TY - GEN A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Hoffmann, Katrin A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Decker, Renate A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian ED - Mittal, K. T1 - Covalent coupling of fluorophores to polymer surface-bonded functional groups KW - Plasma modification KW - Fluorescence KW - Surface functionalization KW - Reactions at polymer surfaces KW - Spectroscopy KW - Quantification PY - 2007 SN - 978-90-6764-453-2 VL - 4 SP - 171 EP - 191 PB - VSP CY - Utrecht AN - OPUS4-14867 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Meyer-Plath, Asmus A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian ED - Mittal, K. T1 - Aspects of amino functionalization of polypropylene surfaces for adhesion promotion of thermally-evaporated copper films KW - Plasma polymerization KW - Surface functionalization KW - Gas discharge KW - Grafting KW - Amino groups KW - Copper KW - Metallization KW - Adhesion PY - 2007 SN - 978-90-6764-455-6 SN - 90-6764-455-2 VL - 3 SP - 177 EP - 198 PB - VSP CY - Leiden AN - OPUS4-15733 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fahmy, A. A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Schönhals, Andreas A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian T1 - Structure of plasma-deposited copolymer films prepared from acrylic acid and styrene: Part II variation of the comonomer ratio N2 - Copolymers of acrylic acid and styrene (AA/S) were prepared by pulsed plasma deposition technique. Their structure–property relationships were studied in dependence on the comonomer ratio. Both, the regularity of the structure and the composition of the thin copolymer films were investigated by bulk-sensitive (dielectric spectroscopy, FTIR, and differential scanning calorimetry) as well as surface-sensitive methods such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). For an unambiguous identification of the functionality of the deposited films the COOH groups were estimated by derivatization with trifluoroethanol and subsequent XPS measurement as well as by the quantitative analysis of the FTIR data. As a result, the concentration of COOH groups on the surface and in the bulk is increasing with the fraction of AA in precursor mixture in a non-monotonous way but similar to the dependence obtained by conventional free radical polymerization. KW - Acrylic acid-styrene copolymer KW - Bulk properties KW - Dielectric properties KW - Plasma polymerization KW - Surface functionalization PY - 2013 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201200110 SN - 1612-8850 SN - 1612-8869 VL - 10 IS - 9 SP - 750 EP - 760 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-29096 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoffmann, Katrin A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian T1 - Fluorescence Spectroscopic Studies on Plasma-Chemically Modified Polymer Surfaces with Fluorophore-Labeled Functionalities N2 - Molecular engineering of polymer surfaces that includes the attachment of functional molecules to existing or previously generated reactive chemical groups like e.g., - OH, - NH2, or - CHO requires simple strategies and tools for the controlled generation of surface functionalities and their derivatization as well as for their identification and eventually quantification. Here, we systematically investigate the plasma-chemical surface modification of polypropylene films in combination with dansyl labeling chemistry and conventional, yet costly, XPS and highly sensitive fluorescence spectroscopy for the detection of surface groups. Based on these results, the potential of and requirements on the fluorometric characterization and quantification of surfaces functionalities are discussed. KW - Fluorescence spectroscopy KW - Surface functionalization KW - Covalent labeling of polymer surfaces KW - Plasma modification KW - Fluorescent probe PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10895-006-0076-x SN - 1053-0509 SN - 1573-4994 VL - 16 IS - 3 SP - 441 EP - 448 PB - Plenum Publ. Corp. CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-12560 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fahmy, A. A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Schönhals, Andreas A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian T1 - Structure of plasma-deposited copolymer films prepared from acrylic acid and styrene: Part I dependence on the duty cycle N2 - Copolymers of acrylic acid and styrene (AA/S) were prepared by pulsed plasma deposition and their structures were studied in dependence on the duty cycle (DC) for a fixed composition of 1:1. As a result, low values of DC doses preserve the structure of monomers in the plasma deposited polymers while high DC leads to a higher degree of fragmentation and a loss in regular structure. Regarding plasma copolymerisation as a feasible method to finish surfaces with a definite number of functional groups it is necessary to characterize both, the chemical nature and the physical properties of the deposited layer. Therefore, a combination of different methods was employed for the characterization of thin plasma copolymer films (FTIR, dielectric spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)). Special attention was paid on the unambiguous identification of COOH groups at the surface after derivatization with trifluoroethanol by XPS and in the volume by FTIR. The glass transition temperature of the copolymer system is lower than that for the both plasma deposited homopolymers and increases with the DC in difference to plasma deposited poly(acrylic acid). The dielectric measurements showed that the plasma deposited films were not thermally stable and underwent an undesired post-plasma chemical reaction. The results obtained by dielectric spectroscopy are discussed in detail in comparison with the data from FTIR and XPS measurements. KW - Plasmapolymerisation KW - Copolymerisation KW - Acrylic acid–styrene copolymer KW - Dynamic mobility KW - Plasma copolymerisation KW - Surface functionalization KW - Thin film properties PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/ppap.201100117 SN - 1612-8850 SN - 1612-8869 VL - 9 IS - 3 SP - 273 EP - 284 PB - Wiley-VCH Verl. CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-25654 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Schulze, Rolf-Dieter A1 - Gerstung, Vanessa A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian ED - K.L. Mittal, T1 - Plasma homo- and copolymerization of allyl alcohol and styrene KW - Plasma polymerization KW - Surface functionalization KW - Molar masses PY - 2009 SN - 978-90-04-16590-8 VL - 5 SP - 317 EP - 340 PB - Koninklijke Brill NV CY - Leiden, The Netherlands AN - OPUS4-19606 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Mix, Renate A1 - Gerstung, Vanessa A1 - Falkenhagen, Jana A1 - Schulze, Rolf-Dieter A1 - Friedrich, Jörg Florian T1 - Characterization of plasma-polymerized allyl alcohol polymers and copolymers with styrene KW - Plasma polymerization KW - Surface functionalization KW - Molar mass PY - 2007 SN - 0169-4243 SN - 1568-5616 VL - 21 IS - 5-6 SP - 487 EP - 508 PB - VNU Science Press CY - Utrecht AN - OPUS4-14765 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -