<I>μ</I>Plasma Printing Deposition of Amine-Containing Organo-Silane Polymers by Means of 3-Aminopropyl Trimethoxysilane

TiO2 thin film patterns prepared by chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition using an atmospheric pressure microplasma printer

“…Note that the printing resolution is defined as the smallest feature that can be deposited by the microplasma printer. It is worth mentioning that the previous study using the same microplasma printer for surface functionalization using an organic molecule, [26] showed a submillimeter to millimeter-range resolution. To test the resolution for the case or inorganic material deposition, lines of TiO 2 (10-mm long) were deposited on c-Si by using one needle electrode in CVD mode and two needle electrodes in ALD mode by the microplasma printer as discussed in the experimental section.…”

“…The microplasma printer (InnoPhysics B.V., Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a multi‐needle‐to‐plate DBD system operating at atmospheric pressure (Figure ). It can operate in air, but a controlled N 2 /O 2 mixture was adopted in this study.…”

“…Hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) and (3‐aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane (APTMS) were also tested as precursors in the microdischarge area. Plasma‐polymerized HMDSO was applied to generate hydrophobic surfaces, and APTMS was adopted to deliver amine functionalities at the surface, followed by subsequent metal electrodeless nickel plating …”

“…Plasma-polymerized HMDSO was applied to generate hydrophobic surfaces, [25] and APTMS was adopted to deliver amine functionalities at the surface, followed by subsequent metal electrodeless nickel plating. [26] Whereas the microplasma printer has proven its robustness primarily in patterned surface functionalization, its potential in delivering patterned, ultra-thin oxide films in only one step has not been explored yet. More specifically, in this study, we present the first step toward such a one-step patterning of thin oxide films by a microplasma printer, by addressing the case study of TiO 2 .…”

Effect of μPlasma Modification on the Wettability and the Ageing Behaviour of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyamide 6 (GFPA6)

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that plasma surface treatment can modify the wettability of polymer surfaces significantly [23][24][25][26][27][28], however, despite its great potential, only two publications reported µPlasma modification on polymers [20,29]. Plasma surface treatment on different kinds of polymers has also been reported, including polyamide materials, such as polyamide 12, polyamide 6,6 and polyamide 6 [30][31][32][33][34], however, there are no studies that report on the plasma treatment of glass-fibre reinforced polyamide 6.…”