Atmospheric Pressure Plasma for Surface Modification

This Book's focus and intent is to impart an understandingof the practical application of atmospheric plasma for theadvancement of a wide range of current and emerging technologies. The primary key feature of this book is the introduction of overthirteen years of practical experimental evidence of successfulsurface modifications by atmospheric plasma methods. It offers ahandbook-based approach for leveraging and optimizing atmosphericplasma technologies which are currently in commercial use. It alsooffers a complete treatment of both basic plasma physics andindustrial plasma processing with the intention of becoming aprimary reference for students and professionals. The reader will learn the mechanisms which control and operateatmospheric plasma technologies and how these technologies can beleveraged to develop in-line continuous processing of a widevariety of substrates. Readers will gain an understanding ofspecific surface modification effects by atmospheric plasmas, andhow to best characterize those modifications to optimize surfacecleaning and functionalization for adhesion promotion.
The book also features a series of chapters written to addresspractical surface modification effects of atmospheric plasmaswithin specific application markets, and a commercially-focusedassessment of those effects.