Since the 1980s, functionalized plasma polymer films have attracted a considerable
attention owing to their promising utilization in a wide range of modern applications. For
such materials, controlling the chemistry of the coatings by a clever choice of the process
parameters represents the main challenge. And yet, it became quickly obvious that in view of
the complexity of the growth mechanism, fine control of the layers properties can only be
reached by understanding at a fundamental level the mechanistic formation of the layers. In …