Low Pressure DC Glow Discharge Air Plasma Surface Treatment of Polyethylene (PE) Film for Improvement of Adhesive Properties

Krishnasamy NAVANEETHA PANDIYARAJ; Vengatasamy SELVARAJAN; Rajendrasing R. DESHMUKH; Coimbatore. Paramasivam; et al

doi:10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/10

Plasma Science and Technology > 2013 > 15(1): 56-63. > DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/10

Krishnasamy NAVANEETHA PANDIYARAJ, Vengatasamy SELVARAJAN, Rajendrasing R. DESHMUKH, Coimbatore. Paramasivam, et al. Low Pressure DC Glow Discharge Air Plasma Surface Treatment of Polyethylene (PE) Film for Improvement of Adhesive Properties[J]. Plasma Science and Technology, 2013, 15(1): 56-63. DOI: 10.1088/1009-0630/15/1/10

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Low Pressure DC Glow Discharge Air Plasma Surface Treatment of Polyethylene (PE) Film for Improvement of Adhesive Properties

1 Department of Physics, Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore-641062, India 2 Plasma Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore-641046, India 3 Department of Physics, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga, Mumbai-400019, India 4 Microbial-Corrosion Laboratory, Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi-630006, India

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Received Date: May 04, 2011

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The present work deals with the change in surface properties of polyethylene (PE) film using DC low pressure glow discharge air plasma and makes it useful for technical applications. The change in hydrophilicity of the modified PE film surface was investigated by measuring contact angle and surface energy as a function of exposure time. Changes in the morphological and chemical composition of PE films were analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The improvement in adhesion was studied by measuring T-peel and lap-shear strength. The results show that the wettability and surface energy of the PE film has been improved due to the introduction of oxygen-containing polar groups and an increase in surface roughness. The XPS result clearly shows the increase in concentration of oxygen content and the formation of polar groups on the polymer surface. The AFM observation on PE film shows that the roughness of the surface increased due to plasma treatment. The above morphological and chemical changes enhanced the adhesive properties of the PE film surfaces, which was con¯rmed by T-peel and lap-shear tests.
- glow discharge plasma,
- PE,
- hydrophilicity,
- XPS and adhesion

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