AVS 65th International Symposium & Exhibition
    Plasma Science and Technology Division Monday Sessions
       Session PS+PB-MoA

Paper PS+PB-MoA8
On Fluorocarbons and Fish: Creating a Global Impact on Generations of Plasma Chemists

Monday, October 22, 2018, 3:40 pm, Room 104A

Session: Plasma and Polymers: 'The Legacy of Riccardo d’Agostino and Beyond’
Presenter: Ellen Fisher, Colorado State University
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Plasma processing represents a powerful approach to modification of a range of substrates with an array of chemistries and morphologies. One of the most useful plasma processing tools is that of plasma polymerization for thin film formation. Arguably, the work of Riccardo d’Agostino and his coworkers over numerous decades, especially in the arena of fluorocarbon film deposition, has significantly enhanced our understanding of plasma polymerization and influenced countless additional studies around the globe. Here, we will detail how d’Agostino’s work based in Bari, Italy inspired a range of studies of various fluorocarbon systems that have been performed over more than 2 decades in one laboratory nearly 6000 miles away. Despite the foundational data provided by d’Agostino’s early examination of plasma polymerization processes, the remaining paucity of data regarding the fundamental, molecular-level mechanisms that drive fluorocarbon and hydrocarbon plasma polymerization begged further examination. Combining a range of spectroscopy techniques, materials characterization tools, and plasma-surface interface studies has yielded another generation (or two) of insight. This presentation will focus on film deposition studies utilizing multidimensional substrates (e.g. membranes, scaffolds, nanomaterials), and the connections between d’Agostino’s pioneering plasma polymerization work and our more recent studies relevant to a range of value added products, including blood-contacting devices, sensors, tissue engineering, and separation technologies.