Table 1.

Summary of the recent papers reporting super-hydrophilic surface finish of polymers.

Author	Material	Discharge, Power (W)	Gasses	Pressure (Pa)	Deposition (D)/Etching (E)	XPS			AFM
						C	O	Other
[8]	PMMA disc	RF, 2000	O2	0.75	E	40	38	Al	>100 nm
[8]	PEEK disc	RF, 2000	O2	0.75	E	44	34	Al	>100 nm
[22]	PEEK foil	RF, 270	Ar–O2	N/A	E	57	43		SEM nanofibrils
[12]	ParyleneC film	RF, 1000	O2	1.33	E	67	30	Cl	170 nm
[13]	PVDF electrospun	MW, 200	O2	80	E	57	7	F	N/A
[14]	PET foil	RF, 75	O2 or He	0.033 or 1.3	E	70	30		2 nm
[15]	PET foil	RF, 200	O2	75	E	56	44		10 nm
[17]	PET foil	APPJ	N2	105	E	63	31	N	N/A
[20]	PLA non-woven	HF	Ar	105	E	57	42	N	6 nm
[16]	PP membrane	RF, 25	O2	10	E	67	33		SEM
[21]	Polyester/cellulose fabrics	DC	air	105	E	N/A	N/A		200 nm
[30]	PTFE foil	RF, 100	Ar, NH3, H2O	30	E	N/A	N/A		N/A
[23]	Coated C:H nanoparticles	RF, 40	HMDSO, O2	4	D	5	60	Si	110 nm
[24]	Coated Ag nanoparticles	RF, 40	HMDSO, O2	4	D	5	58	Si	80 nm
[26]	PDMSO	RF, 15	O2	40	E	25	41	Si	SEM microchannels
[27]	HMDSO film	RF, 200	O2	10	E	14	57	Si	45 nm
[29]	Cotton textile	RF, 30	MA	20	D	74	25		SEM