Continuous-Wave RF Plasma Polymerization of Furfuryl Methacrylate: Correlation Between Plasma and Surface Chemistry

The surface modification of silica for epoxy molding compounds (EMC) was conducted by plasma polymerization using RF plasma (13.56MPa), and the modification factors such as plasma power, gas pressure and treatment time were investigated systematically in this paper. The monomers utilized for the plasma polymer coatings were pyrrole, 1,3-diaminopropane, acrylic acid and urea. The plasma polymerization coating of silica was characterized by FTIR, contact angle. Using the silica treated by plasma as filler, ortho-cresol novolac epoxy as main resin, novolac phenolic-formaldehyde resin as cross-linking agent and 2-methylmizole as curing accelerating agent, the EMCs used for the packaging of large-scale integrated circuits were prepared by high-speed pre-mixture and twin roller mixing technology. The results have shown that the surface of silica can be coated by plasma polymerization of pyrrole, 1,3-diaminopropane, acrylic acid and urea, and the comprehensive properties of EMC were improved.

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Plasma polymerization. IV. A systematic investigation of the inductively coupled RF plasma polymerization of pentafluorobenzene.

Journal of Polymer Science Polymer Chemistry Edition ◽

10.1002/pol.1981.170190901 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 19 (9) ◽

pp. 2129-2149 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

D. T. Clark ◽

M. Z. Abrahman

Keyword(s):

Plasma Polymerization ◽

Systematic Investigation ◽

Rf Plasma ◽

Inductively Coupled

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Controlled Surface Wettability by Plasma Polymer Surface Modification

Surfaces ◽

10.3390/surfaces2020026 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 349-371 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Muzammil Iqbal ◽

Duy Khoe Dinh ◽

Qasim Abbas ◽

Muhammad Imran ◽

Harse Sattar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Surface Modification ◽

Surface Chemistry ◽

Plasma Polymerization ◽

Polymer Surface ◽

Real Life ◽

Polymer Coatings ◽

Surface Wettability ◽

Smart Polymer ◽

Wetting Behavior ◽

Polymer Surface Modification

Inspired by nature, tunable wettability has attracted a lot of attention in both academia and industry. Various methods of polymer surface tailoring have been studied to control the changes in wetting behavior. Polymers with a precisely controlled wetting behavior in a specific environment are blessed with a wealth of opportunities and potential applications exploitable in biomaterial engineering. Controlled wetting behavior can be obtained by combining surface chemistry and morphology. Plasma assisted polymer surface modification technique has played a significant part to control surface chemistry and morphology, thus improving the surface wetting properties of polymers in many applications. This review focuses on plasma polymerization and investigations regarding surface chemistry, surface wettability and coating kinetics, as well as coating stability. We begin with a brief overview of plasma polymerization; this includes growth mechanisms of plasma polymerization and influence of plasma parameters. Next, surface wettability and theoretical background structures and chemistry of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces are discussed. In this review, a summary is made of recent work on tunable wettability by tailoring surface chemistry with physical appearance (i.e. substrate texture). The formation of smart polymer coatings, which adjust their surface wettability according to outside environment, including, pH, light, electric field and temperature, is also discussed. Finally, the applications of tunable wettability and pH responsiveness of polymer coatings in real life are addressed. This review should be of interest to plasma surface science communality particularly focused controlled wettability of smart polymer surfaces.

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