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Materials Library - Polystyrene

The majority of common engineering polymers have inherently low surface energy and therefore exhibit poor adhesion characteristics. Plasma treatment offers a reliable and environmentally friendly method of both cleaning and activating the polymer surface, increasing the surface energy and wettability, resulting in greatly improved adhesion characteristics.

Polystyrene

Before Plasma treatment	After Plasma treatment
Contact Angle 92.44 ± 5.84°	Contact Angle 15.12 ± 1.43°

Surface energy 45.11 ± 1.05mN/m	Surface energy 75.99 ± 0.54mN/m

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"The technical team at Henniker are very knowledgeable and supportive and always approachable. I have found it a pleasure to work with them."

"Henniker provided our team with excellent service during the course of our work together, the plasma cleaner arrived quickly and was installed with ease, giving us visible results from the outset and confirming that we made the right decision in choosing a local UK manufacturer."

"Our customers and operations demand reliability at every level and were a key factor in our decision to choose a UK based manufacturer of plasma treatment equipment."

"Henniker’s after sales support is first class. They have always been extremely responsive if we have ever had need to call on them."

"Henniker’s plasma systems have delivered tangible benefits to us right from day one. The team there are very easy to work with."

"Henniker really stood out, both in their product range and technical knowledge. They are a great company to work with."

"We are very impressed with the ease of use and reliability of our plasma unit and were producing results within minutes of setting it up."

"Our collaborative work with the team at Henniker was a very positive experience and one that we look forward to developing further."

"Henniker provided a tailored product to match our exact requirements. They are a pleasure to work with."

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