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Schematic of a method for hydrophilization of polymers by deposition of a thin polydimethyl siloxane (PDMSO)-like coating followed by oxygen plasma treatment. (a) Polymer exposure to hexamethyl disiloxane (HMDSO) radicals to deposit PDMSO-like coating, (b) treatment of PDMSO-like coating in O2 plasma, and (c) etching of organic part of PDMSO and formation of nanostructured SiO2-like surface.
