Surface Modification of Polymers: Methods and Applications

Fabrication of hierarchical polymer surfaces with superhydrophobicity by injection molding from nature and function-oriented design

(2018) Can Weng et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Fabrication of high aspect ratio nanopillars and micro/nano combined structures with hydrophobic surface characteristics by injection molding

(2018) Mingyong Zhou et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Scalable and durable polymeric icephobic and hydrate-phobic coatings

(2018) Hossein Sojoudi et al.   Soft Matter

Chemical vapor deposition - based synthesis of conductive polydopamine thin-films

(2018) Halime Coskun et al.   THIN SOLID FILMS

Surface energy of corona treated PP, PE and PET films, its alteration as function of storage time and the effect of various corona dosages on their bond strength after lamination

(2017) Martina Lindner et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Replication of micro-sized pillars in polypropylene using the extrusion coating process

(2017) Nastasia Okulova et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Development of a general model for direct laser interference patterning of polymers

(2017) Sabri Alamri et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Surface functionalization of 3D-printed plastics via initiated chemical vapor deposition

(2017) Christine Cheng et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Stabilizing the Wettability of Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposited (iCVD) Polydivinylbenzene Thin Films by Thermal Annealing

(2017) Junjie Zhao et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Deformation Hysteresis of Electrohydrodynamic Patterning on a Thin Polymer Film

(2016) Qingzhen Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Significant Enhancement of the Adhesion between Metal Films and Polymer Substrates by UV–Ozone Surface Modification in Nanoscale

(2016) Junshan Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

High-Speed Surface Structuring of Polycarbonate Using Direct Laser Interference Patterning: Toward 1 m2 min−1Fabrication Speed Barrier 

(2016) Valentin Lang et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

Ultrahigh Gain Polymer Photodetectors with Spectral Response from UV to Near-Infrared Using ZnO Nanoparticles as Anode Interfacial Layer

(2016) Xiaokang Zhou et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

CVD Polymers for Devices and Device Fabrication

(2016) Minghui Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Regular pattern formation on surface of aromatic polymers and its cytocompatibility

(2016) I. Michaljaničová et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Polymer surface modification using UV treatment for attachment of natamycin and the potential applications for conventional food cling wrap (LDPE)

(2016) Joongmin Shin et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Influence of femtosecond laser on the osteogenetic efficiency of polyetheretherketone and its composite

(2016) Jing Guo et al.   HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS

Rapid Fabrication of T-Shaped Micropillars on Polypropylene Surfaces with Robust Cassie–Baxter State for Quantitative Droplet Collection

(2016) An-Fu Chen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Liquid–liquid interfacial slip induced layer instability in a thin polymer bilayer

(2016) Lin Xu et al.   POLYMER

Durable and scalable icephobic surfaces: similarities and distinctions from superhydrophobic surfaces

(2016) H. Sojoudi et al.   Soft Matter

Functionalized Cellulose Networks for Efficient Oil Removal from Oil–Water Emulsions

(2016) Uttam Paul et al.   Polymers

Micropatterning by controlled liquid instabilities and its applications

(2016) Dong Choon Hyun et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Ultrathin high-resolution flexographic printing using nanoporous stamps

(2016) S. Kim et al.   Science Advances

Triboelectric Charging Sequence Induced by Surface Functionalization as a Method To Fabricate High Performance Triboelectric Generators

(2015) Sung-Ho Shin et al.   ACS Nano

Experimental Study on Laser Surface Texturing for Friction Coefficient Enhancement

(2015) Joerg Schille   Journal of Laser Micro Nanoengineering

A review of low-temperature plasma treatment of textile materials

(2015) R. Abd Jelil   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Investigation into the Formation and Adhesion of Cyclopentane Hydrates on Mechanically Robust Vapor-Deposited Polymeric Coatings

(2015) Hossein Sojoudi et al.   LANGMUIR

Nanowires and nanodots prepared with polarized KrF laser on polyethersulphone

(2015) I. Michaljaničová et al.   MATERIALS LETTERS

Enhanced adherence of mouse fibroblast and vascular cells to plasma modified polyethylene

(2015) Alena Reznickova et al.   Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications

Wrinkled interfaces: Taking advantage of surface instabilities to pattern polymer surfaces

(2015) Juan Rodríguez-Hernández   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Surface modification of polyamide composite membranes by corona air plasma for gas separation applications

(2015) Kiyoumars Zarshenas et al.   RSC Advances

Enhancement of polymer endurance to UV light by incorporation of semiconductor nanoparticles

(2015) Galyna Rudko et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Designing Durable Vapor-Deposited Surfaces for Reduced Hydrate Adhesion

(2015) Hossein Sojoudi et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Linker-free grafting of fluorinated polymeric cross-linked network bilayers for durable reduction of ice adhesion

(2015) Hossein Sojoudi et al.   Materials Horizons

Transparency Enhancement for Photoinitiated Polymerization (UV Curing) through Magnetic Field Alignment in a Piezoresistive Metal/Polymer Composite

(2014) Matti Knaapila et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Crafting Threads of Diblock Copolymer Micelles via Flow-Enabled Self-Assembly

(2014) Bo Li et al.   ACS Nano

Harvesting Water Wave Energy by Asymmetric Screening of Electrostatic Charges on a Nanostructured Hydrophobic Thin-Film Surface

(2014) Guang Zhu et al.   ACS Nano

Modification of anti-bacterial surface properties of textile polymers by vacuum arc ion source implantation

(2014) A.G. Nikolaev et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Chemical Modification of Polymer Ion-Selective Membrane Electrode Surfaces

(2014) Marcin Pawlak et al.   ELECTROANALYSIS

Surface modification of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes by corona plasma-assisted coating TiO2 nanoparticles

(2014) Vahid Moghimifar et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Energy: the microfluidic frontier

(2014) David Sinton   LAB ON A CHIP

Effect of corona discharge on the selected properties of polylactide surface layer intended for autocatalytic metallization

(2014) Krzysztof Moraczewski et al.   POLIMERY

Turning a surface superrepellent even to completely wetting liquids

(2014) T. L. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Deciphering the mechanism of corona discharge treatment of BOPET film

(2014) Liping Ding et al.   RSC Advances

A Survey of Surface Modification Techniques for Next-Generation Shape Memory Polymer Stent Devices

(2014) Tina Govindarajan et al.   Polymers

Effect of UV/ozone treatment on polystyrene dielectric and its application on organic field-effect transistors

(2014) Wei Huang et al.   Nanoscale Research Letters

Formation of Air Stable Graphene p-n-p Junctions Using an Amine-Containing Polymer Coating

(2014) Hossein Sojoudi et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

A Route Towards Sustainability Through Engineered Polymeric Interfaces

(2014) B. Reeja-Jayan et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Electrically Templated Dewetting of a UV-Curable Prepolymer Film for the Fabrication of a Concave Microlens Array with Well-Defined Curvature

(2013) Xiangming Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Why the dish makes a difference: Quantitative comparison of polystyrene culture surfaces

(2013) Adam S. Zeiger et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

i3DP, a robust 3D printing approach enabling genetic post-printing surface modification

(2013) Xiaolong Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Surface modification of polymers for biocompatibility via exposure to extreme ultraviolet radiation

(2013) Inam Ul Ahad et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Research of biocidal effect of corona discharges on poly(lactic acid) packaging films

(2013) Magdalena Stepczyńska   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

Development of eco-efficient micro-porous membranes via electrospinning and annealing of poly (lactic acid)

(2013) Lin Li et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Microstructure formation in a thick polymer by electrostatic-induced lithography

(2013) G Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Enhanced Cross-Linked Density by Annealing on Fluorinated Polymers Synthesized via Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition To Prevent Surface Reconstruction

(2013) Jose Luis Yagüe et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Surface modification of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film using acrylic acid-corona treatment: Part II. Long term aging surface properties

(2013) Nanticha Kalapat et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Surface modification of polymers by plasma treatments for the enhancement of biocompatibility and controlled drug release

(2013) S. Yoshida et al.   SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY

Photodegradation and photostabilization of polymers, especially polystyrene: review

(2013) Emad Yousif et al.   SpringerPlus

Controlling the Degree of Crystallinity and Preferred Crystallographic Orientation in Poly-Perfluorodecylacrylate Thin Films by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition

(2012) Anna Maria Coclite et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Grafted Crystalline Poly-Perfluoroacrylate Structures for Superhydrophobic and Oleophobic Functional Coatings

(2012) Anna Maria Coclite et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Efficiency Enhancement of Organic Solar Cells by Fabricating Periodic Surface Textures using Direct Laser Interference Patterning

(2012) Lars Müller-Meskamp et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Altering surface characteristics of polypropylene mesh via sodium hydroxide treatment

(2012) Shawn Regis et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Surface modification of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes by corona air plasma for separation of oil/water emulsions

(2012) Ilin Sadeghi et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Formation of liposomes using a 3D flow focusing microfluidic device with spatially patterned wettability by corona discharge

(2012) Ryan T Davies et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Patterning of Conducting Polymers Using UV Lithography: The in-Situ Polymerization Approach

(2012) R. Abargues et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

A Laser Surface Textured Journal Bearing

(2012) V. Brizmer et al.   JOURNAL OF TRIBOLOGY-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

Novel organic polymer for UV-enhanced substrate conformal imprint lithography

(2012) R. Fader et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Gold coatings on polymer laser induced periodic surface structures: assessment as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman scattering

(2012) Esther Rebollar et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Controlling in-line the energy level applied during the corona treatment

(2012) Carlos A. Cáceres et al.   POLYMER TESTING

Influence of UV-curing conditions on polymerization kinetics and gloss of urethane acrylate coatings

(2012) Viera Jančovičová et al.   PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS

Degradation of polymer films

(2012) David Cheneler et al.   Soft Matter

Investigation on Dimples Distribution Angle in Laser Texturing of Cylinder–Piston Ring System

(2012) Jian Zhan et al.   TRIBOLOGY TRANSACTIONS

Fabricating Superhydrophobic Polymer Surfaces with Excellent Abrasion Resistance by a Simple Lamination Templating Method

(2011) Qian Feng Xu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Direct Writing of Polymer Lasers Using Interference Ablation

(2011) Tianrui Zhai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dendrimer-Mediated Multivalent Binding for the Enhanced Capture of Tumor Cells

(2011) Ja Hye Myung et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Ordered patterns and structures via interfacial self-assembly: superlattices, honeycomb structures and coffee rings

(2011) Hongmin Ma et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Polymers in conventional and alternative lithography for the fabrication of nanostructures

(2011) Canet Acikgoz et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Photogeneration of gelatinous networks from pre-existing polymers

(2011) Gregory T. Carroll et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Wettability control and patterning of PDMS using UV–ozone and water immersion

(2011) Kun Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Low‐pressure plasma treatment for hydrophilization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fabrics

(2011) Isabel C. Gouveia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE TEXTILE INSTITUTE

PDMS surface modification using atmospheric pressure plasma

(2011) Hui Taek Kim et al.   MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Plasma Surface Modification of Biodegradable Polymers: A Review

(2011) Rino Morent et al.   Plasma Processes and Polymers

Phase separation induced ordered patterns in thin polymer blend films

(2011) Longjian Xue et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Enhanced Self-Organized Dewetting of Ultrathin Polymer Films Under Water-Organic Solutions: Fabrication of Sub-micrometer Spherical Lens Arrays

(2010) Ankur Verma et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Applications of Bio-Inspired Special Wettable Surfaces

(2010) Xi Yao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

3D microfilter device for viable circulating tumor cell (CTC) enrichment from blood

(2010) Siyang Zheng et al.   BIOMEDICAL MICRODEVICES

Supramolecular assemblies of block copolymers as templates for fabrication of nanomaterials

(2010) Bhanu Nandan et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Shape-memory polymers as a technology platform for biomedical applications

(2010) Andreas Lendlein et al.   Expert Review of Medical Devices

Control of Wettability of Polymers by Surface Roughness Modification

(2010) N. Encinas et al.   JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effect of annealing on the crystallization and properties of electrospun polylatic acid and nylon 6 fibers

(2010) Ah-Ra Cho et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Correlation of Cell Adhesive Behaviors on Superhydrophobic, Superhydrophilic, and Micropatterned Superhydrophobic/Superhydrophilic Surfaces to Their Surface Chemistry

(2010) Takahiro Ishizaki et al.   LANGMUIR

Stamps, inks and substrates: polymers in microcontact printing

(2010) Tobias Kaufmann et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Large-area fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces for practical applications: an overview

(2010) Chao-Hua Xue et al.   SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS

Experimental study of pulsed corona discharge in air

(2010) Yu. K. Stishkov et al.   TECHNICAL PHYSICS

Inkjet-Printed Quantum Dot-Polymer Composites for Full-Color AC-Driven Displays

(2009) Vanessa Wood et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Introduction of amino groups on the surface of thin photo definable epoxy resin layers via chemical modification

(2009) David Schaubroeck et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Nonthermal Plasma Technology as a Versatile Strategy for Polymeric Biomaterials Surface Modification: A Review

(2009) Tim Desmet et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Recent developments in PDMS surface modification for microfluidic devices

(2009) Jinwen Zhou et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

Low-Temperature Plasmas for Medicine?

(2009) M. Laroussi   IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PLASMA SCIENCE

Clinical Evaluation of Laser Microtexturing for Soft Tissue and Bone Attachment to Dental Implants

(2009) Gabriele E. Pecora et al.   Implant Dentistry

Micro- and nano-patterns created via electrohydrodynamic instabilities

(2009) Ning Wu et al.   Nano Today

Near-field focusing and magnification through self-assembled nanoscale spherical lenses

(2009) Ju Young Lee et al.   NATURE

Langmuir−Blodgettry of Nanocrystals and Nanowires

(2008) Andrea R. Tao et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Use of Nanopatterned Surfaces To Enhance Immunoreaction Efficiency

(2008) A. Valsesia et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Biofilm formation, bacterial adhesion and host response on polymeric implants—issues and prevention

(2008) D Pavithra et al.   Biomedical Materials

Surface Modification of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Film Using Corona Discharge Plasma for Technological Applications

(2008) M. Pascual et al.   JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Effects of UV/ozone treatment of a polymer dielectric surface on the properties of pentacene thin films for organic transistors

(2008) Seung Jin Han et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Surface patterns from block copolymer self-assembly

(2008) Ho-Cheol Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A

Perforated, Freely Suspended Layer-by-Layer Nanoscale Membranes

(2008) Dmitry Zimnitsky et al.   LANGMUIR

Patterning surfaces with functional polymers

(2008) Zhihong Nie et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Density Multiplication and Improved Lithography by Directed Block Copolymer Assembly

(2008) R. Ruiz et al.   SCIENCE

Control of morphology in pattern directed dewetting of thin polymer films

(2008) Rabibrata Mukherjee et al.   Soft Matter

The use of thermal treatments to enhance the mechanical properties of electrospun poly(ɛ-caprolactone) scaffolds

(2007) Sang Jin Lee et al.   BIOMATERIALS

UV-O3-treated and protein-coated polymer surfaces facilitate endothelial cell adhesion and proliferation mediated by the PKCα/ERK/cPLA2 pathway

(2007) Fabio Formosa et al.   MICROVASCULAR RESEARCH