Mechanisms of plasma polymerization – reviewed from a chemical point of view‐II

In this work, the chemical and physical measures tested so far to approximate the irregular structure of plasma polymers to that of classical polymers with their excellent properties are investigated. Even the injection of polymers instead of monomers could not significantly reduce the irregularity of the structure of the deposited plasma polymers. The only exception was the electrospray ionization (ESI) process of polymer solutions at atmospheric pressure, which, as expected, produces classically chemically structured polymer layers.