The application of a One Atmosphere Uniform Glow Discharge Plasma (OAUGDP®) to roll-to-roll surface energy enhancement and Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition (PCVD) on films and fabrics

TANCON 2006 - 15th TANDEC Nonwovens Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Roth, J Reece ^a   Bonds, Truman A ^a  

^a University of Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS FEED; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PLASMA POWER;

ATMOSPHERICS; GLOW DISCHARGES; NONWOVEN FABRICS; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

PLASMAS;

DISCHARGE LAMPS; LUMINESCENCE; NONWOVENS; PLASMA;

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