Advances in Plasma-Modified Polymeric Materials for Surface Functionalization and Applications
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: thin film processing; plasma technology; atmospheric pressure plasma
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Interests: cell mechanics; stability in thermal–mechanical contact; surface kinetics and plasma; chemistry; mechanical characterizations on thin films; sol gel technologies; bio-functions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plasma surface modification is a well-known and highly selective technique to achieve the needed surface properties without the application of additional chemical reagents. This is especially desirable for the modification of polymeric materials being developed for biomedical applications and many others. Improvement through grafting, etching, cross-linking and oxidation is significant. Another huge benefit of plasma treatment is that it can produce large amounts of radicals and ions, which can eventually contribute to surface modification and induce required surface properties.
Recently, there were many plasma technologies developed to serve the purpose of modifying surface characteristics. These technologies include plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII), ion beam processing, bipolar plasma, hollow cathode discharge, atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) and other emerging plasma processes. Among all, one of the intense research projects is the use of APP for noble applications. These applications could involve membranes, bio-tubes, biosensors, hydrogels and atomic layer deposition. Papers related to plasma technologies as well as applications are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Jang-Hsing Hsieh
Prof. Dr. Chuan Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- plasma
- surface modification
- polymers
- grafting
- bio-function
- atomic layer deposition
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