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Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma

50 Hz argon glow discharge plasma was used to treat the surface of polycarbonate (PC) and polypropylene (PP). These materials were treated for 10 min under low pressure of 0.3 mbar. Static water contact angle measurement showed there was a decrease in the contact angle on the surfaces of polymers af...

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Main Authors: Lau, Y. T., Chin, O. H., Samat, K. J. Abd, Lee, H. C., Chiu, W. S., Wong, C. S.
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2021
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Q Science (General)
QC Physics
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/26267/
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0037275
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spelling my.um.eprints.262672022-02-22T04:45:25Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/26267/ Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma Lau, Y. T. Chin, O. H. Samat, K. J. Abd Lee, H. C. Chiu, W. S. Wong, C. S. Q Science (General) QC Physics 50 Hz argon glow discharge plasma was used to treat the surface of polycarbonate (PC) and polypropylene (PP). These materials were treated for 10 min under low pressure of 0.3 mbar. Static water contact angle measurement showed there was a decrease in the contact angle on the surfaces of polymers after plasma treatment. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) test showed that the enhancement in wettability for PC and PP surfaces were due to oxidation of their surfaces by plasma. Ageing effect was monitored up to Day 5, and the plasma treated polymeric surfaces were found to revert to close to the original water contact angle of the untreated state at a faster rate for PP. 2021-06-23 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Lau, Y. T. and Chin, O. H. and Samat, K. J. Abd and Lee, H. C. and Chiu, W. S. and Wong, C. S. (2021) Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma. In: 14th Asia-Pacific Physics Conference (APPC), 17-22 Nov 2019, Kuching, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0037275 doi:10.1063/5.0037275
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topic Q Science (General)
QC Physics
spellingShingle Q Science (General)
QC Physics
Lau, Y. T.
Chin, O. H.
Samat, K. J. Abd
Lee, H. C.
Chiu, W. S.
Wong, C. S.
Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma
description 50 Hz argon glow discharge plasma was used to treat the surface of polycarbonate (PC) and polypropylene (PP). These materials were treated for 10 min under low pressure of 0.3 mbar. Static water contact angle measurement showed there was a decrease in the contact angle on the surfaces of polymers after plasma treatment. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) test showed that the enhancement in wettability for PC and PP surfaces were due to oxidation of their surfaces by plasma. Ageing effect was monitored up to Day 5, and the plasma treated polymeric surfaces were found to revert to close to the original water contact angle of the untreated state at a faster rate for PP.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Lau, Y. T.
Chin, O. H.
Samat, K. J. Abd
Lee, H. C.
Chiu, W. S.
Wong, C. S.
author_facet Lau, Y. T.
Chin, O. H.
Samat, K. J. Abd
Lee, H. C.
Chiu, W. S.
Wong, C. S.
author_sort Lau, Y. T.
title Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma
title_short Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma
title_full Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma
title_fullStr Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma
title_full_unstemmed Hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 Hz argon plasma
title_sort hydrophilization and hydrophobic recovery of polymers treated by 50 hz argon plasma
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/26267/
https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0037275
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