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Surface properties of polyethylene after low-temperature plasma treatment

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The effect of oxygen and ammonia plasma treatments on changes of the surface properties of linear high-density polyethylene (HDPE) was studied. Surface energies of the polymer substrates were evaluated by contact angle measurements using Lifshitz-van der Waals acid-base approach. The surface energy of untreated HDPE is mainly contributed by Lifshitz-van der Waals interactions. After 5 min of plasma treatment, hydrogen bonds are formed on the surface, which is reflected in predominant acid-base interactions. The SEM results obtained demonstrate considerable changes of the surface roughness due to different types of the plasma gas used. Evolution of oxygen- or amino-containing moieties was detected by XPS and ATR FT IR. The prepared polyethylene surfaces were used as a basic support for further fabrication of novel hybrid biocomposite sandwich structures.

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Acknowledgements.

The authors would like to express their gratitude to Dr. F. Lednický (IMC, Prague) for SEM analysis. This research was financed in part by the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (grant No. AVOZ 4050913), COST Program (OC 527.90) and Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Training of the Czech Republic (Grant No. CZT90015).

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, Brno Technical University, Purkyňova 118, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Hana Drnovská

  2. Institute of Physics and Material Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, TGM Sq. 275, 762 72 , Zlín, Czech Republic

    Lubomír Lapčík Jr.

  3. Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 , Brno, Czech Republic

    Vilma Buršíková

  4. Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Cukrovarnická 10, 162 53 , Prague, Czech Republic

    Josef Zemek

  5. Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    Ana M. Barros-Timmons

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Drnovská, H., Lapčík, L., Buršíková, V. et al. Surface properties of polyethylene after low-temperature plasma treatment. Colloid Polym Sci 281, 1025–1033 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-003-0871-8

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