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Goals

Students gain knowledge on surface properties of organic materials, which depend predominantly on the type and concentration of functional groups on the surface of these materials. They get knowledge on modification of the surface of organic materials and methods for plasma functionalization with different functional groups such as nitrogen (amino, amide), oxygen (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl) and halogen. Students also get knowledge on methods for characterization of functional groups on the surface of organic materials and measuring hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of these materials. Finally, the students gain knowledge on applications of plasma surface modification of organic materials in the case of various practical applications (industry, biology, medicine ...).

Curriculum

- Surface energy and wettability - Technologies for surface modification - Plasma functionalization of organic materials - Practical examples of surface modification of organic materials in various applications - Methods for surface characterization of organic materials - Determination of the type and concentration of functional groups by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) - Specific features of XPS method for characterization of organic materials - Interpretation of results - Examples of XPS analyses of functionalized materials - Laboratory work