Effect of a new low pressure SF 6 plasma sterilization system on polymeric devices

Vacuum

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-16

  Mrad, O ^a   Saloum, S ^a   Al Mariri, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Polymer films; SF 6 plasma; Sterilization; XPS

Indexed keywords

BULK POLYMER; FTIR; LOW PRESSURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; NON-POLAR; PLASMA STERILIZATION; PLASMA TREATMENT; POLYMERIC DEVICES; RF REMOTE PLASMA; SEM IMAGE; STERILIZATION SYSTEMS; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; THERMO-SENSITIVE MATERIALS; XPS ANALYSIS;

CONTACT ANGLE; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; POLYMER FILMS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; SURFACES; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84865813988     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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