Plasma diagnostics for the low-pressure plasma polymerization process: A critical review

D Thiry, S Konstantinidis, J Cornil, R Snyders - Thin Solid Films, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Since the 1980s, functionalized plasma polymer films have attracted a considerable
attention owing to their promising utilization in a wide range of modern applications. For …

Foundations of plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition of functional coatings

R Snyders, D Hegemann, D Thiry… - Plasma Sources …, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Since decades, the PECVD ('plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition') processes have
emerged as one of the most convenient and versatile approaches to synthesize either …

Where physics meets chemistry: Thin film deposition from reactive plasmas

A Michelmore, JD Whittle, JW Bradley… - Frontiers of chemical …, 2016‏ - Springer
Functionalising surfaces using polymeric thin films is an industrially important field. One
technique for achieving nanoscale, controlled surface functionalization is plasma deposition …

Characterization of hexamethyldisiloxane plasma polymerization in a DC glow discharge in an argon flow

DA Zuza, VO Nekhoroshev, AV Batrakov, AB Markov… - Vacuum, 2023‏ - Elsevier
This work aims to study hexamethyldisiloxane (HMDSO) plasma polymerization in a low-
pressure glow discharge in a gas flow. HMDSO was activated in a plasma-chemical reactor …

Energy conversion efficiency in low-and atmospheric-pressure plasma polymerization processes, Part II: HMDSO

D Hegemann, B Nisol, S Watson… - Plasma Chemistry and …, 2017‏ - Springer
For at least forty years, there has been an interest to correlate the structure of plasma
polymer coatings with fabrication parameters during deposition, most particularly with the …

Hydrogen Utilization as a Plasma Source for Magnetohydrodynamic Direct Power Extraction (MHD-DPE)

OA Marzouk - arxiv preprint arxiv:2412.01534, 2024‏ - arxiv.org
This study explores the suitability of hydrogen-based plasma in direct power extraction
(DPE) as a non-conventional electricity generation method. We apply computational …

The role of controlled surface topography and chemistry on mouse embryonic stem cell attachment, growth and self-renewal

M Macgregor, R Williams, J Downes, A Bachhuka… - Materials, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
The success of stem cell therapies relies heavily on our ability to control their fate in vitro
during expansion to ensure an appropriate supply. The biophysical properties of the cell …

Surface-grafted hyperbranched polyglycerol coating: Varying extents of fouling resistance across a range of proteins and cells

ALS Burzava, M Jasieniak, MP Cockshell… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) was previously investigated as a nonfouling hydrophilic
grafted layer on biomaterial surfaces, analogous to the well-known poly (ethylene …

Hyperthermal intact molecular ions play key role in retention of atrp surface initiation capability of plasma polymer films from ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate

S Saboohi, BR Coad, A Michelmore… - … Applied Materials & …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
We report a systematic study of the plasma polymerization of ethyl α-bromoisobutyrate
(EBIB) to produce thin film coatings capable of serving as ATRP initiation surfaces, for which …

Modulation of substrate van der Waals forces using varying thicknesses of polymer overlayers

H Wang, D Evans, NH Voelcker, HJ Griesser… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Thin polymeric coatings are commonly used for altering surface properties and modulating
the interfacial performance of materials. Possible contributions from the substrate to the …