Plasma surface activation method and resulting object

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PATENT NO 8962099
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13670231

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A method for depositing functional groups on a surface of an object, and to the object treated as such, by generating and maintaining a plasma, bringing the object surface close to or in a space between the plasma electrodes, an atmosphere being present between the two electrodes, and depositing a plurality of functional groups on at least part of the surface of the object, wherein the atmosphere between the two electrodes comprises a multi-functional hyperbranched compound which is a polymer based on ABm type monomers, or a derivative of such polymer, wherein m is at least 2, A and B have reactive functional groups selected such that group A is reacted at least m times with group B, and the hyperbranched compound has a degree of branching (DB) in the range of 10.0-99.9%.

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VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (VITO)2400 MOL

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dubreuil, Marjorie Lummen, BE 4 18
Verheyde, Bert Hasselt, BE 10 4

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