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  • Method for producing a diffusion barrier and polymeric article having a diffusion barrier
    Patent number: 5958996
    Abstract: A method of forming a diffusion barrier on an article of a polymer blend of (i) a high surface energy polymer and (ii) a low surface energy polymer. Most commonly the low surface energy polymer is an organosilicon polymer, as a polysilane or a polysiloxane. The surface of the article is exposed to ozone and ultraviolet radiation to form a diffusion barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Daniel Egitto, Luis Jesus Matienzo, Bruce Otho Morrison, Jr.