Rapid Atmospheric Pressure Ambient Air Plasma Functionalization
of Poly(styrene) and Poly(ethersulfone) Foils

J 2021

Rapid Atmospheric Pressure Ambient Air Plasma Functionalization of Poly(styrene) and Poly(ethersulfone) Foils

VIDA, Július; Martina ILČÍKOVÁ; Roman PŘIBYL and Tomáš HOMOLA

Basic information

Original name

Rapid Atmospheric Pressure Ambient Air Plasma Functionalization of Poly(styrene) and Poly(ethersulfone) Foils

Authors

VIDA, Július (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution); Martina ILČÍKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution); Roman PŘIBYL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Tomáš HOMOLA (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, New York, Springer, 2021, 0272-4324

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

10305 Fluids and plasma physics

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.337

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00121196

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11090-021-10155-w

UT WoS

000621251000001

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85101590876

Keywords in English

Ambient air plasma treatment; DCSBD; Flexible foils; Polyethersulfone (PES); Polystyrene (PS); LMWOM

Abstract

In the original language

Activation of polymeric surfaces, i.e. formation and/or modification of the functional groups on the surface of a material, is essential prior to the further processing of polymers, especially in applications where wettability plays a crucial role. In this study, an atmospheric pressure ambient air plasma treatment of poly(styrene) (PS) and poly(ethersulfone) (PES) foils using diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge is presented. The plasma treatment for 0.5 s resulted in a decrease of water contact angle from the original value of 83° to 26° for PS and from 76° to 32° for PES. No significant changes in wettability were observed for prolonged treatment times. Better wettability was correlated with decreasing carbon to oxygen ratio resulting from an incorporation of oxygen-containing functional groups C–OH, C=O and O–C=O on the surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was employed to study details in the changes of the surface chemistry following the plasma exposure. We used atomic force microscopy to study the formation of low molecular weight oxidized material (LMWOM) during the plasma treatment. After dissolving the LMWOM in water, we observed roughening of the plasma-treated surfaces at the nanometre level due to etching induced by plasma treatment.

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Cite

VIDA, Július; Martina ILČÍKOVÁ; Roman PŘIBYL and Tomáš HOMOLA. Rapid Atmospheric Pressure Ambient Air Plasma Functionalization of Poly(styrene) and Poly(ethersulfone) Foils. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. New York: Springer, 2021, vol. 41, No 3, p. 841-854. ISSN 0272-4324. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11090-021-10155-w.

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N2  - Activation of polymeric surfaces, i.e. formation and/or modification of the functional groups on the surface of a material, is essential prior to the further processing of polymers, especially in applications where wettability plays a crucial role. In this study, an atmospheric pressure ambient air plasma treatment of poly(styrene) (PS) and poly(ethersulfone) (PES) foils using diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge is presented. The plasma treatment for 0.5 s resulted in a decrease of water contact angle from the original value of 83° to 26° for PS and from 76° to 32° for PES. No significant changes in wettability were observed for prolonged treatment times. Better wettability was correlated with decreasing carbon to oxygen ratio resulting from an incorporation of oxygen-containing functional groups C–OH, C=O and O–C=O on the surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was employed to study details in the changes of the surface chemistry following the plasma exposure. We used atomic force microscopy to study the formation of low molecular weight oxidized material (LMWOM) during the plasma treatment. After dissolving the LMWOM in water, we observed roughening of the plasma-treated surfaces at the nanometre level due to etching induced by plasma treatment.
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VIDA, Július; Martina ILČÍKOVÁ; Roman PŘIBYL and Tomáš HOMOLA. Rapid Atmospheric Pressure Ambient Air Plasma Functionalization of Poly(styrene) and Poly(ethersulfone) Foils. \textit{Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing}. New York: Springer, 2021, vol.~41, No~3, p.~841-854. ISSN~0272-4324. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11090-021-10155-w.

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