Plasma Processes and Polymers

The editors are leading scientists worldwide, well known from their publications, their work as editors as well as from conference organizations* Dr. Riccardo d'Agostino, Professor, Director of the Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, Italy* Dr. Michael R. Wertheimer, Professor, NSERC Industrial Research Chair on Low Pressure Plasma Processing of Materials, Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal Canada* Dr. Christian Oehr, Head of Dept. Interfacial Engineering, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology, Stuttgart, Germany* Dr. Pietro Favia, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Bari

• Preface xviiList of Contributors xixPart I Plasma Deposition of Thin Films 11 Polymer Surface Modification with Monofunctional Groups of Different Type and Density 3J. Friedrich, G. Kühn, R. mix1.1 Introduction 31.2 Experimental 91.3 Results 101.4 Discussion 192 RF-Plasma Deposition of SiOX and a-C:H as Barrier Coatings on Polymers 23D. Hegemann, U. Schütz, C. Oehr2.1 Introduction 232.2 Experimental 242.3 Results and Discussion 272.4 Conclusions 353 Upscaling of Plasma Processes for Carboxyl Functionalization 39V. Sciarratta, D. Hegemann, M. Müller, U. Vohrer, C. Oehr3.1 Introduction 393.2 Experimental 403.3 Results and Discussion 433.4 Conclusions 484 Deposition of Fluorocarbon Films on Al and SiO2 Surfaces in High-Density Fluorocarbon Plasmas: Selectivity and Surface Wettability 51A. Tserepi, P. Bayiati, E. Gogolides, K. Misiakos, Ch. Cardinaud4.1 Introduction 514.2 Experimental 524.3 Results and Discussion 544.4 Conclusions 635 Hot-wire Plasma Deposition of Doped DLC Films on Fluorocarbon Polymers for Biomedical Applications 65V.N. Vasilets, A. Hirose, Q. Yang, A. Singh, R. Sammynaiken, Yu.M. Shulga, A.V. Kuznetsov, V.I. Sevastianov5.1 Introduction 655.2 Experimental Details 665.3 Results and Discussion 686 Properties of Silicon Nitride by Room-Temperature Inductively Coupled Plasma Deposition 77H. Zhou, C. Sim, A. Glidle. C. Hodson, R. Kinsey, C. D. W. Wilkinson6.1 Introduction 776.2 Experimental Systems 786.3 Results and Discussion 796.4 Conclusions 857 Structural Analysis of Diamond-like Carbon Films Deposited by RF (13.56 MHz) in a Methane Gas Plasma Atmosphere 87M. Ouchabane, M. Aoucher, A. Sekkal, K. Henda and H. Lahmar7.1 Introduction 877.2 Experimental Procedure 887.3 Results and Discussions 907.4 Conclusion 938 Rate constant of HMDSO + O reaction in plasma afterglow 95Vít Kudrle, Vojtìch Doležal, Antonín Tálsk™, Jan Janèa8.1 Introduction 958.2 Experimental 968.3 Calculation of the rate constant 978.4 Results and discussion 998.5 Conclusion 1019 Plasma-Enhanced Thin-Film Deposition On Polycarbonates 103 B. Ulejczyk, T. Opalinska, L. Karpinski, K. Schmidt-Szalowski9.1 Introduction 1039.2 Experimental 1049.3 Results 1069.4 Discussion 1129.5 Conclusions 11410 Molecular Tailoring Coating on TiO2 Nanoparticle Surface by Plasma Polymerization 117Jing Zhang, Feng Zhu, Changnian Shi, Li Sun, Ying Wang, Zhan Cheng, Ping Ji, Qinyu Yang, Ying Guo, Rongming Zhou, Hankun Xie, W. J. van Ooij, Jie Lian,Donglu Shi10.1 Introduction 11710.2 Experimental 11910.3 Results and Discussions 12010.4 Conclusion 127Part II Plasma-Grafting of Functional Groups 12911 Introduction of Acidic Functional Groups onto the Surface of Activated Carbons by Atmospheric-Pressure Nonthermal Plasma 131 Satoshi Kodama and Hidetoshi Sekiguchi11.1 Introduction 13111.2 Experimental 13211.3 Results and Discussion 13711.4 Conclusion 14212 Treatment of Flexible Polyethylene with Low-pressure Plasma to Improve its Painting Properties 143 Asunción Martínez-García, Alejandra Segura-Domingo, Ana Sánchez-Reche, Santiago Gisbert-Soler12.1 Introduction 14312.2 Experimental 14412.3 Results and Discussion 14512.4 Conclusions 15413 Surface Modification of PVDF by Microwave Plasma Treatment for Electroless Metallization 157Mihaela Pascu, Dominique Debarnot, S. Durand, Fabienne Poncin-Epaillard13.1 Introduction 15713.2 Materials and Methods 15813.3 Results and Discussion 16013.4 Conclusion 17514 Different Performance of Ar, O2 and CO2 RF Plasmas in the Adhesion of Thermoplastic Rubber to Polyurethane Adhesive 177Ana B. Ortiz-Magán, M. Mercedes Pastor-Blas, José Miguel Martín-Martínez14.1 Introduction 17714.2 Experimental 17814.3 Results and Discussion 18014.4 Conclusions 19115 Low-temperature Plasma Treatment of Dry Empress-Tree Seeds 193N. Puaè, Z.Lj. Petroviæ, S.Živkoviæ, Z. Giba, D. Grubišiæ and A.R. Ðorðeviæ15.1 Introduction 19315.2 Experimental Setup 19415.2.1 Power Transmitted to the Plasma 19515.3 Paulownia tomentosa Steud 19715.4 Results and Discussion 19815.5 Conclusion 20216 Ion-induced Chemical and Structural Modification of Polymer Surfaces 205G. Suchaneck, M. Guenther, G. Gerlach, K. Sahre, K.-J. Eichhorn, B. Wolf, A. Deyneka, L. Jastrabik16.1 Ion Modification of Polymers 20516.2 Experimental 20816.3 Results and Discussion 21116.4 Conclusions 21917 Plasma-Enhanced Fluorination of Nitrile Butadiene Elastomer: an XPS study 223A. Tressaud, E. Durand, C. Labrugère17.1 Introduction 22317.2 Experimental Procedure 22417.3 Results and Comparison of the XPS Spectra 22617.4 Concluding Remarks 23118 Plasma-Surface Modification of Styrene-Butadiene Elastomers for Improved Adhesion 233J. Tyczkowski, I. Krawczyk, B. WoŸniak18.1 Introduction 23318.2 Experimental 23618.3 Results and Discussion 23818.4 Conclusion 25019 PET Surface after Plasma or Laser Treatment: Study of the Chemical Modifications and Adhesive Properties 253P. Laurens, S. Petit, P. Bertrand, F. Aræfi-Khonsari19.1 Introduction 25319.2 Experimental Details 25419.3 Results 25719.4 Discussion 26419.5 Conclusion 26820 Plasma Pretreatments and Treatments on Polytetrafluoroethylene for Reducing the Hydrophobic Recovery 271P. Favia, A. Milella, L. Iacobelli, R. d’Agostino20.1 Introduction 27120.2 Experimental 27320.3 Results and Discussion 27420.4 Conclusions 27921 Oxygen-plasma Modification of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS) containing Copolymers for Micro- and Nanofabrication 281 N. Vourdas, V. Bellas, E. Tegou, O. Brani, V. Constantoudis, P. Argitis, A. Tserepi and E. Gogolides, D. Eon, G. Cartry, C. Cardinaud21.1 Introduction and Experimental Conditions 28121.2 Results and Discussion 28412.2 Surface Roughness of POSS Polymers after Plasma Treatment 28721.3 Conclusions 291Part III Plasma and Life Science 29322 Radicals of Plasma Needle Detected with Fluorescent Probe 295Ingrid E. Kieft, Joep J.B.N. van Berkel, Erik R. Kieft, Eva Stoffels22.1 Introduction 29522.2 Experimental 29722.3 Results and Discussion 30122.4 Conclusions 30723 RF-Plasma Treatment on the Inside of Small Functional Devices for Biomedical Application 309C. Oehr, D. Hegemann, M. Müller, U. Vohrer, M. Storr23.1 Introduction 30923.2 Experimental 31023.3 Results and Discussion 31123.4 Conclusions 31724 Plasma Sterilisation: Mechanisms Overview and Influence of Discharge Parameters 319Francois Rossi, Riccardo De Mitri, Sophie Bobin and Rosy Eloy24.1 Introduction 31924.2 Experimental 32024.3 Results 32224.4 Discussion 32924.5 Conclusions 33025 Improvement of Low-pressure Microwave Plasma-assisted Amino Functionalization of Polymers 333 K. Schröder, B. Finke, A. Ohl25.1 Introduction 33325.2 Experimental 336> 25.3 Results and Discussion 33825.4 Summary 34726 PE-CVD Modification of Medical-grade PVC to Inhibit Bacterial Adhesion: PEO-like and Nanocomposite Ag/PEO-like Coatings 351 D.J. Balazs, K. Triandafillu, E. Sardella, G. Iacoviello, P. Favia, R. d’Agostino, H. Harms, and H.J. Mathieu26.1 Introduction 35126.2 Materials and Methods 35326.3 Results and Discussion 35726.4 Conclusion 36927 Plasma-aided Micropatterning of Polystyrene Substrates for Driving Cell Adhesion and Spreading 373 E. Sardella, R. Gristina, G.S. Senesi, R. d’Agostino, P. Favia27.1 Introduction 37327.2 Materials and Methods 37527.3 Results and Discussion 37727.4 Conclusions 38528 Plasma-deposited Acrylic Acid Coatings on Flat and Nanostructured Substrates for Cell-Culture Experiments 389L. Detomaso, R. Gristina, G.S. Senesi, L.C. Lopez, P. Favia, R. d’Agostino28.1 Introduction 38928.2 Experimental 39028.3 Results and Discussion 39228.4 Conclusions 40029 The Model for Origin of Life Precursors Based on Exhaust Utilisation in the Electric Discharge 403Marcela Morvová, Imrich Morva, František Hanic29.1 Introduction 40329.2 Experimental 40429.3 Conclusions 411Part IV Chemical Synthesis, Powders and Non-Equilibrium Effects 41330 Gliding-Discharge CF 2 Cl 2 and CHF 2 Cl Decomposition in Reducing Conditions 415Teresa Opaliñska, Anna Opalska, Krzysztof Schmidt-Sza³owski30.1 Introduction 41530.2 Experimental 41730.3 Results and Discussion 42030.4 Conclusions 42631 The Oxidation of Streams for Diesel Fuels Formulations by Means of High-voltage Oxygen Plasmas 431Pedro Patiño, Eugenio Farrera, and Aurora Mejía31.1 Introduction 43131.2 Experimental 43231.3 Results 43331.4 Discussion 43731.5 Conclusions 43932 Acetylene and Ethylene Carbon Blacks Production in Plasma Process 443Tomasz Zieliñski, Teresa Opaliñska, Jacek Kijeñski32.1 Introduction 44332.2 Experimental 44432.3 Results and Discussion 44632.4 Conclusions 45333 DCM Production in a Dusty-Plasma Trap 455A. Ivanov, V. Mitin, A. Pal, A. Ryabinkin, A. Serov, E. Skryleva, A Starostin, V. Fortov, Yu. Shulga33.1 Introduction 45533.2 The Setup for DCM Production 45633.3 Results and Discussion 45833.4 Conclusion 46334 Dust Particles in the dc Glow-Discharge Plasma: Self-organization and Peculiarities of Behavior 465V.E. Fortov, A.G. Khrapak, V.I. Molotkov, O.F. Petrov, M.Y. Poustylnik, V.M. Torchinsky34.1 Introduction 46534.2 Experimental Setup 46634.3 Plasma Crystals and Liquids 46834.4 Wave Phenomena 47034.5 Diagnostics of the dc Glow-Discharge Plasma 47234.6 Conclusion 47535 Controlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes Using Pulsed Glow-Barrier Discharge 477Tomohiro Nozaki, Yoshihito Kimura, Ken Okazaki, Shigeru Kado35.1 Introduction 47735.2 Experimental 47835.3 General Aspects of Carbon-Nanotube Deposition with He-based APG 47935.4 Aligned Nanotube Growth with Pulsed APG 48135.5 Concluding Remarks and Future Work 48536 Investigation of Excited Species in a Carbon Ablation Plume in Nitrogen Gas Environment 489M.A. Bratescu, Y. Sakai, N. Sakura, D. Yamaoka, Y. Suda and H. Sugawara36.1 Introduction 48936.2 Experimental Setup 49036.3 Results and Discussion 49236.4 Conclusions 49737 Optimization of a DC-RF Hybrid Plasma Flow System Using Statistical Analysis 499Kohtaro Kawajiri, Kandasamy Ramachandran and Hideya Nishiyama37.1 Introduction 49937.2 Experimental Apparatus and Procedures 50037.3 Results and Discussion 50337.4 Conclusion 517