Journal
VACUUM
Volume 86, Issue 6, Pages 634-637Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2011.07.005
Keywords
PMMA; Polymer; Oxygen plasma treatment; Wettability; XPS; AFM; Ageing
Funding
- Slovenian Research Agency [L2-2047]
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We present a study on ageing of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymer treated with oxygen plasma. Oxygen plasma was created with an RF generator operating at a frequency of 27.12 MHz and a power of 200 W. The oxygen pressure was 75 Pa. The samples were treated for different time from 5 s to 60 s. The chemical modifications of the surface after plasma treatment were monitored by XPS (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy), while the wettability and ageing effects were studied by WCA (water contact angle measurements). The samples were aged in dry air or in water. In the case of dry air, the least pronounced ageing was observed for the sample treated for 60 s. For samples aged in water, however, the lowest ageing rate was observed for the sample treated for 5 s. The samples were ageing slightly faster in water than in air. We also investigated the temperature effect on ageing of plasma treated samples. A set of samples was stored in a refrigerator at 5 degrees C and the other set was placed into an oven at 50 degrees C. The ageing rate of the samples stored at 5 degrees C was significantly lower than for the samples stored at 50 degrees C, so cooling the samples help keeping the required surface properties. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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