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Comparative study of deep-coating and plasma processing PMMA thin films

C. NASTASE1,* , A. DUMITRU1, F. NASTASE1, A. MOROZAN1, S. VULPE1, D. BATALU2

Affiliation

  1. Polymer Science Group, University of Bucharest, P.O. Box MG-40, 077125, Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
  2. Center for Research and Expertise of Special Materials, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei 313, Bucharest, 060032, Romania

Abstract

Plasma treatment is a unique and powerful method for modifying polymeric materials without altering their bulk properties. In this purpose we are using the plasma processing to enhance the properties of PMMA films for biomedical applications. Plasma processed PMMA thin films have been obtained in a DC glow discharge from polymer solution at different plasma powers. The results are compared with that for PMMA films obtained by deep coating method. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) have characterized the structure and composition of the films..

Keywords

Plasma polymers, Biopolymers, Thin films, PMMA, FT-IR, AFM.

Submitted at: April 7, 2010
Accepted at: April 26, 2010

Citation

C. NASTASE, A. DUMITRU, F. NASTASE, A. MOROZAN, S. VULPE, D. BATALU, Comparative study of deep-coating and plasma processing PMMA thin films, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 12, Iss. 4, pp. 944-947 (2010)