The surfaces of many industrial plastics such as polyolefins (PE, PP, EPDM, or PTFE) are nonpolar to the extent that they lacquers, inks, and adhesives do not sufficiently
wet them.
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| Hydrophobic surface of a polymer before plasma treatment |
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Same surface after plasma treatment |
Low-pressure plasma technology can be used to chemically modify these surfaces. Polar groups can be integrated to achieve optimum adhesion of lacquers or adhesives.
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Fields of application:
•Automotive industry and their OEM suppliers
•Medical technology
•Smart card industry/semiconductor industry
•Research and development
•Electrical industy
•Plastic processing industry |
