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- Title
Hydrophobic Recovery of Plasma-Hydrophilized Polyethylene Terephthalate Polymers.
- Authors
Primc, Gregor; Mozetič, Miran
- Abstract
Oxygen plasma is widely used for enhancing the wettability of numerous polymers, including polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The treatment with plasma containing oxygen will cause surface functionalization with polar functional groups, which will, in turn, improve the wettability. However, the exact mechanisms leading to the hydrophilic or even super-hydrophilic surface finish are still insufficiently explored. The wettability obtained by plasma treatment is not permanent, since the hydrophobic recovery is usually reported. The mechanisms of hydrophobic recovery are reviewed and explained. Methods for suppressing this effect are disclosed and explained. The recommended treatment which assures stable hydrophilicity of PET samples is the treatment with energetic ions and/or vacuum ultraviolet radiation (VUV). The influence of various plasma species on the formation of the highly hydrophilic surface finish and stability of adequate wettability of PET materials is discussed.
- Subjects
FAR ultraviolet radiation; OXYGEN plasmas; HYDROPHILIC surfaces; SURFACE finishing; POLYMERS; POLYETHYLENE terephthalate
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 12, p2496
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym14122496