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.
PP
Before plasma treatment |
after plasma treatment |
Contact Angle 106.6 ± 2.49O | Contact Angle 54.4 ± 2.81O |
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Surface energy 23.83 ± 1.93mN/m | Surface energy 54.35 ± 2.67mN/m |