Fluorocarbon coatings, plasma

Figure 8. Fluorine Is spectrum from fluorocarbon coating plasma grafted to wool...

Techniques for plasma polymerisation have been progressed significantly in recent years [101] and direct formation of fluorocarbon coatings on surfaces, including textiles, holds much promise. 

Kumar, V., Pulpytel, J., Rauscher, H., Mannelli, I., Rossi, F., Arefi-Khonsari, F., 2010. Fluorocarbon coatings via plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyl acrylate - 2, morphology, wettability and antifouling characterization. Plasma Processes Polym. 7, 926—938. http //dx.doi.Org/10.1002/ppap.201000038. 

Postdeposition plasma modifications to the plasma polymer of TMS have been seen to greatly improve bonding to various primers and paints [18-20]. One particular system has been observed to have tremendous adhesion between plasma-coated A1 alloy panels and paint applied to them. This system involves cathodic DC plasma deposition of a roughly 50-nm primary plasma polymer film from TMS onto a properly pretreated alloy substrate, followed by the deposition of an extremely thin fluorocarbon film by DC cathodic deposition of hexafluoroethane (HFE). It was the superadhesion aspect of this particular system that triggered the series of ESR studies [3,21]. 

The twenty chapters included in this volume can be conveniently divided into the following groups review plasma polymerization of hydrocarbons plasma polymerization of fluorocarbons plasma polymerization of organometallic systems plasma-initiated polymerization and applications of plasma polymerization. Though the emphasis of this Symposium is on the fundamental aspects of plasma polymerization, we should not lose sight of the fact that it is the potential applications of this technique that has stimulated the efforts in basic research. Potential applications for plasma-polymerized films include membranes for reverse osmosis, protective coatings for optical components, and insulating layers for semiconductors. 

The first applications proposed for metal/plasma polymer films used their colored appearance. Beale [95] and Wielonski and Beale [146] suggested plasma-polymerized organosilicmn films doped with Au, Cu, and Al as decorative coatings. Biederman [131] mentioned the po bility of large optical filters in the case of gold-doped plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon films. Thurstans et al. [161] examined the posdbility of... 

Massey et al. studied the influence of LEE irradiation on plasma polymerized allylamine (Massey et al. 2010) and fluorocarbon (Massey et al. 2008b) coatings for stent applications to simulate irradiation conditions of implanted coated stents in the human body dnring diagnostic exposure to... 

Leroux, R, Campagne, C., Perwuelz, A., Gengembre, L., 2008. Fluorocarbon nano-coating of polyester fabrics by atmospheric air plasma with aerosol. Appl. Surf. Sci. 254, 3902-3908. 

Fig. 1. ATR infrared spectra obtained from an (A) uncoated polyethylene substrate and from polyethylene substrates coated with plasma-polymerized fluorocarbon films having thickness of (B) 0.06 and (C) 0.32 p,m...

Plasma cleaned and plasma coated (Fluorocarbon 90%/methane 10%) 24 123... 

Favia, P., 2012. Plasma deposited coatings for biomedical materials and devices fluorocarbon and PEO-like coatings. Surf. Coat. Technol. 211, 50—56. http //dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.surfcoat.2012.01.032. 

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