Journal
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 269-278Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201300064
Keywords
acrylic acid; air atmospheric pressure plasma jet; coating stability; cross-linking agent; FTIR
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Water stable plasma polymerized acrylic acid/methylene-bis-acrylamide (ppAA/MBA) thin films have been deposited with an atmospheric pressure air plasma jet, a fast technique to grow organic thin films. To increase the stability of the coatings, a cross-linking agent (MBA) was added to the precursor (AA), which was introduced with a home-made spraying system. The jet speed and pulse frequency of the discharge were investigated regarding the properties of the coatings. Two types of materials were obtained: in low energy conditions (high jet speed and low frequency) the films presented a water-soluble part with a certain organized structure. When more energy is supplied to the growing films, a more polymerized material with a more amorphous structure is obtained. Increasing the energy further leads to the deposition of a more cross-linked film with a better stability to water. In optimized conditions, no weight loss and no significant chemical change were noticed after soaking in water.
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