Title
Treatment of SU-8 surfaces using atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge plasma
Date Issued
01 March 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
De Novais Schianti J.
Do Nascimento F.
Cordoba Ramirez J.
Machida M.
Gabrielli L.H.
Moshkalev S.
Universidad Estatal de Campinas
Publisher(s)
AVS Science and Technology Society
Abstract
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma was used to change the wettability of a SU-8 photoresist, reducing the contact angle and improving the surface smoothness. As most polymers, SU-8 has hydrophobic surfaces which prevents the adhesion of biological samples when used to fabricate biochemical sensors. Here, DBD Plasma treatment was conducted over the SU-8 surface, reducing the contact angle from 78° to 12°. The advantage of this treatment is that the SU-8 surface maintains the hydrophilic surface behavior over 24 h time period. DBD plasma modified the SU-8 surface wettability under low temperature variation and does not cause great irregularities on the surface. The highest value of root mean square surface roughness after 10 min exposure was 2.9 ± 0.3 nm.
Volume
36
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
Meteorología y ciencias atmosféricas
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85042615492
Source
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
ISSN of the container
07342101
Sources of information:
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