Analysis and characterization of printed plasma-treated polyvinyl chloride

Lehocký, Marián; Sowe, Musa; Novák, Igor; Vesel, Alenka; Junkar, Ita; Sáha, Petr; Chodák, Ivan

dc.title	Analysis and characterization of printed plasma-treated polyvinyl chloride	en
dc.contributor.author	Lehocký, Marián
dc.contributor.author	Sowe, Musa
dc.contributor.author	Novák, Igor
dc.contributor.author	Vesel, Alenka
dc.contributor.author	Junkar, Ita
dc.contributor.author	Sáha, Petr
dc.contributor.author	Chodák, Ivan
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization
dc.identifier.issn	1023-666X Scopus Sources, Sherpa/RoMEO, JCR
dc.date.issued	2009
utb.relation.volume	14
utb.relation.issue	7
dc.citation.spage	641
dc.citation.epage	651
dc.type	article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/10236660903225494
dc.relation.uri	http://tandfprod.literatumonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10236660903225494
dc.subject	plasma treatment	en
dc.subject	printing	en
dc.subject	PVC	en
dc.subject	pigment uptake	en
dc.subject	surface modification	en
dc.description.abstract	A number of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) applications require a modification of surface properties of the polymer. In the present work, the effects of plasma treatment on the resulting surface, including chemical composition, wettability, and roughness, were assessed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, contact angle measurements, and scanning electron microscopy analysis. A significant alteration regarding the oxygen and carbon kontent as evidenced by the XPS data was observed after oxygen plasma treatment. Scanning electron microscope images revealed a drastic change of the topography of the treated surface. These changes correspond to improvement in the printability of the treated surface. Therefore, plasma modification in air is demonstrated to be a viable method to improve printability of PVC.	en
utb.faculty	University Institute
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10563/1001698
utb.identifier.rivid	RIV/70883521:28610/09:63508002!RIV10-MSM-28610___
utb.identifier.obdid	43861794
utb.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-70350278626
utb.identifier.wok	000270677300007
utb.source	j-riv
utb.ou	Centre of Polymer Systems
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Sowe, Musa
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Sáha, Petr
utb.contributor.internalauthor	Lehocký, Marián
utb.fulltext.affiliation	M. Sowe a , I. Novák b , A. Vesel c , I. Junkar c , M. Lehocký d , P. Sáha a & I. Chodák b a Polymer Center, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, Czech Republic b Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia c Department of Surface Engineering, Plasma Laboratory, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova, Slovenia d Medical Materials Research Centre, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Zlin, Czech Republic Correspondence: M. Lehocký, Medical Materials Research Centre, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, T.G.M. Square 5555, Zlin 760 01, Czech Republic. E-mail: lehocky@post.cz
utb.fulltext.dates	Submitted 27 May 2009 accepted 23 July 2009. Available online: 05 Nov 2010
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utb.fulltext.sponsorship	The authors express their gratitude for financing of this research to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of Czech Republic (grant VZ MSM 7088352101), the Slovak Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education (grant MPO 2A-1TP1/126), the Slovak Academy of Sciences (grant VEGA 2/7103/27), and Slovenia Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Program P2-0082-2 Thin film structures and plasma surface engineering).
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