Featured User Articles

A subset of papers published by our users that provide greater in-depth discussion of the effect of plasma treatment on their specific material in research areas such as biomaterials, photovoltaic/solar cell materials, nanoparticle processing, and PDMS surface modification. These papers discuss results from surface characterization measurements and surface imaging techniques after plasma treatment.

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Sandoval-Olvera IG, González-Muñoz P, Palacio L, Hernández A, Ávila-Rodríguez M, and Prádanos P. "Ultrafiltration membranes modified by PSS deposition and plasma treatment for Cr(VI) removal". Sep. Purif. Technol. 2019 210: 371-381 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.08.023
Bobby S, and Mohammed AS. "Evaluation of parameters affecting adhesive strength of high build epoxy coatings on textured and plasma treated metallic substrates". J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 2018 32: 407-428 10.1080/01694243.2017.1359872
Chen C-f. "Characterization of fracture energy and toughness of air plasma PDMS–PDMS bonding by T-peel testing". J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 2018 32: 1239-1252 10.1080/01694243.2017.1406877
Duan Y, Rani S, Newberg JT, and Teplyakov AV. "Investigation of the influence of oxygen plasma on supported silver nanoparticles". J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 2018 36: 01B101 10.1116/1.4986208
Enciso B, Abenojar J, Paz E, and Martinez MA. "Influence of Low Pressure Plasma Treatment on the Durability of Thermoplastic Composites LDPE-flax/coconut under Thermal and Humidity Conditions". Fibers Polym. 2018 19: 1327--1334 10.1007/s12221-018-1086-4
Guo X-C, Hu W-W, Tan SH, and Tsao C-W. "A stretchable conductive Polypyrrole Polydimethylsiloxane device fabricated by simple soft lithography and oxygen plasma treatment". Biomed. Microdevices 2018 20: 30 10.1007/s10544-018-0273-9
Hosomi K, Ozaki K, Nishiyama F, and Takahiro K. "Enhancement in volatile organic compound sensitivity of aged Ag nanoparticle aggregates by plasma exposure". Appl. Surf. Sci. 2018 427: 848-853 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.07.155
Kong X, Xu Y, Cui Z, Li Z, Liang Y, Gao Z, Zhu S, and Yang X. "Defect enhances photocatalytic activity of ultrathin TiO2 (B) nanosheets for hydrogen production by plasma engraving method". Appl. Catal., B 2018 230: 11--17 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.02.019
Lee DH, Park JS, Hwang JH, Kang D, Yim S-Y, and Kim JH. "Fabrication of hollow nanoporous gold nanoshells with high structural tunability based on the plasma etching of polymer colloid templates". J. Mater. Chem. C 2018 6: 6194-6199 10.1039/C8TC01658E
Meng J, Nie W, Zhang K, Xu F, Ding X, Wang S, and Qiu Y. "Enhancing Electrochemical Performance of Graphene Fiber-Based Supercapacitors by Plasma Treatment". ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018 10: 13652-13659 10.1021/acsami.8b04438
Nishihara Y, Chikamatsu M, Kazaoui S, Miyadera T, and Yoshida Y. "Influence of O 2 plasma treatment on NiO x layer in perovskite solar cells". Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 2018 57: 04FS07 10.7567/JJAP.57.04FS07
Pousti M, and Greener J. "Altered biofilm formation at plasma bonded surfaces in microchannels studied by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy". Surf. Sci. 2018 676: 56-60 10.1016/j.susc.2018.01.004
Rivka C, Farber R, Dabush-Busheri I, Chaniel G, Rozenfeld S, Bormashenko E, and Multanen V. "Biofilm formation on agricultural waste pretreated with cold low-pressure nitrogen plasma and corona plasma discharges". bioRxiv 2018 10.1101/299172
Segura-Ponce LA, Reyes JE, Troncoso-Contreras G, and Valenzuela-Tapia G. "Effect of low-pressure cold plasma (LPCP) on the wettability and the inactivation of escherichia coli and listeria innocua on fresh-cut apple (granny smith) skin". Food Bioprocess Technol. 2018 11: 1075-1086 10.1007/s11947-018-2079-4
Wang S, Wang X, Wang L, Pu Q, Du W, and Guo G. "Plasma-assisted alignment in the fabrication of microchannel-array-based in-tube solid-phase microextraction microchips packed with TiO2 nanoparticles for phosphopeptide analysis". Anal. Chim. Acta 2018 1018: 70-77 10.1016/j.aca.2018.02.018
Chu XS, Li DO, Green AA, and Wang QH. "Formation of MoO3 and WO3 nanoscrolls from MoS2 and WS2 with atmospheric air plasma". J. Mater. Chem. C 2017 5: 11301-11309 10.1039/C7TC02867A
El-Wassefy NA. "The effect of plasma treatment and bioglass paste on enamel white spot lesions". Saudi J. Dent. Res. 2017 8: 58-66 10.1016/j.sjdr.2016.10.001
Enciso B, Abenojar J, and Martinez MA. "Influence of plasma treatment on the adhesion between a polymeric matrix and natural fibres". Cellulose 2017 24: 1791-1801 10.1007/s10570-017-1209-x
Hui LS, Whiteway E, Hilke M, and Turak A. "Synergistic oxidation of CVD graphene on Cu by oxygen plasma etching". Carbon 2017 125: 500-508 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.09.076
Li J, Tao Y, Chen S, Li H, Chen P, Wei M-z, Wang H, Li K, Mazzeo M, and Duan Y. "A flexible plasma-treated silver-nanowire electrode for organic light-emitting devices". Sci. Rep. 2017 7: 16468 10.1038/s41598-017-16721-7
Morro A, Catalina F, Pablos J, Corrales T, Marin I, and Abrusci C. "Surface modification of poly(ε-caprolactone) by oxygen plasma for antibacterial applications. Biocompatibility and monitoring of live cells". Eur. Polym. J. 2017 94: 405-416 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.07.027
Puppolo MM, Hughey JR, Weber B, Dillon T, Storey D, Cerkez E, and Jansen-Varnum S. "Plasma modification of microporous polymer membranes for application in biomimetic dissolution studies". AAPS Open 2017 3: 9 10.1186/s41120-017-0019-4
Tran VS, Ngo HH, Guo W, Ton-That C, Li J, Li J, and Liu Y. "Removal of antibiotics (sulfamethazine, tetracycline and chloramphenicol) from aqueous solution by raw and nitrogen plasma modified steel shavings". Sci. Total Environ. 2017 601-602: 845-856 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.164
Vaagensmith B, Reza KM, Hasan MN, Elbohy H, Adhikari N, Dubey A, Kantack N, Gaml E, and Qiao Q. "Environmentally Friendly Plasma-Treated PEDOT:PSS as Electrodes for ITO-Free Perovskite Solar Cells". ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017 9: 35861-35870 10.1021/acsami.7b10987
Mehboob H, Bae J-H, Han M-G, and Chang S-H. "Effect of air plasma treatment on mechanical properties of bioactive composites for medical application: Composite preparation and characterization". Compos. Struct. 2016 143: 23--32 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.02.012
Schmerl NM, Gentle AR, Quinton JS, Smith GB, and Andersson GG. "Surface and Near Surface Area Density of States for Magnetron-Sputtered ZnO and Al-ZnO: A MIES, UPS, and VBXPS Study Investigating Ultrahigh Vacuum Sputter Cleaning and UV Oxygen Plasma". J. Phys. Chem. C 2016 120: 15772--15784 10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11631
Villegas M, Romero AI, Parentis ML, Vidaurre EFC, and Gottifredi JC. "Acrylic acid plasma polymerized poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) membranes for methanol/MTBE separation by pervaporation". Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 2016 109: 234--248 10.1016/j.cherd.2016.01.018
Lai C-C, and Lo C-T. "Plasma oxidation of electrospun carbon nanofibers as supercapacitor electrodes". RSC Adv. 2015 5: 38868--38872 10.1039/c5ra04284d
Martins TD, Bataglioli RA, Taketa TB, da Cruz Vasconcellos F, and Beppu MM. "Surface modification of polyelectrolyte multilayers by high radio frequency air plasma treatment". Appl. Surf. Sci. 2015 329: 287--291 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.12.010
Nania M, Matar OK, and Cabral JT. "Frontal vitrification of PDMS using air plasma and consequences for surface wrinkling". Soft Matter 2015 11: 3067--3075 10.1039/c4sm02840f
Ozaki K, Nishiyama F, and Takahiro K. "Plasma-induced brightening and coarsening of tarnished Ag nanoparticles". Appl. Surf. Sci. 2015 357: 1816--1822 10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.10.017
Psarski M, Pawlak D, Grobelny J, and Celichowski G. "Hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces fabricated by plasma polymerization of perfluorohexane, perfluoro (2-methylpent-2-ene), and perfluoro (4-methylpent-2-ene)". J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 2015 29: 2035--2048 10.1080/01694243.2015.1048131
Sun T, Blanchard PY, and Mirkin MV. "Cleaning nanoelectrodes with air plasma". Anal. Chem. 2015 87: 4092--4095 10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00488
Vishnuvarthanan M, and Rajeswari N. "Effect of mechanical, barrier and adhesion properties on oxygen plasma surface modified PP". Innov. Food Sci. Emerg. Technol. 2015 30: 119--126 10.1016/j.ifset.2015.05.007
Choi JK, Jin ML, An CJ, Kim DW, and Jung H-T. "High-Performance of PEDOT/PSS Free Organic Solar Cells on an Air-Plasma-Treated ITO Substrate". ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2014 6: 11047--11053 10.1021/am4049964
Jiang L, Li S, Wang J, Yang L, Sun Q, and Li Z. "Surface Wettability of Oxygen Plasma Treated Porous Silicon". J. Nanomater. 2014 2014: 526149:1--6 10.1155/2014/526149
Jung C-H, Kang D-W, Hwang I-T, Choi J-H, Lee J-S, Jang J-H, and Shin K. "The Fabrication of Patterned Gold Nanoparticle Arrays via Selective Ion Irradiation and Plasma Treatment". J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 2014 14: 6158--6161 10.1166/jnn.2014.8778
Lycans RM, Higgins CB, Tanner MS, Blough ER, and Day BS. "Plasma treatment of PDMS for applications of in vitro motility assays". Colloid. Surface. B 2014 116: 687--694 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2013.11.007
Meng Y, Li ZB, Chen X, and Chen JP. "Reducing wrinkles and cracks of metal films on PDMS substrate by hexane extraction and oxygen plasma etching". Microelectron. Eng. 2014 130: 8--12 10.1016/j.mee.2014.08.007
Nam K-H, Jamilpour N, Mfoumou E, Wang F-Y, Zhang DD, and Wong PK. "Probing mechanoregulation of neuronal differentiation by plasma lithography patterned elastomeric substrates". Sci. Rep. 2014 4: 6965 10.1038/srep06965
Parratt K, Yao JM, Poirier GR, and Yao N. "Plasma-Etching of the Organic Layer in Nacre". Soft Nanoscience Letters 2014 2014: 63--68 10.4236/snl.2014.43009
Winkler K, Wojciechowski T, Liszewska M, Gorecka E, and Fialkowski M. "Morphological changes of gold nanoparticles due to adsorption onto silicon substrate and oxygen plasma treatment". RSC Adv. 2014 4: 12729 10.1039/c4ra00507d
Ben-Amor S, Devin A, Rigoulet M, Sojic N, and Arbault S. "Oxygen Plasma Treatment of Platinized Ultramicroelectrodes Increases Sensitivity for Hydrogen Peroxide Detection on Mitochondria". Electroanalysis 2013 25: 656--663 10.1002/elan.201200409
He H, Cai W, Dai Z, Liu G, and Li H. "Fabrication of porous Ag hollow sphere arrays based on coated template-plasma bombardment". Nanotechnology 2013 24: 465302 10.1088/0957-4484/24/46/465302
Liu W, Cai Q, Zhang F, Wei Y, Zhang X, Wang Y, Deng X, and Deng X. "Dose-dependent enhancement of bone marrow stromal cells adhesion, spreading and osteogenic differentiation on atmospheric plasma-treated poly(L-lactic acid) nanofibers". J. Bioact. Compat. Polym. 2013 28: 453--467 10.1177/0883911513494623
Meena JS, Chu M-C, Chang Y-C, You H-C, Singh R, Liu P-T, Shieh H-PD, Chang F-C, and Ko F-H. "Effect of oxygen plasma on the surface states of ZnO films used to produce thin-film transistors on soft plastic sheets". J. Mater. Chem. C 2013 1: 6613--6622 10.1039/c3tc31320d
Rimal S, Mukherjee T, Abdelghani J, Goswami A, Chyan O, Stillahn J, Chiba Y, and Maekawa K. "Evaluation of Plasma Damage to Low-k Dielectric Trench Structures by Multiple Internal Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy". ECS Solid State Lett. 2013 3: N1--N4 10.1149/2.001403ssl
Shin S, Shin JE, and Yoo YJ. "Attachment of alginate microcapsules onto plasma-treated PDMS sheet for retrieval after transplantation". Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 2013 60: 617--622 10.1002/bab.1124
Srinivasan N, Shankar P, and Bandyopadhyaya R. "Plasma treated activated carbon impregnated with silver nanoparticles for improved antibacterial effect in water disinfection". Carbon 2013 57: 1--10 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.01.008
Sun J-Y, Tseng W-H, Lan S, Lin S-H, Yang P-C, Wu C-I, and Lin C-F. "Performance enhancement in inverted polymer photovoltaics with solution-processed MoOX and air-plasma treatment for anode modification". Sol. Energy Mater. Sol. Cells 2013 109: 178--184 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.10.026
Tseng W-Y, Hsu S-H, Huang C-H, Tu Y-C, Tseng S-C, Chen H-L, Chen M-H, Su W-F, and Lin L-D. "Low Pressure Radio-Frequency Oxygen Plasma Induced Oxidation of Titanium-Surface Characteristics and Biological Effects". PLoS One 2013 8: e84898 10.1371/journal.pone.0084898
Valence Sd, Tille J-C, Chaabane C, Gurny R, Bochaton-Piallat M-L, Walpoth BH, and Muller M. "Plasma treatment for improving cell biocompatibility of a biodegradable polymer scaffold for vascular graft applications". Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 2013 85: 78--86 10.1016/j.ejpb.2013.06.012
Zhang D, and Gan Y. "Effects of plasma treatment on evolution of surface step-terrace structure of critically cleaned c-plane sapphire substrates: An AFM study". Appl. Surf. Sci. 2013 285: 211--214 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.08.038
Calchera AR, Curtis AD, and Patterson JE. "Plasma Treatment of Polystyrene Thin Films Affects More Than the Surface". ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2012 4: 3493--3499 10.1021/am300585a
Chrzanowski W, Szade J, Hart A, Knowles J, and Dalby M. "Biocompatible, smooth, plasma-treated nickel-titanium surface-an adequate platform for cell growth". J. Biomater. Appl. 2012 26: 707--731 10.1177/0885328211416023
Xiao T, Cui W, Cai M, Liu R, Anderegg JW, Shinar J, and Shinar R. "Thin air-plasma-treated alkali fluoride layers for improved hole extraction in copper phthalocyanine/C70-based solar cells". J. Photonics Energy 2012 2: 21006 10.1117/1.JPE.2.021006
Zhao L, Lee J, and Sen P. "Long-term retention of hydrophilic behavior of plasma treated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces stored under water and Luria-Bertani broth". Sens. Actuators, A 2012 181: 33--42 10.1016/j.sna.2012.04.038
He H, Cai W, Lin Y, and Dai Z. "Silver Porous Nanotube Built Three-Dimensional Films with Structural Tunability Based on the Nanofiber Template-Plasma Etching Strategy". Langmuir 2011 27: 1551--1555 10.1021/la104833e
MacDonald DE, Rapuano BE, and Schniepp HC. "Surface oxide net charge of a titanium alloy: Comparison between effects of treatment with heat or radiofrequency plasma glow discharge". Colloid. Surface. B 2011 82: 173--181 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.08.031
Shah A, Shah S, Mani G, Wenke J, and Agrawal M. "Endothelial cell behaviour on gas-plasma-treated PLA surfaces: the roles of surface chemistry and roughness". J. Tissue Eng. Regener. Med. 2011 5: 301--312 10.1002/term.316
Yildirim ED, Pappas D, Guceri S, and Sun W. "Enhanced Cellular Functions on Polycaprolactone Tissue Scaffolds by O2 Plasma Surface Modification". Plasma Processes Polym. 2011 8: 256--267 10.1002/ppap.201000009
Abdul Samad M, Satyanarayana N, and Sinha SK. "Tribology of UHMWPE film on air-plasma treated tool steel and the effect of PFPE overcoat". Surf. Coat. Technol. 2010 204: 1330--1338 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.09.011
Aydin I, and Demirkir C. "Activation of Spruce Wood Surfaces by Plasma Treatment After Long Terms of Natural Surface Inactivation". Plasma Chem. Plasma Process. 2010 30: 697--706 10.1007/s11090-010-9244-5
Banerjee K, S. Kumar S, Bremmell K, and Griesser H. "Molecular-level removal of proteinaceous contamination from model surfaces and biomedical device materials by air plasma treatment". J. Hosp. Infect. 2010 76: 234--242 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.07.001
Bystrom E, Nordborg A, Lime F, Dinh NP, and Irgum K. "Plasma brominated polymer particles as grafting substrate for thiol-terminated telomers". J. Sep. Sci. 2010 33: 1563--1570 10.1002/jssc.201000028
Genish I, Irzh A, Gedanken A, Anderson A, Zaban A, and Klein L. "Coating dielectric substrates by plasma-reduction of metallic ions in solvents". Surf. Coat. Technol. 2010 204: 1347--1352 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.09.029
Griessner M, Hartig D, Christmann A, Ehrentreich-Forster E, Warsinke A, and Bier FF. "Surface regeneration of microfluidic microarray printheads through plasma techniques". J. Micromech. Microeng. 2010 20: 37002 10.1088/0960-1317/20/3/037002
Gubala V, Le N, Gandhiraman R, Coyle C, Daniels S, and Williams D. "Functionalization of cyclo-olefin polymer substrates by plasma oxidation: Stable film containing carboxylic acid groups for capturing biorecognition elements". Colloid. Surface. B 2010 81: 544--548 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2010.07.055
Kong J, Yung K, Xu Y, and Tian W. "Wettability transition of plasma-treated polystyrene micro/nano pillars-aligned patterns". eXPRESS Polym. Lett. 2010 4: 753--762 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2010.91
Li H, Ha CS, and Kim I. "Fabrication of hollow and mesoporous germania microspheres by templating against plasma-treated polystyrene microspheres". J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol. 2010 53: 232--238 10.1007/s10971-009-2082-3
Meena J, Chu M-C, Tiwari J, You H-C, Wu C-H, and Ko F-H. "Flexible metal-insulator-metal capacitor using plasma enhanced binary hafnium-zirconium-oxide as gate dielectric layer". Microelectron. Reliab. 2010 50: 652--656 10.1016/j.microrel.2010.01.046
Meena JS, Chu MC, Kuo SW, Chang FC, and Ko FH. "Improved reliability from a plasma-assisted metal-insulator-metal capacitor comprising a high-k HfO2 film on a flexible polyimide substrate". Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2010 12: 2582--2589 10.1039/b917604g
Samad MA, Satyanarayana N, and Sinha SK. "Effect of Air-Plasma Pre-treatment of Si Substrate on Adhesion Strength and Tribological Properties of a UHMWPE Film". J. Adhes. Sci. Technol. 2010 24: 2557--2570 10.1163/016942410X508181
Yildirim E, Besunder R, Pappas D, Allen F, Guceri S, and Sun W. "Accelerated differentiation of osteoblast cells on polycaprolactone scaffolds driven by a combined effect of protein coating and plasma modification". Biofabrication 2010 2: 14109 10.1088/1758-5082/2/1/014109
Hsieh S, Cheng Y-A, Hsieh C-W, and Liu Y. "Plasma induced patterning of polydimethylsiloxane surfaces". Mater. Sci. Eng., B 2009 156: 18--23 10.1016/j.mseb.2008.10.036
Li H, Ha C, and Kim I. "Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube/SiO 2 and Carbon Nanotube/SiO 2/Ag Nanoparticles Hybrids by Using Plasma Treatment". Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2009 4: 1384--1388 10.1007/s11671-009-9409-4
Moon M-W, and Vaziri A. "Surface modification of polymers using a multi-step plasma treatment". Scr. Mater. 2009 60: 44--47 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2008.08.038
Djordjevic I, Britcher LG, and Kumar S. "Morphological and surface compositional changes in poly(lactide-co-glycolide) tissue engineering scaffolds upon radio frequency glow discharge plasma treatment". Appl. Surf. Sci. 2008 254: 1929--1935 10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.07.199
Kim S, Sohn H, Boo JH, and Lee J. "Significantly improved stability of n-octadecyltrichlorosilane self-assembled monolayer by plasma pretreatment on mica". Thin Solid Films 2008 516: 940--947 10.1016/j.tsf.2007.05.092
Li H, Ha C, and Kim I. "Facile fabrication of hollow silica and titania microspheres using plasma-treated polystyrene spheres as sacrificial templates". Langmuir 2008 24: 10552--10556 10.1021/la801686z
Szili EJ, Kumar S, Smart RSC, Lowe R, Saiz E, and Voelcker NH. "Plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition of silica onto titanium: Analysis of surface chemistry, morphology and hydroxylation". Surf. Sci. 2008 602: 2402--2411 10.1016/j.susc.2008.05.027
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Kumar S, Simpson D, and Smart RSC. "Plasma processing for inducing bioactivity in stainless steel orthopaedic screws". Surf. Coat. Tech. 2007 202: 1242--1246 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2007.07.075
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