AN ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE PLASMA JET TREATMENT OF POLYETHYLENE POLYMER FILMS FOR WETTABILITY ENHANCEMENT

Authors

  • G.P. Musa Department of Physics, Kaduna State University, Kaduna
  • D.R. Shaw York Plasma Institute, Department of Physics, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
  • A.T. West York Plasma Institute, Department of Physics, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
  • E. Wagenaar York Plasma Institute, Department of Physics, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
  • M. Momoh Department of Physics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.

Abstract

An atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (APPJ) is used to increase the wettability of polyethylene polymer films. Reduction in contact angle from 94.32 to 58.33 degrees was measured for treatment times of 1 - 5 seconds. Contact angle reductions of PE as a function of treatment time with APPJ and PE surface at various oxygen percentages admixtures in He gas, suggest that the surface reaction mechanism is related to the atomic oxygen density produced in the APPJ.  

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Published

2016-06-30

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2016)

Section

ARTICLES