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Influence of plasma treatment on wettability and scratch resistance of Ag-coated polymer substrates

Materials Science-Poland
Volume 34 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
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|Jun 2016

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Fig. 1

Three dimensional surface images of unmodified and modified: (a) PTFE and (b) PC substrates.
Three dimensional surface images of unmodified and modified: (a) PTFE and (b) PC substrates.

Fig. 2

Results of water contact angle measurements of PTFE and PC substrates in the function of PWM coefficient.
Results of water contact angle measurements of PTFE and PC substrates in the function of PWM coefficient.

Fig. 3

Results of contact angle measurements in the function of time.
Results of contact angle measurements in the function of time.

Fig. 4

Three dimensional surface images of unmodified and modified: (a) PTFE and (b) PC substrates with Ag coatings.
Three dimensional surface images of unmodified and modified: (a) PTFE and (b) PC substrates with Ag coatings.

Fig. 5

Results of water contact angle measurements of PTFE and PC substrates with Ag thin film in the function of PWM coefficient.
Results of water contact angle measurements of PTFE and PC substrates with Ag thin film in the function of PWM coefficient.

Fig. 6

Results of scratch test of PTFE with Ag coatings deposited on (a) unmodified and (b) modified polymer substrate.
Results of scratch test of PTFE with Ag coatings deposited on (a) unmodified and (b) modified polymer substrate.

Fig. 7

Results of scratch test of PC with Ag coatings deposited on (a) unmodified and (b) modified polymer substrates.
Results of scratch test of PC with Ag coatings deposited on (a) unmodified and (b) modified polymer substrates.

Fig. 8

Surface cross-section topography results after scratch test of untreated and plasma treated Ag-coated: (a) PTFE and (b) PC substrate.
Surface cross-section topography results after scratch test of untreated and plasma treated Ag-coated: (a) PTFE and (b) PC substrate.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0058 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
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Language: English
Page range: 418 - 426
Submitted on: Nov 24, 2015
Accepted on: Apr 27, 2016
Published on: Jun 27, 2016
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
thin film,
plasma modification,
polymers,
wettability,
electron beam evaporation,
scratch resistance
Related subjects:
Materials sciences,
Materials sciences, other,
Nanomaterials,
Functional and smart materials,
Materials characterization and properties

© 2016 Damian Wojcieszak, Agata Poniedziałek, Michał Mazur, Jarosław Domaradzki, Danuta Kaczmarek, Jerzy Dora, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
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