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Plasma

An ionized gas consisting of positive ions and free electrons in proportions resulting in more or less no overall electric charge.

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Overview Activation

Plasma surface activation is the process by which surface polymer functional groups are replaced with different atoms from ions in a plasma.

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Overview Cleaning

Using plasma to clean materials before processing them.

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Overview Coating

Plasma coating is basically the spraying of molten or heat softened material onto a surface to provide a coating.

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Overview Etching

Plasma etching involves a high-speed stream of glow discharge (plasma) of an appropriate gas mixture being shot (in pulses) at a sample.

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Surface Energy

Surface energy is the excess energy at the surface of a material compared to the bulk, or it is the work required to build an area of a surface.

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Surface Treatment

A surface treatment is a process applied to the surface of a material to make it better in some way.

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