Oxygen plasma treatment of low density polyethylene (LDPE) using a DC source Ion Shower Equipment

Authors

Jeremiah Chan ⋅ PH Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman
Henry Ramos ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Alberto Amorsolo ⋅ PH Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

Low density polyethylene films with a thickness of 50 μm were surface modified by oxygen plasma using an Ion Shower Equipment. The contact angle was reduced from 90° to 24.34°, effectively rendering the surface hydrophilic. From AFM results, surface roughness was increased from 30.08 nm to about 47.73 nm for a 10x10 μm² scan area. FTIR-ATR spectra confirms a decrease in C-C (1450- 1500 cm^-1) and C-H bonds (3000-2750 cm^-1 ,700-750 cm^-1), an increase in polar groups from carbonyl C=O (1750-1600 cm^-1), carboxyl COO^-1(1650-1560 cm^-1, 1400-1310 cm^-1) and hydroxyl groups (680-580 cm^-1, 3700-3600 cm^-1) accounts for increase in wettability of material.

Downloads

Issue

2012: Proceedings of the 30th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP2012-2B-4

Section

Plasma Physics

Published

2012-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

J Chan, H Ramos, and A Amorsolo, Oxygen plasma treatment of low density polyethylene (LDPE) using a DC source Ion Shower Equipment, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 30, SPP2012-2B-4 (2012). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2012-2B-4.