METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE SURFACE OF PARTICLES AND DEVICE SUITABLE FOR THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for modifying, for example functionalizing, the surface of particles, in particular micro and nanoparticles in an atmospheric-pressure plasma. According to the method, the particles to be modified have a shell made of at least one compound that is liquid at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and the encapsulated particles are exposed to an atmospheric-pressure plasma such that the surface thereof is modified. The method according to the invention can be easily configured as a cyclical process, a preferred embodiment of the invention. According to a further consideration, the invention relates to a device particularly suited for performing the method according to the invention. The method according to the invention can be particularly simply integrated in existing production systems. It is also inexpensive and allows targeted modification of properties of the particles by modifying the surfaces thereof.