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The effects of cold HMDSO and HMDSO + SF6 plasma treatments on spruce, chestnut and poplar wood were investigated in order to obtain a hydrophobic surface evaluated by microscopic, spectroscopic (FT-IR and LIBS) and contact angle analyses. Cold plasma treatments can increase the surface hydro-repellence without modifying the external aspect and bulk properties of different woods.
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We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Italian national research funds PRIN 2003 and PRIN 2005.
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Zanini, S., Riccardi, C., Orlandi, M. et al. Wood coated with plasma-polymer for water repellence. Wood Sci Technol 42, 149–160 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-007-0160-7
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