Abstract
ABSTRACT The UV-curable inkjet coating system on the surface of wood-based substrates consists of the substrate, primer, printing layer, and topcoat layer. To enhance the compatibility at the interface between the UV-curable primer and the inkjet coating on the substrate surface, this study employed air plasma to modify the medium-density fiberboard substrate's primer surface under varying treatment power and speeds. By analyzing the changes in contact angle, chemical composition, and elemental composition of the substrate primer surface under different plasma treatment conditions, theoretical support was provided for the improvement of the bonding between the UV-curable primer and the printing layer. The results show that with a plasma treatment speed of 0.4 m/min and power of 700 W, the contact angle with water on the surface was 20°, and the whiteness value was 80.5 Wb. The C = C bonds on the primer surface break and combine with oxygen elements to form oxygen-containing functional groups or peroxides, increasing the surface polarity and activity of the primer. When the plasma treatment power was 750 W and the speed was 0.8 m/min, the relative concentration of oxygen elements on the UV-curable primer surface increased to 49%, while the carbon element content decreases by 29%.
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