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Modification of PEN and PET film surfaces by plasma treatment and layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films

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The surfaces of polyethylene naphthalate and polyethylene terephthalate films were modified by plasma treatment, layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films and subsequent deposition of SiO2 particles. Plasma treatment rendered the film surfaces hydrophilic and led to the formation of fibrillar patterns. The plasma-treated film surfaces were compatible with multilayers acquired via LbL assembly, and the outer adsorbed polyelectrolyte layer determined the charge of the multilayer surfaces. Negatively charged SiO2 particles were adsorbed to the positively charged surface of the multilayers. This process is potentially applicable to surface modifications of polymer materials by charged compounds.

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Acknowledgments

This study was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (25410135) from the MEXT of Japan. We would also like to thank Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd. for a gift of colloidal silica.

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    Toshiyuki Tamai, Mitsuru Watanabe & Koji Mitamura

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Tamai, T., Watanabe, M. & Mitamura, K. Modification of PEN and PET film surfaces by plasma treatment and layer-by-layer assembly of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films. Colloid Polym Sci 293, 1349–1356 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-015-3518-7

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