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An ionized medium consisting of electrons, ions and possibly of neutrals and photons, which meets some additional criteria, is called a plasma. According to this definition, the term plasma covers a wide range of phenomena. Low pressure plasmas, as discussed here, are universal tools for surface treatment. Depending on the process parameters and the process gas material loss or material deposition can predominate. In the intermediate case a shallow surface layer is modified with respect to its chemical and/or physical properties. In the first part of this chapter low pressure plasma surface modification of polymeric materials is discussed. The second part introduces the deposition of thin polymer films by means of plasma polymerization.
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Nitschke, M. (2008). Plasma Modification of Polymer Surfaces and Plasma Polymerization. In: Stamm, M. (eds) Polymer Surfaces and Interfaces. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73865-7_10
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