Fluorination of sized glass fibres for decreased wetting by atmospheric pressure plasma treatment in He/CF4

Daan Jonas Hottentot Cederløf*, Yukihiro Kusano, Søren Fæster

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    Abstract

    Sized glass fibre bundles were treated using atmospheric pressure plasma in a helium/tetrafluoromethane gas mixture. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy showed that fluorine was introduced onto the sizing surface. A new analysis method (dynamic micro-wetting) to determine the wetting rate of the plasma-treated fibre bundles is presented. The dynamic micro-wetting test using glycerol as a test liquid showed a reduced wetting rate after plasma treatment. It is demonstrated that dynamic micro-wetting is a useful tool for the characterization of fibre bundle wetting.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalJournal of Adhesion
    Volume96
    Issue number1-4
    Pages (from-to)2-12
    Number of pages11
    ISSN0021-8464
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Keywords

    • Surface treatment
    • Plasma
    • Fibres
    • Wetting

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