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Low Pressure Radio Frequency Ammonia Plasma Surface Modification on Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Films and Fibers: Effect of the Polymer Forming Process

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We investigated the effect of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) forming process on radiofrequency ammonia plasma surface-treated PET flat films and fibres obtained by melt blowing. Ammonia plasma treatment allowed for the incorporation of amino functionalities on both the film and fibre surfaces, with higher values observed at very short treatment times. This plasma treatment also induced polymer chain scissions which were observed as the formation of hydrophilic nodules that coalesced together and were loosely bound to the underlying polymeric materials. These plasma-induced surface damages were notably more important on the melt-blown PET fibres. Consequently, maximisation of the surface amino groups with minimal polymer chain breaking was achieved using very short plasma treatment times (typically 1 s). We also demonstrated that the polymer forming process must be taken into account when plasma modifications are to be performed on PET, as it may already lead to polymer chain breakings subsequently added to those induced in the plasma environment.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank the National Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Centre québécois sur les matériaux fonctionnels (CQMF) for their financial support. They also acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Abdellah Ajji and Mr. Jacques Dufour of NRC-IMI in the fabrication of the PET fibre mats, as well as that of Maude Larouche of Université Laval in the AFM image analyses.

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  1. Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital St-François d’Assise, Quebec City, QC, Canada

    M. Ö. Öteyaka, P. Chevallier, S. Turgeon & G. Laroche

  2. Laboratoire d’ingénierie de Surface, Centre de Recherche sur les Matériaux Avancés (CERMA), Département de Génie des Mines, de la Métallurgie et des Matériaux, Université Laval, Quebec City, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada

    M. Ö. Öteyaka, P. Chevallier, S. Turgeon & G. Laroche

  3. Institut des Matériaux Industriels (IMI), Conseil National de Recherches du Canada, Boucherville, J4B 6Y4, Canada

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Öteyaka, M.Ö., Chevallier, P., Turgeon, S. et al. Low Pressure Radio Frequency Ammonia Plasma Surface Modification on Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Films and Fibers: Effect of the Polymer Forming Process. Plasma Chem Plasma Process 32, 17–33 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11090-011-9330-3

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