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.
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Let's talk about... Microfluidics
Microfluidics refers to the behaviour, precise control, and manipulation of fluids that are geometrically constrained to a small scale (typically sub-millimetre) at which capillary penetration governs mass transport. It is a multidisciplinary field that involves engineering, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, nanotechnology, and biotechnology.
What are Microfluidics?
Microfluidics have practical applications in the design of systems that process low volumes of fluids to achieve multiplexing, automation, and high-throughput screening. Microfluidics emerged in the beginning of the 1980s and is used in the development of inkjet printheads, DNA chips, lab-on-a-chip technology, micro-propulsion, and micro-thermal technologies. [1]
Materials Library - Carbon Fibre
Carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRP) are formed using both thermoplastic and thermoset polymers and typically exhibit low surface energy and poor bonding characteristics. Plasma treatment significantly increases the surface energy of CFRPs resulting in much elevated bond strengths.
Materials Library - PEEK
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.
Reliable solutions for reducing wire bonding failures
Henniker Plasma, presents the latest and most reliable solutions for reducing wire bonding failures.
Area deactivation for blocking ALD deposition using PS brush layers
Rapid area deactivation for blocking atomic layer deposition processes using polystyrene brush layers
Let’s Talk About… getting to know your plasma
Plasma diagnostics
There’s no denying that plasmas look good, but did you know that a simple visual inspection of the plasma can provide a great deal of useful diagnostic information. Getting to know the plasma’s visual characteristics can also help to diagnose early problems before they become an issue. Let’s talk about a few of the main factors that affect how the plasma looks: (i) power, (ii) pressure, (iii) process gas and (iv) pump down curves.
Nitrogen plasma modification boosts new composite material
Nitrogen plasma modification boosts new composite material
Plasma cleaning preparation for Glass Transition studies
Plasma cleaning preparation for Glass Transition studies in Poly(2-vinylpyridine) confined films.
