Surface treatment of high density polyethylene (HDPE) with hydrogen and oxygen glow discharge plasma

Authors

Melissa Angelica C. Camacho ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Gene Q. Blantocas ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Giovanni Malapit ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Paul G. Concepcion ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Gil Nonato Santos ⋅ PH Physics Department, De La Salle University, Manila
Henry J. Ramos ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the change in water contact angle, roughness measurements, surface energy and polar functional groups present on the HDPE sheet samples before and after the Hydrogen Glow Discharge Plasma (HGDP) treatment and Oxygen Glow Discharge Plasma (OGDP) treatment. Results indicated that an increase in the plasma exposure time showed a detection of the presence of –C≡C-H: C-H bonds present on the surface of the hydrogen treated samples and C-O present on the surface of the oxygen treated samples. Formation of micro-cavities on the surface is also observed at OGDP treatment.

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Issue

2008: Proceedings of the 26th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2008-2B-03

Section

Optics and Plasma Physics

Published

2008-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

MAC Camacho, GQ Blantocas, G Malapit, PG Concepcion, GN Santos, and HJ Ramos, Surface treatment of high density polyethylene (HDPE) with hydrogen and oxygen glow discharge plasma, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 26, SPP-2008-2B-03 (2008). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2008-2B-03.