@article{62876,
  abstract     = {{<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title>
                  <jats:p>Spin‐coated polylactide (PLA) thin films were exposed to nitrogen plasma for varying time intervals. The progressive etching of the PLA film in direct contact with the nitrogen plasma was monitored in situ using polarization modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM‐IRRAS). No appreciative changes in composition were seen with PM‐IRRAS, indicating that the etching did not significantly affect the bulk composition. Atomic force microscopy characterization of the plasma‐etched films showed that the PLA films are homogeneously etched. Subsequent ex situ XPS analysis of the treated surface revealed the presence of C‐N bonds in the surface‐near region that could be associated with amino and/or amide surface species. PLA films were also alternatively exposed to nitrogen ion beams produced by an electron‐cyclotron‐resonance (ECR) plasma source and were investigated in vacuo by XPS. This treatment revealed the partial substitution of surface oxygen species by nitrogen, resulting in a similar surface modification as in the plasma case. The comparison of XPS data and water contact angle studies suggest that the activated surfaces show a reorientation of macromolecular fragments in the surface‐near region depending on the polarity of the phase with which they are in contact. Under ultra‐high vacuum (UHV) conditions, the surface tends to lower its surface energy, while in contact with the aqueous phase, subsurface polar groups orientate outwards, which enables the formation of hydrogen bonds.</jats:p>}},
  author       = {{Gołębiowska, Sandra and Voigt, Markus and de los Arcos de Pedro, Maria Teresa and Grundmeier, Guido}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{499--509}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley}},
  title        = {{{In Situ PM‐IRRAS and XPS Analysis of Nitrogen Plasma Surface Modification of Polylactide Thin Films}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.7406}},
  volume       = {{57}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@article{60913,
  abstract     = {{<jats:title>ABSTRACT</jats:title><jats:p>Spin‐coated polylactide (PLA) thin films were exposed to nitrogen plasma for varying time intervals. The progressive etching of the PLA film in direct contact with the nitrogen plasma was monitored in situ using polarization modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM‐IRRAS). No appreciative changes in composition were seen with PM‐IRRAS, indicating that the etching did not significantly affect the bulk composition. Atomic force microscopy characterization of the plasma‐etched films showed that the PLA films are homogeneously etched. Subsequent ex situ XPS analysis of the treated surface revealed the presence of C‐N bonds in the surface‐near region that could be associated with amino and/or amide surface species. PLA films were also alternatively exposed to nitrogen ion beams produced by an electron‐cyclotron‐resonance (ECR) plasma source and were investigated in vacuo by XPS. This treatment revealed the partial substitution of surface oxygen species by nitrogen, resulting in a similar surface modification as in the plasma case. The comparison of XPS data and water contact angle studies suggest that the activated surfaces show a reorientation of macromolecular fragments in the surface‐near region depending on the polarity of the phase with which they are in contact. Under ultra‐high vacuum (UHV) conditions, the surface tends to lower its surface energy, while in contact with the aqueous phase, subsurface polar groups orientate outwards, which enables the formation of hydrogen bonds.</jats:p>}},
  author       = {{Golebiowska, Sandra Alicja and Voigt, Markus and de los Arcos, Teresa and Grundmeier, Guido}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  number       = {{7}},
  pages        = {{499--509}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley}},
  title        = {{{In Situ PM‐IRRAS and XPS Analysis of Nitrogen Plasma Surface Modification of Polylactide Thin Films}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.7406}},
  volume       = {{57}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@article{58607,
  author       = {{Xie, Xiaofan and Zanders, David and Preischel, Florian and de los Arcos de Pedro, Maria Teresa and Devi, Anjana and Grundmeier, Guido}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  title        = {{{Complementary spectroscopic and electrochemical analysis of the sealing of micropores in hexamethyldisilazane plasma polymer films by Al 2 O 3 atomic layer deposition}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.7256}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}

@article{22536,
  author       = {{Knust, Steffen and Kuhlmann, Andreas and Orive, Alejandro G. and de los Arcos de Pedro, Maria Teresa and Grundmeier, Guido}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  pages        = {{1077--1082}},
  title        = {{{Influence of dielectric barrier plasma treatment of ZnMgAl alloy‐coated steel on the adsorption of organophosphonic acid monolayers}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.6782}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}

@article{22836,
  author       = {{Meinderink, D. and Orive, A. G. and Grundmeier, Guido}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  pages        = {{1224--1229}},
  title        = {{{Electrodeposition of poly(acrylic acid) on stainless steel with enhanced adhesion properties}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.6440}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}

@article{22678,
  author       = {{Mosebach, Bastian and Bayer, Frank Markus and Fels, Carl-Christian and Voigt, Markus and Oezkaya, Berkem and Pomorska, Agata and Torun, Boray and Keller, Adrian and Grundmeier, Guido}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  pages        = {{1017--1025}},
  title        = {{{Adsorption and adhesion studies of PdSn-nanoparticles on protonated amine and carboxylic acid-terminated surfaces}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.6016}},
  volume       = {{48}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}

@article{22852,
  author       = {{Torun, Boray and Giner, Ignacio and Grundmeier, Guido and Ozcan, Ozlem}},
  issn         = {{0142-2421}},
  journal      = {{Surface and Interface Analysis}},
  pages        = {{71--74}},
  title        = {{{In situPM-IRRAS studies of organothiols and organosilane monolayers-ZnO interfaces at high water activities}}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/sia.6058}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}