Лако-красочные материалы — производство

One hundred years ago, Sir William Crookes stated: “Investigation of the fourth state of matter—plasma—will be one of the most challenging and exciting fields of human endea­vor.” Plasma technology today is gaining increasing acceptance and recognition as an important industrial process for the surface modification of materials. Plasma processing is not one process but a ‘‘field of opportunities” that is poised to open up the development of complex new materials and products. By using this technology, the product designer is unlimited in the choice of materials at his or her disposal. That the surfaces of materials can be modified easily and effectively for a variety of end uses has become an established fact. The synthesis and deposition of ultrathin films with unique properties offers a means for cost-effective surface engineering in the quest for improved functionality of existing products and the development of products that were out of the realm of possibility just a few years ago.