Direct plasma treatment approach based on non-thermal gliding arc for surface modification of biaxially-oriented polypropylene with post-exposure hydrophilicity improvement and minus aging effects

• Main Authors: Darvish, Fahimeh, Mostofi Sarkari, Navid, Khani, Mohammadreza, Eslami, Esmaeil, Shokri, Babak, Mohseni, Mohsen, Ebrahimi, Morteza, Alizadeh, Mahdi, Dee, Chang Fu
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/36755/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Aging phenomenon or hydrophobic recovery of plasma-treated surfaces is a major concern in various fields of application. Post-plasma decay of treatment level can lead to problems such as delamination and incompatibility. Considerable work has been done to understand the fundamental mechanisms of agi...