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. 2014 Jun 16;9(1):305. doi: 10.1186/1556-276X-9-305

Table 1.

Element concentrations of C, O, S, and Ag determined by XPS in surface polymer layer

Sample
Element concentration (at.%)
  C(1s) O(1s) S(2p) Ag(3d)
PET
72.5
27.5
-
-
PET/plasma
29.0
71.0
-
-
PET/plasma/BPD
75.4
18.9
5.7
-
PET/plasma/BPD/AgNP
75.0
23.1
1.1
0.8
PET/plasma/AgNP* 77.1 22.5 0.4 -

Pristine (PET), PET treated by plasma (PET/plasma), PET treated by plasma and grafted with BPD (PET/plasma/BPD), PET treated by plasma and grafted with BPD and then grafted with AgNP (PET/plasma/BPD/AgNP), and PET treated by plasma and grafted with AgNP* (PET/plasma/AgNP*) 4 days after the treatment.