2023 Volume 64 Issue 9 Pages 2206-2213
The parameters affecting the hydrophilicity and its aging effect on the polymer surface treated with atmospheric pressure plasma were investigated. A series of experimental procedures were performed according to various parameter combinations using the DoE method. The main factors having the most impact were found by quantifying the effect of each process parameter in plasma treatment. In addition, based on the results, multiple regression analysis was conducted to optimize the parameters of the experiment under conditions that maximize the hydrophilicity of the polymer surface. Finally, process capability analysis showed the superiority of optimized conditions statistically, physically, and chemically. A series of experiments and analytical procedures were characterized with the Minitab 20 program, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscope (AFM).
