31 research outputs found

    Biomedical Applications Of Plasma Polymerization And Plasma Treatment Of Polymer Surfaces

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    Thin polymer films obtained by plasma polymerization usually show good biocompatibility when compared to classical biomaterials such as Silastic. The thicknesses of these films (from several hundreds of 脜 to several 渭m) make them suitable for the purpose of changing the surface properties of the substrate without altering its bulk properties. Both the above features together indicate the possible Biomedical use of plasma polymerization as well as plasma treatment of polymer surfaces processes. The purpose of this review is to present the most significant efforts to develop such applications with the specification of particular fields where these efforts are directed. 漏 1982

    Feasibility of Organo-Beryllium Target Mandrels Using Organo-Germanium PECVD as a Surrogate

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    Inertial Confinement Fusion capsules incorporating beryllium are becoming attractive for use in implosion experiments designed for modest energy gain. This paper explores the feasibility of chemical vapor deposition of organo-beryllium precursors to form coating materials of interest as ablators and fuel containers. Experiments were performed in a surrogate chemical system utilizing tetramethylgermane as the organometallic precursor. Coatings with up to 60 mole percent germanium were obtained. These coatings compare favorably with those previously reported in the literature and provide increasing confidence that a similar deposition process with an organo-beryllium precursor would be successful

    Role of geometry, substrate and atmosphere on performance of OFETs based on TTF derivatives

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    Abstract We report a comparative study of OFET devices based on zone-cast layers of three tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) derivatives in three configurations of electrodes in order to determine the best performing geometry. The first testing experiments were performed using SiO 2 /Si substrates. Then the optimum geometry was employed for the preparation of flexible OFETs using Parylene C as both substrate and dielectric layer yielding, in the best case, to devices with 渭 FET = 0.1 cm 2 /Vs. With the performed bending tests we determined the limit of curvature radius for which the performance of the OFETs is not deteriorated irreversibly. The investigated OFETs are sensitive to ambient atmosphere, showing reversible increase of the source to drain current upon exposition to air, what can be explained as doping of TTF derivative by oxygen or moisture

    RF PECVD modification of titanium dioxide filler of photo-degradable synthetic polymers used for medical purposes

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    Celem pracy by艂a ocena wp艂ywu modyfikacji plazmo-chemicznej sproszkowanego ditlenku tytanu (TiO2) na zmian臋 jego zwil偶alno艣ci, w艂a艣ciwo艣ci mechanicznych oraz szybko艣ci fotodegradacji polimeru syntetycznego z dodatkiem TiO2. U偶yto komercyjny ditlenk tytanu - Aeroxide P25. Modyfikacja przeprowadzona by艂a w plazmie metanowej w zakresie mocy wy艂adowania jarzeniowego od 20 do 200 W, przy sta艂ym przep艂ywie metanu i czasie trwania procesu. Badania zwil偶alno艣ci dowiod艂y, 偶e proszki modyfikowane wykazuj膮 zmniejszaj膮c膮 si臋 tendencj臋 do sorpcji wody, osi膮gaj膮c warto艣膰 progow膮 przy mocy 100 W, po przekroczeniu kt贸rej ich zdolno艣膰 do poch艂aniania wody znacznie wzrasta艂a. Mieszanki polistyrenu (PS) wykonane zosta艂y przy dw贸ch st臋偶eniach TiO2 2 i 6%. Do bada艅 u偶yto TiO2 modyfikowanego przy mocy 40 i 100 W. Zaobserwowano zwi臋kszenie wytrzyma艂o艣ci na zerwanie dla kompozytu TiO2+PS w por贸wnaniu do czystego PS. Z kolei modyfikacja przy mocy 100 W poprawi艂a znacznie w艂a艣ciwo艣ci mechaniczne w por贸wnaniu do niemodyfikowanego TiO2. Przeprowadzony proces fotodegradacji dowi贸d艂, 偶e mieszanina modyfikowanego TiO2+PS przy mocy 100W wykaza艂a najsilniejszy efekt degradacji ujawniaj膮cy si臋 najwi臋kszym ubytkiem masy po na艣wietlaniu 艣wiat艂em z zakresu UV-B w stosunku do niemodyfikowanego TiO2+PS.The aim of the work was an assessment of the effect of plasma chemical modification of titanium dioxide (TiO2) powder on its wettability as well as on mechanical properties and rate of photodegradation of TiO2 filled synthetic polymer. As a filler, a titanium dioxide powder Aeroxide P25 was used. Filler modification was carried out in methane plasma using the glow discharge power of 20-200 Watt and a constant methane flow rate and process duration. Wettability measurements showed that plasma modified powders had a decreasing tendency towards water sorption, however, only to a power threshold of 100 Watt, above which their sorption ability substantially increased. Polystyrene blends (PS) with TiO2 at two concentrations, namely those of 2% and 6%, were prepared. Titanium dioxide filler samples modified at the power level of either 40 Watt or 100 Watt were used for testing. An increase of tensile strength of a TiO2/PS composite, with respect to plain PS, was observed. On the other hand, plasma modification of the filler, carried out at 100 Watt, substantially improved mechanical properties of the composites, compared to those filled with a nonmodified material. Photodegradation studies showed the strongest effect, consisting in the largest loss of mass following an exposure to UV-B radiation, for the samples of PS filled with TiO2 modified at 100 Watt

    Iron containing bactericidal titanium dioxide coatings

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    Celem pracy by艂o okre艣lenie wp艂ywu ilo艣ci 偶elaza zawartego w wygrzewanych pow艂okach ditlenku tytanu (TiO2) wytworzonych w procesie RF PECVD (radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition) na ich w艂a艣ciwo艣ci optyczne oraz bakteriob贸jczo艣膰. Pow艂oki nanoszone by艂y na pod艂o偶a krzemowe przy sta艂ej mocy wy艂adowania jarzeniowego - 300 W, czasie trwania procesu - 30 min., przep艂ywie tlenu - 50 sccm oraz ilo艣ci dostarczanego chlorku tytanu (IV) w temperaturze 0oC (zwi膮zku wyj艣ciowego dlaTiO2). Zmiennym parametrem by艂 przep艂yw par pentakarbonylku 偶elaza (prekursora dla atom贸w 偶elaza). Otrzymano pow艂oki o nast臋puj膮cej zawarto艣ci atomowej 偶elaza: 0,1%, 0,4%, 0,8% 1,1%, 2,3%, 5,6%, 11,5%, 27,3%. Badania elipsometryczne wykaza艂y znacz膮cy wp艂yw zawarto艣ci 偶elaza na zmian臋 parametr贸w wsp贸艂czynnika za艂amania 艣wiat艂a, wsp贸艂czynnika ekstynkcji oraz grubo艣ci pow艂ok. Najsilniejszy efekt bakteriob贸jczy wykaza艂a pow艂oka o zawarto艣ci 0.4% Fe. Ponadto mo偶na by艂o dostrzec tendencj臋 spadku prze偶ywalno艣ci wraz ze zmniejszeniem ilo艣ci 偶elaza w pow艂oce.The aim of the work was to determine the effect of iron content in thermally annealed titanium dioxide (TiO2) coatings, synthesized with the radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition (RF PECVD) method, on their optical and bactericidal properties. The coatings were deposited onto silicon substrates at the following constant operational parameters: glow discharge power of 300 Watt, oxygen flow rate of 50 sccm titanium tetrachloride (TiO2 precursor) evaporation temperature of 0oC and process duration of 30 minutes, with the variable parameter being the flow rate of iron pentacarbonyl, a source of iron atoms. Coatings characterized by the following iron content were produced: 0.1%, 0.4%, 0.8% 1.1%, 2.3%, 5.6%, 11.5% and 27.3%. Ellipsometric measurements have shown a substantial effect of iron content on the refractive index, extinction coefficient and thickness of the films. The strongest bactericidal effect was exhibited by the coating containing 0.4% of iron, with the bacterial survivability decreasing along the lines of lowering content of this element

    TiO2 photohydrophilic coatings deposited with the RF PECVD technique from organometallic precursors

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    Pow艂oki TiO2 wytwarzane metod膮 RF PECVD posiadaj膮 r贸偶ne w艂a艣ciwo艣ci w zale偶no艣ci od sposobu i warunk贸w prowadzenia procesu. W prezentowanej pracy badano w jakim stopniu warto艣膰 przep艂ywu tlenu wp艂ywa na w艂a艣ciwo艣ci pow艂ok ditlenku tytanu - k艂ad膮c szczeg贸lny nacisk na fotozwil偶alno艣膰. Pow艂oki TiO2 nanoszone by艂y z tetraetoksytytanu w obecno艣ci tlenu na krzemowe i szklane pod艂o偶a. Przep艂yw tlenu zmieniany by艂 w przedziale pomi臋dzy 100 a 500 sccm. Parametrami sta艂ymi we wszystkim procesach by艂y: czas nanoszenia pow艂ok wynosz膮cy 90 minut oraz moc wy艂adowania jarzeniowego r贸wna 300 W. Z bada艅 wynika, 偶e pow艂oki nanoszone przy przep艂ywie tlenu r贸wnym 400 sccm wykazuj膮 najwy偶sz膮 fotozwil偶alno艣膰. Hydrofobowy charakter takiej pow艂oki (k膮t zwil偶ania wod膮 powy偶ej 120 deg) ulega zmianie na hydrofilowy ju偶 po nieco ponad p贸艂godzinnej ekspozycji na dzia艂anie promieniowania UV, za艣 po 2 godzinach na艣wietlania k膮t zwil偶ania maleje do warto艣ci poni偶ej 40 deg. Warto艣膰 przep艂ywu tlenu wp艂ywa r贸wnie偶 istotnie na grubo艣膰 otrzymanej pow艂oki. W zadanych warunkach najcie艅sze pow艂oki otrzymywane s膮 przy 350 sccm i ich grubo艣膰 ro艣nie zar贸wno ze zwi臋kszaniem jak i zmniejszaniem warto艣ci przep艂ywu tlenu.Depending on the detailed solution and parameters used, TiO2 coatings produced with the RF PECVD technique are characterized with various properties. In the present work, the effect of the flow rate of incoming oxygen on the coatings behaviour and on their photohydrophilic properties in particular is discussed. The coatings were deposited from the mixture of tetraetoxytitanium and oxygen onto the glass and silicon substrates. Oxygen flow rate was adjusted within the range of 100 and 500 sccm. Other parameters were kept constant: deposition time of 90 minutes and deposition power of 300 Watt. The results obtained show that the most pronounced photohydrophilic behaviour is exhibited by the coatings deposited at the oxygen flow rate of 400 sccm. Hydrophobic character of these films (water wetting angle above 120 deg) transforms to hydrophilic after only half an hour long exposition to UV radiation, and after two hours of illumination that wetting angle becomes lower than 40 deg. The flow rate of oxygen also substantially affects the thickness of the deposited coating. For the above parameters the lowest film thickness is obtained for the O2 flow rate of 350 sccm and it increases both when this parameter rises and when it drops
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