Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Surface Modification

Rory Wolf is the Vice President and Technology Director at Enercon Industries Corporation, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, USA, and a recognized industry resource in the field of polymer surface modification. He has twenty-eight years of experience within international positions in the plastics and packaging industries, and specific experience in polymer-based flexible packaging, polymer surface modification systems, and printing industry segments. He has published thirty technical papers, thirty-nine industry articles, and two books on the topic of plastic surface modification by atmospheric plasma technology.

“This book is recommended to anyone who wishes to acquire the practical and applied aspects of APP technology.”  (Surface Innovations, 1 March 2013)

• Preface xi1. Plasma – The Fourth State of Matter 11.1 Fundamentals of Plasmas 11.2 Thermal vs. Nonthermal Plasmas 61.3 Mechanisms for Surfaces Reactions 222. Plasmas for Surface Modification 272.1 Low-Pressure Plasmas 282.2 Microwave Systems 312.3 Physical Vapor Deposition Systems 332.4 Atmospheric Plasma Systems 422.5 Atmospheric Plasma Precursor Deposition Systems 513. Atmospheric Plasma Surface Modification Effects 553.1 Surface Cleaning 563.2 Surface Etching 633.3 Surface Functionalization 663.4 Grafting and Surface Polymerization Effects 754. Characterization Methods of Atmospheric Plasma Surface Modifications 814.1 Surface Characterization Techniques 814.2 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) 824.3 Static Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry by Time-of-Flight (TOF-SIMS) 864.4 Atomic Force Microscopy 894.5 Scanning Electron Microscopy (TEM) 974.7 Visual Methodologies 985. Atmospheric Plasma Modification of Roll-to-Roll Polymeric Surfaces 1095.1 Material Classifications and Applications 1105.2 Atmospheric Plasma Processing Surface Effects 1165.3 Assessments of Surface Modification Effects 1176. Atmospheric Plasma Modification of Three-Dimensional Polymeric Surfaces 1216.1 Material Classifications and Applications 1256.2 Atmospheric Plasma Processing Surface Effects 1296.3 Assessments of Surface Modification Effects 1357. Atmospheric Plasma Modification of Textile Surfaces 1397.1 Material Classifications and Applications 1417.2 Atmospheric Plasma Processing Surface Effects 1457.3 Assessments of Surface Modification Effects 1518. Atmospheric Plasma Modification of Paper Surfaces 1558.1 Material Classifications and Applications 1578.2 Atmospheric Plasma Processing Surface Effects 1628.3 Assessments of Surface Modification Effects 1649. Atmospheric Plasma Modification of Metal Surfaces 1679.1 Material Classifications and Applications 1689.2 Atmospheric Plasma Processing Surface Effects 1739.3 Assessments of Surface Modification Effects 17710. Atmospheric Plasma Surface Antimicrobial Effects 18110.1 Antimicrobial Surface Effects 18310.2 Inactivation and Sterilization Methods – Medical 18710.3 Inactivation and Sterilization Methods – Food 18911. Economic and Ecological Considerations 19511.1 Operating Cost Comparison of Atmospheric Plasma Systems 19611.2 Environmental/Sustainable Advantages 20112. Emerging and Future Atmospheric Plasma Applications 20512.1 Solar and Other Alternative Energy Systems 20512.2 Energy Storage Technologies 21112.3 Aviation and Aerospace Applications 21512.4 Electronic Device Fabrication 21612.5 Air Purification Applications 22012.6 Medical Engineering 22113. Economic and Environmental Assessment 22513.1 Goal and Scope 22613.2 Functional Units 22713.3 System Boundaries 23013.4 Data Documentation 23213.5 Lifecycle Interpretation 233