Mechanical Characterization of Methanol Plasma Treated Fluorocarbon Ultrathin Films Through Atomic Force Microscopy

Mechanical Characterization of Methanol Plasma Treated Fluorocarbon Ultrathin Films Through Atomic Force Microscopy

Methanol plasma has been proposed as an effective way to improve the performances of fluorocarbon (CFx) ultrathin films as stent coatings as it can successfully modulate fluorine content and wettability of the films. Nevertheless, plasma treatment may affect mechanical properties of the films, which...

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Main Authors: Melania Reggente, Livia Angeloni, Daniele Passeri, Pascale Chevallier, Stephane Turgeon, Diego Mantovani, Marco Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Materials
Subjects:
fluorocarbon films
adhesion
elastic properties
viscoelastic properties
contact resonance atomic force microscopy
HarmoniX
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmats.2019.00338/full

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