Polymers have been applied successfully in fields such as adhesion, biomaterials,
protective coatings, friction and wear, composites, microelectronic devices, and thin-film …

Among surface sensitive techniques, an important position is occupied by contact angle
measurement, since a simple, low price apparatus allows to probe the very surface of …

This article presents the analysis for determining surface free energy uncertainty by the
Owens–Wendt method (also known as the Kaelble–Owens–Wendt method). There are a lot …

Oxygen plasma-treated polydimethylsiloxane surfaces were aged in a low-energy (air) and
in a high-energy (water) medium. Treated samples were characterized using a combination …

Plasma processing is used to fabricate super hydrophilic or super hydrophobic polymeric
surfaces by means of O2 plasma etching of two organic polymers, namely, poly (methyl …

The dynamic behavior of functional groups on polymer surfaces was studied with regard to
the effects of aging media on the work of adhesion (WA) and the surface free energy of the …

This article reviews advances in characterizing the chemical and physical properties of
organic plasma deposited films (PDFs). The text focuses on insights provided by X-ray …

Polystyrene and polyethyleneterephthalate surfaces were exposed to helium,
oxygen/helium and nitrogen/hydrogen plasmas singly and in combination. The treated …

Due to the high cost of ionic liquids (ILs), how to economically recycle them from aqueous
solutions is one of the critical issues for their large-scale applications. In this work, vacuum …

Polystyrene and polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) coupons were exposed to rf plasmas
containing helium, oxygen and nitrogen. The modified surfaces were characterized by x‐ray …