Plasma treatment superhydrophilic surfaces

RF Plasma Treatment of Neptune Grass Posidonia oceanica) A Facile Method to Achieve Superhydrophilic Surfaces for Dye Adsorption from... 

The stability of the surface wettability was studied by measuring the water contact angles at 24 h., 72 h., and 144 h. after the plasma treatment. There was a general increase in the water contact angle as a function of time after the plasma treatment. The rate of increase in the water contact angle as a function of time after the plasma treatment for the superhydrophilic surfaces was found to be significantly smaller (p < 0.05) than the hydrophilic surfaces (6 < 10°). 

Fernandez-Blazquez,J.R, Fell, D., Bonaccurso, E., de Campo.A., 2011. Superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic nanostructured surfaces via plasma treatment.. Colloid Interface Sci. 357,234. 

Nakatani T, et al. Imparting superhydrophilicity to diamond-like carbon by plasma surface treatment technique. New Diamond Frontier Carbon Technology 2007 17(6) 289-300. 

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