Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur plasmagestuetzten Oberflaechenbehandlung und Verwendung des Verfahrens

WO 200169644 A UPAB: 20011217 NOVELTY - The method involves placing an electrical insulator (3) between two electrodes (1,2) with no shape-locking contact between the insulator and electrodes in the defined surface areas (4) and shape-locking contact in the other areas (5) so that when a voltage is applied to the electrodes at gas pressures of between 104 and 106 Pascals a cold, transient gas discharge forms only in the defined surface areas. DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following: an arrangement for plasma-activated treatment of defined areas of a surface, a use of the method for treating electrodes and/or insulators and a use for layer deposition, seeding the insulator with electrode material and varying the surface tension of the electrode and/or insulator. USE - For plasma-activated surface treatment. ADVANTAGE - Overcomes certain disadvantages of conventional arrangements, e.g. restrictions on surface area coverage, to enable defined areas to be treated without the use of mechanical masks