The effect of discharge power density on polyethylene terephthalate film surface modification by dielectric barrier discharge in atmospheric air

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-66

  Fang, Zhi ^a   Wang, Xinguo ^a   Shao, Ruping ^a   Qiu, Yuchang ^b   Edmund, Kuffel ^c  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dielectric barrier discharge; Discharge power density; Non equilibrium plasma; Surface modification; Treatment time

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLOW CONTROL; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES;

ATMOSPHERIC AIR; DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGES; DISCHARGE POWER; NONEQUILIBRIUM PLASMAS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES (PET); POLYETHYLENE-TEREPHTHALATE FILMS; TREATMENT TIME; WATER CONTACT ANGLE;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

EID: 79151471148     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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