Table A1.
Direct polymer bonding results. (*) low optical quality; (**) Good results only on one side of the membrane, unable to obtain a proper polymer-PC membrane-polymer sandwich; (-) not tested.
| 1st Material | COP | PS | PMMA | PC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Material | COP | PC | APTES—PC | PS | PC | APTES—PC | PMMA | PC | PC | ||
| Low Power O2 Plasma | 1 min | None | None | None | - | - | - | None | None | None | |
| 2 min | None | None | Good ** | None | - | None | None | None | None | ||
| 10 min | None | Poor | Good ** | None | None | None | None | None | None | ||
| Method | 5 min | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | |
| UVO3 | 10 min | Poor | None | Poor | None | - | - | None | None | None | |
| 20 min | Good | None | Poor | None | None | None | None | None | None | ||
| Solvent | Good * | None | - | Good * | None | - | Good * | None | Poor | ||