Low‐Temperature Plasma Processing of Materials: Past, Present, and Future

Abstract

Essay 7 8 R. d'Agostino, P. Favia, C. Oehr, M. R. Wertheimer Plasma Process. Polym. 2005, 2, 7-15 www.plasma-polymers.org ß

Trends in surface engineering of biomaterials: atmospheric pressure plasma deposition of coatings for biomedical applications

“…Cold plasma processes (deposition, grafting, etching) are widely used for modifying the surface of materials in several fields [1]. They look highly attractive also for modifying the surface of biomaterials, being versatile tools to tailor smartly chemical/physical properties of material surfaces at room temperature, without altering their bulk.…”

Polyurethane coating with thin polymer films produced by plasma polymerization of diglyme

“…Therefore it is of paramount importance the set up of surface treatments in order to improve the coupling of polyurethanes with the living environment. In this scenario low-pressure plasma material processing may play an important role [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. The key feature of such kind of plasmas is that electrons may attain energy in excess of several eV in comparison with the heavy particles present in the discharge.…”

“…The key feature of such kind of plasmas is that electrons may attain energy in excess of several eV in comparison with the heavy particles present in the discharge. This unusual non-thermal equilibrium situation is very efficient in molecular fragmentation through electron impact giving rise to a very reactive chemistry in a relative cold environment whose kinetics is not easily controlled [3][4][5]. Therefore it is essential to perform different plasma diagnostics in order to probe the trends of chemical species as well as the electrons behavior for different plasma 3 To whom the correspondence should be addressed parameters, such as RF power coupled to the plasma chamber, gas pressure, gas flow and so on [3][4][5]9,10].…”

“…This unusual non-thermal equilibrium situation is very efficient in molecular fragmentation through electron impact giving rise to a very reactive chemistry in a relative cold environment whose kinetics is not easily controlled [3][4][5]. Therefore it is essential to perform different plasma diagnostics in order to probe the trends of chemical species as well as the electrons behavior for different plasma 3 To whom the correspondence should be addressed parameters, such as RF power coupled to the plasma chamber, gas pressure, gas flow and so on [3][4][5]9,10]. In the field of biomaterial science and technology, plasma polymerized polyethylene glycol dimethyl ether has been attracting the attention of the scientific community due to its non-fouling properties [11][12][13][14][15].…”

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Deposition of Adhesion Promotion Layers on Aluminium

“…APP treatment is commonly known from activation of polymer foils, where dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma sources in parallel plate arrangement are used. [3] DBD sources have also been investigated for pretreatment of aerospace materials. [4] Within the last years, deposition of plasma polymerised films by these sources has been studied as well.…”