Ethanol Pretreatment on Etching of Nylon 6 Films Using Atmospheric Pressure Plasma

Abstract:

The absorbed liquids in the substrate material may have a potential influence on atmospheric pressure plasma treatment. In order to investigate how the influence of ethanol pretreatment affects atmospheric pressure plasma treatment, nylon 6 films were treated by helium/oxygen plasma using atmospheric pressure plasma jet (APPJ). Water contact angle of the ethanol pretreated samples was close to that of the control. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that the ethanol pretreated sample surface had a little change on the surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) showed that the carbon component decreased and the oxygen component increased after plasma treatment. With the ethanol pretreatment, the T-peel strength values for the samples were similar to that of the control.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1120-1121)
• Pages: 593-598
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1120-1121.593
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Qiu Yuan Xiong
• Keywords: Atmospheric Pressure Plasma, Etching, Influence, Polyamide, XPS

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