کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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613821 | 880730 | 2006 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
In an attempt to modify the hydrophobic surface properties of polypropylene (PP) films, this study examined the optimum process parameters of atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) using Ar gas. Under optimized conditions, the effects of a mixed gas (Ar/O2) plasma treatment on the surface-free energy of a PP film were investigated as a function of the O2 content. The polar contribution of the surface-free energy of the PP film increased with increasing O2 content in the gas mixture. However, slightly more oxygen-containing polar functional groups such as CO, CO, and COO were introduced on the PP film surface by the Ar gas only rather than by the Ar/O2 gas mixture. In addition, AFM analysis showed that the Ar plasma treatment of the PP film produced the smoothest surface as a result of the relatively homogeneous etching process.
The Ar plasma treatment is slightly more effective in improving the wettability of a PP film than the Ar/O2 plasma treatment but the polar contribution of the surface-free energy of the PP film increases with increasing O2 content in the gas mixture.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide
Journal: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science - Volume 295, Issue 2, 15 March 2006, Pages 409–416