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Pinhole Effect and Formation of Microplastics on PVC, PP and PET Surfaces Initiated by Plasma
Advanced structured materials
2024
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Róbert Janík,
Andrej Dubec,
Marcel Kohutiar,
Petra Skalková,
Darina Ondrušová,
Katarína Moricová,
Andrej Pisca
Summary
Researchers exposed PVC, PP, and PET plastic films to cold plasma and found it caused surface pitting and microplastic particle formation, suggesting that plasma-based industrial or sterilization processes may inadvertently generate microplastic pollution.
The aim of the study is to test the ability of PVC, PP, and PET polymer films to withstand the conditions present on a planar ceramic dielectric. The planar ceramic dielectric generates DCSBD plasma, which is also known as cold plasma. During its...