Vacuum UV (VUV) Photo‐Oxidation of Polymer Surfaces to Enhance Adhesion

A wide variety of vacuum UV (VUV) photo-oxidation techniques, with wavelengths less than 180 nm, are reviewed focusing on increasing the hydrophilicity and enhancing the adhesion to polymer surfaces, such as fluorine-containing polymers, Nafion®, polyimides, polyethylene, polystyrene, cyclo-olefin polymers, poly(ethylene terephthalate), polybenzimidazole, polypropylene, poly(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate), polyethersulfone, polyetherimide, and sustainable polymers.