Oxygen plasma induced hydrophilicity of Parylene-C thin films

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 261, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-51

  Trantidou, Tatiana ^a   Prodromakis, Themistoklis ^a   Toumazou, Chris ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrophilic; Hydrophobic; Hydrophobicity restoration; Oxygen plasma; Parylene C; Selective patterning; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; RESTORATION; SURFACE TREATMENT;

HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC; HYDROPHOBICITY RESTORATIONS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; PARYLENE C; SELECTIVE PATTERNING;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84867742101     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.06.112     Document Type: Article

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