Experimental determination of energy barrier to particle detachment

Surface composition and surface energy of Teflon treated by metal plasma immersion ion implantation

“…10.007 techniques have been applied to modify their surface chemistry. Surface modification techniques utilizing flame [1], chemical [2], grafting [3,4], corona discharge [5], low-pressure plasma [6][7][8], and ultraviolet exposure [9] have been proposed to improve the wetting properties of polymers. In plasma surface modification of polymers, the plasma can be composed of air, oxygen, nitrogen or inert gas to produce functional groups, chain scissions or cross linking on the surface.…”