Surface modification and aging studies of addition-curing silicone rubbers by oxygen plasma
Surface modification and aging studies of addition-curing silicone rubbers by oxygen plasma
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2008.04.012
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发表时间：
2008-07-01
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6
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Khan-Malek, Chantal
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作者：
Bodas, Dhananjay;Rauch, Jean-Yves;Khan-Malek, Chantal
Poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) has been focused on recently due to its variety of applications specifically in microsystems technology. Many companies market two-component PDMS, which is comprised of a base component and a curing agent. Widely known and used for microsystems applications is Sylgard 184 from Dow Corning. Present work deals with two-component Room Temperature Vulcanized (RTV) PDMS from three different companies. They are Sylgard 184 from Dow Corning, RTV 615 from GE Silicones and RTV 141 from Rhodia Chemicals. Temporary increase in wettability of these three different types of PDMS by oxygen plasma by varying the plasma power and exposure time has been studied and compared with results available in literature. The hydrophobic recovery of the modified surfaces was monitored as a function of time and quantified. The surfaces were characterized using contact angle measurements and ATR-FTIR and XPS spectroscopy, their behavior analyzed in term of free surface energy and work of adhesion. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
