Improvement of wettability and reduction of aging effect by plasma treatment of low-density polyethylene with argon and oxygen mixtures
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
- Vol. 16 (5) , 509-521
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156856102760070349
Abstract
To improve the hydrophilicity and reduce the aging effect, argon and oxygen mixtures were employed in the plasma treatment of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). Argon resulted in producing more oxyge...Keywords
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