水性。

等离子体处理技术对疝修补用聚丙烯网表面性能的影响

针对疝修补用聚丙烯网易引起脏器粘连的缺陷,通过等离子体处理技术对其表面进行了改性,采用扫描电镜、X射线光电子能谱仪、接触角测量仪等对聚丙烯网的表面形貌、元素组成、亲水性能等进行了表征。结果表明,等离子体处理后的聚丙烯网表面变得粗糙,随着放射功率的增加和处理时间的延长,聚丙烯网表面接触角变小,氧气氛围下处理的聚丙烯网表面的亲水性能改善显著。