Can Plasma Make Plastic Stick Bet...
Can Plasma Make Plastic Stick Better? (And Can It Make It Stick Worse?)

Chat with Greg Fridman by Gregory Fridman

Episode notes

Next in the "Can Plasma?" series: can plasma make plastic stick better? Yes — and the more interesting question is whether it can make plastic stick WORSE. We cover both.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 The question — and the better question (stick worse?)

00:30 Two kinds of plastic: thermosets vs thermoplastics

00:55 A quick word on recyclability

01:16 How plasma activates a surface: breaking bonds, adding charges & oxygen groups

02:17 The water-drop test: hydrophobic vs hydrophilic surfaces

02:38 How long does the treatment last? (Everything depends on everything)

02:45 Why opening the chamber — or trucking a roll across the country — kills the effect

04:12 Corona treaters and the printing industry's naming quirk

04:38 The trickier question: can plasma make plastic stick WORSE?

04:54 Why m ... 

Read more