Abstract
A new application of the atmospheric cold plasma torch has been investigated. Namely, the surface treatment of an air-exposed vulcanized rubber compound. The effect of plasma treatment was evaluated by the bondability of the treated rubber compound with another rubber compound using a polyurethane adhesive. The adhesion property was improved by treatment of the rubber compound with plasma containing oxygen radicals. Physical and chemical changes of the rubber surface as a result of the plasma treatment were analyzed by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR).
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Japanese Journal of Applied Physics |
| Volume | 36 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2888-2891 |
| ISSN | 0021-4922 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1997 |