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Final water contact angle (degrees) 17.5 33 30 — 3.5 — 38 — 16.5 9. 21 28.5 53 — — — — 51.5

Initial water contact angle (degrees) 76.5 75 79 — 92.5 — 75 — 76.6 92 70 84.5 96 — — — — 87

Final surface energy (dynes/cm) 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73

Initial surface energy (dynes/cm) 41 46 40 36 36 47 32 41 50 41 38 24 25 — — 48 36
Effect of Plasma Exposure on Contact Angle and Wetting (Continued)

Trademark or generic name Rynite, Mylar, Melinex Lexan, Merlon Kapton Kevlar PEEK Delrin, Celcon Noryl Valox, Tenite, Celanex Udel Victrex Radel Ryton Silastic,

Polyethylene terephthalate Polycarbonate Polyaryl etherketone Polyphenylene oxide Polybutylene terephthalate Polyethersulfone Polyarylsulfone Polyphenylene sulfide N

Engineering Thermoplastics: Polyimide Polyaramid Polyacetal Polysulfone Silicone Latex

TABLE 6.13 PET PC PI — — — PPO PBT — PES — PPS Elastomers: SR — — PUR SBR Fluoroelastomers: FPM 244