Površinska obrada polimera u tinjavom argonskom izboju

Surface treatment of polymer material (thin polyester samples) was performed in the DC glow discharge, using Ar gas. The effect of the experimental parameters of the glow discharge (the gas pressure and the sample treatment time) on the wettability of the samples was studied. The wettability was characterized by the water repellency (water spray test). In the present work, it was shown that at a constant gas pressure (270 or 670 Pa), the wettability of the polyester sample was decreased by increasing the exposure time of the sample in the glow discharge. At constant exposure times (2, 5, 10 or 15 min) the wettability of the polyester sample was increased by increasing the gas pressure. This is due to the formation of hydrophilic groups, which increased by increasing the density of electrons and/or metastables.
Površinski smo obrađivali polimerni materijal (tanke uzorke poliestera) u istosmjernom tinjavom argonskom izboju. Proučavali smo učinke eksperimentalnih parametara izboja (tlaka plina i vremena izlaganja u izboju) na močivost uzoraka. Močivost smo određivali mjerenjem odbojnosti vode (metoda prskanjem vode). U ovom se radu pokazuje da se na stalnom tlaku plina (270 ili 670 Pa), močivost uzoraka poliestera smanjuje za dulja vremena izlaganja u izboju. Za određena vremena izlaganja (2, 5, 10 ili 15 min), močivost uzoraka je porasla pri povećanom tlaku argona. Razlog tome je stvaranje hidrofilnih grupa koje su bile brojnije pri povećanoj gustoći elektrona i/ili metastabila.