Cluster secondary ion mass spectrometry (cluster SIMS) has played a critical role in the
characterization of polymeric materials over the last decade, allowing for the ability to obtain …

The keV-MeV ion irradiation of polymers produces deep changes in their physical and
chemical properties associated with the breaking and rearrangement of original bonds. The …

Infection, thrombosis, and stenosis are among the most common complications of blood‐
contacting catheters and are caused by surface properties of the substrate materials. Ion …

Polymide films were bombarded with Ar+ at 150 keV at various doses from 5× 1012 to 2×
1017 ions cm− 2. Ion bombardment was found to produce a drastic decrease of the electrical …

Gelation in polystyrene, poly (methylphenylsilane), and poly (di-n-hexylsilane) induced by
irradiation with 30–200 keV Ga, Si, and Au ion beams is examined and compared with that …

We have studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy the chemical modifications
induced by swift heavy ions in polystyrene. The overall destruction yield becomes very …

The surface carbonization of polyimide (PI) and polysulfone (PSf) by ion beam has been
performed to adapt the carbon molecular sieve properties on the skin of the polymeric …

In order to improve wettability of polycarbonate to triple distilled water, an Ar+ ion and an
oxygen ion were irradiated on a polycarbonate (PC) surface under various oxygen flow …

Improving wettability of the polycarbonate (PC) surface to triple distilled water has been
carried out by Ar+ ion irradiation with blowing oxygen gas. The amount of Ar+ was changed …

Thin poly (phenylene sulphide) foils were bombarded with fast atomic ions (4 He, C 12, O
16, S 32, Br 79, I 127) in the energy range between 2.5 to 78 MeV. In order to maintain the …