Deposition of thin films containing carboxylic acid groups on polyurethane foams by atmospheric pressure non-equilibrium plasma jet

Chemical characterization of plasma-activated polymeric surfaces via XPS analyses: A review

“…Such images are very useful to navigate to features of interest on the sample and to precisely select the spot locations for analysis in real time. Therefore, this approach can locate small features with a 100% confidence while avoiding unwanted areas such as zones of contamination or inhomogeneity [133,134]. Lately, the SXI camera was interestingly used to accurately define measurement spots into porous 3D-printed scaffolds and foams for an unbiased investigation of the plasma treatment homogeneity across such structures [57,[133][134][135][136].…”

Low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma deposition of TiO2-based nanocomposite coatings on open-cell polymer foams for photocatalytic water treatment

“…4a, Table S2); in contrast, the pristine foam is characterized by a very different C 1s lineshape (Fig. S7) that can be curvefitted with four peaks centered at 284.8 ± 0.2 eV (C-C/C-H, 60%), 285.6 ± 0.2 eV (C-N, 5.5%), 286.4 ± 0.2 eV (C-O, 26.5%), 288.8 ± 0.2 eV (N-COO/COO, 8%) [45,47]. Fig.…”

“…Moreover, to date, published studies have been mainly limited to the use of flat substrates and, therefore, additional efforts are still needed to achieve the deposition of well-structured TiO 2 -based films on complexgeometry supports. Interestingly, in the last few years, AP low-temperature plasmas have been successfully proposed for the surface modification of 3D porous materials [45][46][47][48][49][50][51]. It has been shown that, for instance, the careful optimization of the plasma reactor configuration and operating conditions can lead to the deposition of a thin film on both the outer and inner surfaces of the treated samples.…”

“…It has been shown that, for instance, the careful optimization of the plasma reactor configuration and operating conditions can lead to the deposition of a thin film on both the outer and inner surfaces of the treated samples. Importantly, the overall uniformity of the plasma process over the entire sample can be remarkably improved by promoting plasma ignition or penetration throughout its porous structure [45][46][47].…”

Plasma-Deposited Fluorocarbon Coatings on Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite Films

“…Herein (i) the plasma deposition of organic, inorganic, or hybrid multicomponent thin films, (ii) the plasma treatment of materials surfaces through grafting of chemical groups and/or cross-linking mechanisms, and (iii) the plasma etching consisting of the ablation of material from the substrate surface can be discerned [1,5,6]. Plasma processed materials can be considered an entirely novel class of materials with tuneable properties, very interesting in several technological fields that demand, for example, biocompatible materials [7,8], dyeable textiles [9], adsorbent materials for heavy metal removal [10,11], thin films for water splitting [12], superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic foams for oil/water separation [13].…”