The surfaces of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) intraocdar leases (IOL) modified by treatment in a plasma containing variom fluorimxontaining gases were studied by surface analytical techniques. The hydrophobicity imparted to the lens surface was monitored by water contact angle measurements and the degree of fluorination was determined by XPS measurements.The fluorine chemistry on the surface, monitored by XPS and SIMS, was a function of the gas mixture employed in the plasma. SIMS imaging was used to monitor coating homogeneity and demoostrated the fragile nature of the coated surface.
XPS and SIMS have been used to examine the surface compckition of copolymers of glycolide (cyclic dimer of glycolic acid) and trimethylene carbonate (TMC) as solventcast films. XPS results on the polymers agree with bulk composition data. SIMS measurements suggest surface enrichment of the TMC component.
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