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A comparative study of surface modification of ps films using DC glow discharge plasma in N2 and Ar
Author
Source
Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications
Issue
Vol. 52, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2019), pp.234-242, 9 p.
Publisher
The Egyptian Society of Nuclear Science and Applications
Publication Date
2019-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
In this paper, the polystyrene (PS) film surface was treated using DC glow discharge nitrogen (N2) and argon (Ar) plasma to improve the wettability and antibacterial properties.
The untreated and plasma treated surfaces were characterized by contact angle, FTIR, XRD and SEM analysis.
The antibacterial activity of untreated and plasma treated PS films was evaluated using optical density (OD) technique against Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.
The results of the PS film surface treated in both N2 and Ar showed a noticeable increase in the wettability due to the increase in the roughness and the introduction of oxygen-containing polar groups as corroborated with SEM, weight loss calculations and FTIR spectra.
The results of antibacterial activity showed that the treated samples inhibit the bacterial growth.
The Ar treatment created more oxygen-containing polar groups and increase roughness on the PS film surface and extensively modified the polymer surface than the N2 treatment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Faraj, O. F.. 2019. A comparative study of surface modification of ps films using DC glow discharge plasma in N2 and Ar. Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications،Vol. 52, no. 1, pp.234-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880523
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Faraj, O. F.. A comparative study of surface modification of ps films using DC glow discharge plasma in N2 and Ar. Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications Vol. 52, no. 1 (Jan. 2019), pp.234-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880523
American Medical Association (AMA)
Faraj, O. F.. A comparative study of surface modification of ps films using DC glow discharge plasma in N2 and Ar. Arab Journal of Nuclear Sciences and Applications. 2019. Vol. 52, no. 1, pp.234-242.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-880523
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 241-242
Record ID
BIM-880523