Sustained hydrophilicity of plasma-treated PDMS surfaces by water immersion

• Main Authors: Aguila, Myrron Albert C, Culaba, Ivan B, Enriquez, Erwin P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2010
• Subjects: Biological and Chemical Physics; Chemistry; Physics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/86; https://paperview.spp-online.org/proceedings/article/view/SPP-2010-5A-05
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

We demonstrate surface treatment of PDMS by direct current (dc) magnetron Argon plasma to examine the effects of plasma exposure and water immersion on the surface properties of PDMS. Results of contact angle measurements and FTIR-ATR spectroscopy show that plasma treatment led to significant hydrop...