How to increase the hydrophobicity of PTFE surfaces using an r.f. atmospheric-pressure plasma torch

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 42, Issue 6-7, 2010, Pages 1014-1018

  Carbone, E A D ^a   Boucher, N ^a   Sferrazza, M ^a   Reniers, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Argon; Atmospheric pressure r.f. torch; Atomic force microscopy; Hydrophobicity; Oxygen; Plasma; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Water contact angle; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AR PLASMAS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMAS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; PLASMA TREATMENT; RADIO FREQUENCIES; REDEPOSITION; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; TREATMENT TIME; WATER CONTACT ANGLE; XPS;

ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; CONTACT ANGLE; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; OXYGEN; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; SURFACE REACTIONS; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

SURFACE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 77954286670     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: 10969918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sia.3384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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