Microfiber inclination, crystallinity, and water wettability of microfibrous thin-film substrates of Parylene C in relation to the direction of the monomer vapor during fabrication

Relative permittivity of bulk Parylene-C polymer in the infrared regime

“…In previous studies [14,15], it was found that that the X-ray reflection spectrum, wetting characteristics, and thicknesses of different bulk Parylene-C films fabricated under identical deposition conditions were the same. Therefore, it was not surprising that the values of the transmittance T ex pt (ν) measured at two different locations each on three different thin films, all fabricated at the same time, were found to differ by no more than ∼ 1.31% in the IR regime.…”

“…[7,8] Although not a composite material, Parylene-C should therefore be regarded as a multifunctional material. [9][10][11] The fabrication of nanofibrous [12] and microfibrous [13,14] thin films of Parylene-C has given a further boost to its multifunctionality.…”

Comments on “Surface energy of parylene C”

“…On the other hand, the contact angle values are determined by the roughness and heterogeneity of the surface. In the case of parylene C, it is of particular importance, since the absolute value of SFE for this polymer depends on several factors, such as the parameters of the CVD process (sublimation rate, pressure in the deposition chamber, deposition angle [4]), film thickness [5], substrate properties (structure, geometry, adhesion) and conditioning (e.g. as described in the Letter -"immediately prior to deposition, the wafer was heated at 160°for 10 min") as well as the post deposition treatment (e.g.…”

Long‐wavelength infrared characteristics of multifunctional microfibrous thin films of Parylene C

“…The microfiber diameter ranges from 3.3 to 5 μm and the center‐to‐center distance between nearest microfibers from 10 to 13 μm . The crystallinity, hydrophobicity, electrical properties, mechanical properties, and biomedical properties of μFTFs have been experimentally investigated.…”