Etching of polyethylene terephthalate thin films by neutral oxygen atoms in the late flowing afterglow of oxygen plasma

Films of polyethylene terephthalate were deposited on quartz crystals and exposed to oxygen atoms to study their etching characteristics and quantify the etching rate. Oxygen (O) atoms were created by passing molecular oxygen through plasma created in a microwave discharge. The discharge power was fixed at 250 W, while the pressure of oxygen was 50 Pa. Before exposure to oxygen atoms, a thin polymer film of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was deposited uniformly over a crystal with a diameter of 12 mm. The crystal was mounted on a quartz crystal microbalance to accurately determine the thickness of the polymer film. The polymer film was exposed to O atoms in the flowing afterglow. The density of O atoms was measured with a cobalt catalytic probe mounted next to the sample and was determined to be 1.2 × 10²¹ m^–3. Samples were treated with O atoms for different periods of up to 120 min. The thickness of the film decreased linearly with treatment time. After 90 min of treatment, a 65‐nm‐thick polymer film was completely removed. Therefore, the etching rate was 0.5 nm/min, so the interaction probability between an O atom and an atom in the sample was extremely low, just 1.4 × 10^–6. Samples treated for different periods were investigated by atomic force microscopy and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy to examine the etching characteristics of O atoms in the flowing afterglow. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Surface modification of polyester by oxygen‐ and nitrogen‐plasma treatment

In this paper, we present a study on the surface modification of polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) polymer by plasma treatment. The samples were treated by nitrogen and oxygen plasma for different time periods between 3 and 90 s. The plasma was created by a radio frequency (RF) generator. The gas pressure was fixed at 75 Pa and the discharge power was set to 200 W. The samples were treated in the glow region, where the electrons temperature was about 4 eV, the positive ions density was about 2 × 10¹⁵ m^?3, and the neutral atom density was about 4 × 10²¹ m^?3 for oxygen and 1 × 10²¹ m^?3 for nitrogen. The changes in surface morphology were observed by using atomic force microscopy (AFM). Surface wettability was determined by water contact angle measurements while the chemical composition of the surface was analyzed using XPS. The stability of functional groups on the polymer surface treated with plasma was monitored by XPS and wettability measurements in different time intervals. The oxygen‐plasma‐treated samples showed much more pronounced changes in the surface topography compared to those treated by nitrogen plasma. The contact angle of a water drop decreased from 75° for the untreated sample to 20° for oxygen and 25° for nitrogen‐plasma‐treated samples for 3 s. It kept decreasing with treatment time for both plasmas and reached about 10° for nitrogen plasma after 1 min of plasma treatment. For oxygen plasma, however, the contact angle kept decreasing even after a minute of plasma treatment and eventually fell below a few degrees. We found that the water contact angle increased linearly with the O/C ratio or N/C ratio in the case of oxygen or nitrogen plasma, respectively. Ageing effects of the plasma‐treated surface were more pronounced in the first 3 days; however, the surface hydrophilicity was rather stable later. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Rapid surface functionalization of poly(ethersulphone) foils using a highly reactive oxygen‐plasma treatment

We present a study of the oxygen‐plasma functionalization of polyethersulphone (PES). PES samples were exposed to a weakly ionized, highly dissociated oxygen plasma, with an electron temperature of 5 eV and a positive ion density of 8 × 10¹⁵ m^?3, and its afterglow, in which the density of charged particles was negligibly low and the density of neutral oxygen atoms was 4 × 10²¹ m^?3. The wettability of the samples was determined by measuring the contact angle of a water drop, while the appearance of the functional groups on the surface of the samples was determined using high‐resolution conventional XPS. The samples were saturated with surface functional groups, both in the plasma and in the afterglow region, after 1 s of treatment time. The results are explained by the high flux of oxygen atoms on the sample surface and the characteristics of the oxygen plasma. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Amperometric Hydrogen Peroxide Biosensor Based on the Immobilization of Horseradish Peroxidase (HRP) on the Layer‐by‐Layer Assembly Films of Gold Colloidal Nanoparticles and Toluidine Blue

The precursor film was first formed on the Au electrode surface based on the self‐assembly of L ‐cysteine and the adsorption of gold colloidal nanoparticles (nano‐Au). Layer‐by‐layer (LBL) assembly films of toluidine blue (TB) and nano‐Au were fabricated by alternately immersing the electrode with precursor film into the solution of toluidine blue and gold colloid. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) were adopted to monitor the regular growth of {TB/Au} bilayer films. The successful assembly of {TB/Au}_n films brings a new strategy for electrochemical devices to construct layer‐by‐layer assembly films of nanomaterials and low molecular weight materials. In this article, {TB/Au}_n films were used as model films to fabricate a mediated H₂O₂ biosensor based on horseradish peroxidase, which responded rapidly to H₂O₂ in the linear range from 1.5×10^?7 mol/L to 8.6×10^?3 mol/L with a detection limit of 7.0×10^?8 mol/L. Morphologies of the final assembly films were characterized with scanning probe microscopy (SPM).     

Spun films of perylene diimide derivative for the detection of organic vapors with host–guest principle

The optical characterization and chemical vapor sensing properties of 1,7-dibromo-N,N′-(bicyclohexyl)-3,4:9,10-perylene diimide thin film against to organic vapors were discussed in this study by using spin coating, UV–Vis spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) techniques. The perylene diimide thin films were fabricated with a refractive index values from 1.55 to 1.60 and thicknesses in the range between 15.80 and 26.32 nm using different spin speeds from 1000 to 5000 rpm. In this study, perylene diimide thin film sensor was exposed to dichloromethane, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, tetrahydrofuran and ethyl acetate vapors by using both SPR and QCM techniques. Also, the swelling behaviors of the perylene diimide thin films prepared at different spin speeds were investigated with respect to dichloromethane vapor at the room temperature by using SPR data. Diffusion coefficients were found to be 11.34?×?10^?17 (1000 rpm), 2.56?×?10^?17 (3000 rpm) and 0.38?×?10^?17 cm² s^?1 (5000 rpm) for dichloromethane vapor by using the Fick’s law of diffusion. It might be proposed that perylene diimide thin film optical chemical sensor element has a good sensitivity and selectivity for the dichloromethane vapor at room temperature.     

Transparent conductive tungsten-doped tin oxide thin films synthesized by sol–gel technique on quartz glass substrates

Transparent conductive tungsten-doped tin oxide (SnO₂:W) thin films were synthesized on quartz glass substrates by sol–gel dip-coating method. It was found that the films were highly transparent and the average optical transmission was about 90% in the visible and near infrared region from 400 to 2,500 nm. The optical band gap is about 4.1 eV. The lowest resistivity of 5.8 × 10^?3 ohm cm was obtained, with the carrier mobility of 14.2 cm² V^?1 s^?1 and carrier concentration of 7.6 × 10¹⁹ cm^?3 in 3 at.% W-doping films annealed at 850 °C in air. The structural properties, surface morphology and chemical states for the films were investigated.     

The influence of Ti plasma etching pre-treatment on mechanical properties of DLC film on cemented carbide

The pre-treatment of substrate surface had been a key part of DLC film preparation to improve mechanical and tribological properties. Ti plasma etching pre-treatment was investigated in this paper as a new effective surface pre-treatment method to substitute transition layer. This pre-treatment used high-energy Ti plasma to impact substrate surface. Ti plasma etched the substrate to a depth of 407 nm and increased the roughness from 1.36 to 40.39 nm. A trace layer of substrate, together with cobalt, oxides, and other impurities, was removed. Ti plasma broke some top WC crystals and combined with the free carbon ions separating from the substrate. A DLC film was deposited on the etched surface. Compared with DLC films deposited on the untreated substrate and Ti transition layer, the DLC film on the Ti plasma etched substrate had best adhesion strength of 34.14 N. The three DLC films had the same sp³ bonding carbon content, but Ti plasma etching treatment could promote the formation of sp³ bonds on the interface of substrate and DLC film. This DLC film had low friction coefficient of 0.12 and low wear rate of 5.11 × 10⁻⁷ mm³/m·N. In summary, Ti plasma etching pre-treatment could significantly improve the adhesion of DLC film and keep its excellent tribological properties.     

Cleaning of Porous Aluminium Titanate by Oxygen Plasma

The removal of organic contaminants from porous Al₂TiO₅ during treatment in oxygen plasma was studied by optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The samples of Al₂TiO₅ were immersed into water emulsion of mineral oil for 3 h to get soaked. Then, they were thoroughly cleaned in ultrasound to remove oil from the surface. Samples were later exposed to RF oxygen plasma at the pressure of 75 Pa. The plasma density was about 2 × 10¹⁶ m⁻³, the electron temperature was about 6 eV and the density of neutral oxygen atoms was about 2 × 10²¹ m⁻³. Optical emission spectra between 200 and 1,000 nm were measured continuously during plasma treatment. The CO peak resulting from oil oxidation reached a well-pronounced maximum between 100 and 150 s of plasma treatment. The maximum in CO corresponded well with a minimum in O peaks. Concentration of oil in the samples was estimated by energy dispersion X-ray analysis. Initially the samples showed high concentration of carbon (about 38 at.%), while after plasma treatment the carbon concentration decreased below the detection limit. The cleaning efficiency was explained by diffusion of oil towards the surface where it was removed by oxidation with oxygen radicals.     

Characterization of N-cyclohexylmethacrylamide LB thin films for room temperature vapor sensor application

This study reports the synthesis, characterization and gas sensing applications of N-cyclohexylmethacrylamide (NCMA) monomer material using FT-IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR, UV-visible spectroscopy, Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) and Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) thin film deposition techniques. The thin film deposition conditions of NCMA monomer material, which are prepared by LB film technique, are characterized by UV-visible spectroscopy and QCM system. The sensing behaviors of the LB film with respect to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at room temperature are investigated. Surface pressure change as a function of surface area of NCMA molecule at the water surface shows a well-organized and stable monolayer at 18 mN m^?1 surface pressure value for LB film deposition. Transfer ratio values are found to be ≥ 0.94 for quartz glass and ≥ 0.93 for quartz crystal substrate. The typical frequency shift per layer is obtained 20.10 Hz/layer and the deposited mass onto a quartz crystal is calculated as 824.62 ng/layer. The sensing responses of the LB films against chloroform, dichloromethane, acetone, toluene, benzene and ethanol are measured by QCM system. The sensitivities of the NCMA LB film sensor are determined between 0.085 and 0.029 Hz ppm^?1. Sensitivities with detection limits are between 35.29 and 100.33 ppm against organic vapors. These results can be concluded that the monomer LB film sample is found to be significantly more sensitive to chloroform and dichloromethane vapors than others organic vapors used in this work. This material may find potential applications in the development of room temperature organic vapor sensing.     

Organic vapor sensing properties and characterization of α-naphthylmethacrylate LB thin films

Determination of organic vapor sensing properties of α-Naphthylmethacrylate (α-NMA) monomer based Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) thin films was aimed in this study. LB thin film fabrication was performed on quartz glass and quartz crystal substrates in order to investigate the characterization and organic vapor properties of α-NMA materials by using UV-Visible, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Quartz Crystal Microbalance (QCM) techniques. π-A isotherm graph was taken and a suitable surface pressure value were primarily determined as 13?mN m^?1 for successful α-NMA LB thin film fabrication. Transfer ratio value was found to be ≥ 0.93 for quartz glass and quartz crystal substrates. The typical frequency shift per layer was obtained as 16.93?Hz/layer and the deposited mass onto a quartz crystal was calculated as 271.30?ng/layer (1.02?ng mm^?2). The sensing responses of α-NMA LB films against dichloromethane, chloroform, toluene and m-xylene were measured by QCM system. Dichloromethane created the maximum shift in the resonance frequency than other organic vapors used in this study. Results exhibited that α-NMA LB thin films were potential candidates for organic vapor sensing applications, especially high sensitive detection of dichloromethane at room temperature.     

Ion induced controlled modifications in structural and optical properties of indium oxide thin films – studies with 25‐keV Co− and N+ beam implantations

Two sets of indium oxide thin films (~150 nm) grown on quartz substrates using thermal evaporation technique were processed separately with 25‐keV Co^? and N⁺ ions with several fluences ranging from 1.0 × 10¹⁵ to 1.0 × 10¹⁶ ions/cm². The pristine and the ion implanted films were characterized by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV–Vis spectrometry. The RBS spectra reveal signature of only cobalt and nitrogen in accordance to their fluences confirming absence of any contamination arising due to ion implantation. An increase in the average crystallite size (from 13.7 to 15.3 nm) of Co^? ions implanted films was confirmed by XRD. On the other hand, the films implanted with N⁺ ions showed a decrease in the average crystallite size from 20.1 to 13.7 nm. The XRD results were further verified by SEM micrographs. As seen in AFM images, the RMS surface roughness of the samples processed by both ion beams was found to decrease a bit (29.4 to 22.2 nm in Co^? implanted samples and 24.2 to 23.3 nm in N⁺ implanted samples) with increasing fluence. The Tauc's plot deduced from UV–visible spectroscopy showed that the band gap decreases from 3.54 to 3.27 eV in Co^? implanted films and increases from 3.38 to 3.58 eV for films implanted with N⁺ ions. The experimental results suggest that the modifications in structural and optical properties of indium oxide films can be controlled by optimizing the implantation conditions. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Rules Governing the Formation of Silver Azide Photolysis Products

Irradiation of silver azide at λ = 365 nm (I > 1 × 10¹⁵ quantum cm^?2 s^?1) in a vacuum (1 × 10^?5 Pa) leads to an increase in the rate of photolysis and photoinduced current and the appearance of a new long-wave region of spectral sensitivity. The photolysis products, silver metal and gaseous nitrogen, are formed in a stoichiometric ratio on the surface of silver azide. The rate constants for silver azide photolysis were determined. Measurements of contact potential difference, current—voltage characteristics, photoelectromotive force, and photocurrent showed that AgN₃(A₁)—Ag (photolysis product) microheterogeneous systems were formed in silver azide photolysis. The limiting stage of silver azide photolysis is the diffusion of interstitial silver cations to the (T_nAg_m)⁰ neutral center.     

Xanthine Sensors Based on Anodic and Cathodic Detection of Enzymatically Generated Hydrogen Peroxide

A xanthine biosensor was fabricated by the covalent immobilization of xanthine oxidase (XO) onto a functionalized conducting polymer (Poly‐5, 2′: 5′, 2″‐terthiophine‐3‐carboxylic acid), poly‐TTCA through the formation of amide bond between carboxylic acid groups of poly‐TTCA and amine groups of enzyme. The immobilization of XO onto the conducting polymer (XO/poly‐TTCA) was characterized using cyclic voltammetry, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM), and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. The direct electron transfer of the immobilized XO at poly‐TTCA was found to be quasireversible and the electron transfer rate constant was determined to be 0.73 s^?1. The biosensor efficiently detected xanthine through oxidation at +0.35 V and reduction at ?0.25 V (versus Ag/AgCl) of enzymatically generated hydrogen peroxide. Various experimental parameters, such as pH, temperature, and applied potential were optimized. The linear dynamic ranges of anodic and cathodic detections of xanthine were between 5.0×10^?6?1.0×10^?4 M and 5.0×10^?7 to 1.0×10^?4 M, respectively. The detection limits were determined to be of 1.0×10^?6 M and 9.0×10^?8 M with anodic and cathodic processes, respectively. The applicability of the biosensor was tested by detecting xanthine in blood serum and urine real samples.     

UV Absorptance of Titanium Dioxide Thin Films by Plasma Enhanced Deposition from Mixtures of Oxygen and Titanium-Tetrakis-Isopropoxide

A low pressure radio frequency discharge was used to deposit films by mixtures of oxygen and titanium (IV) isopropoxide (TTIP) at powers of 200 W on films of polyethylene-terephthalat and samples of quartz glass. In the non-thermal plasma, films of rather pure TiO₂ could be deposited as revealed by X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy. Besides the film growth rate and the chemical composition, the spectral behaviour of the spectral transmittance of visually transparent films was determined in the range from 200 to 500 nm. Furthermore, the absorptance of films has been derived at characteristic spectral positions of the transmission spectra of the films. Accordingly, cut-off wavelength was found to increase with deposition time from 5 to 10 min as well as with the concentration of TTIP in a range below 1.7%. At 310 nm, the spectral absorption coefficient (extinction coefficient × concentration) was 12 μm⁻¹. While keeping other parameters constant, this coefficient decreased by 4 μm⁻¹ due to an increase of the concentration of TTIP from 1.7% to 8%. Simultaneously, the surface roughness increased as revealed by profilometry. Thus, since the chemical structure of films was found to change only marginally, a decrease of the film density is likely to cause the observed dependence of the absorption coefficient with increasing precursor concentration.     

Rapid Detection of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B by Two-Dimensional Molecularly Imprinted Film-Coated Quartz Crystal Microbalance

We fabricated a two-dimensional (2D) molecularly imprinted sol-gel thin film-coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for the rapid detection of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) by combining organosilanes and the template protein SEB on the surface of piezoelectric quartz crystal (PQC) Au-electrode by in-situ immobilization. The detection process was monitored by the QCM's frequency shift (Δf). The working range of this method was 1.0 × 10^?1–1.0 × 10³ µg/mL. The detection limit was 6.1 ng/mL, which was lower than that of the PQC immunosensor, and the detection period was within 0.5 h. The reproducibility of the imprinted film-coated QCM was satisfactory due to no significant statistical difference (P > 0.05) in the rapid detection of SEB between intra- and inter-batch. The selectivity of the imprinted sol-gel film showed that it could discriminate the template molecule from its analogues and other guest molecules. Compared with immunochip, the imprinted film-coated QCM is more advantageous in terms of simplicity, rapidity, low cost, and sensitivity. Moreover, in real sample analysis, the recoveries of this method were 89.4–106.63%, which can be considered a favorable and applicable method for the rapid determination of SEB in real samples.     

Measurement of Reactive Hydroxyl Radical Species Inside the Biosolutions During Non-thermal Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet Bombardment onto the Solution

Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma jet could generate various kinds of radicals on biosolution surfaces as well as inside the biosolutions. The electron temperature and ion density for this non-thermal plasma jet have been measured to be about 0.8~1.0 eV and 1 × 10¹³ cm^?3 in this experiment, respectively, by atmospheric pressure collisional radiative model and ion collector current. In this context, the hydroxyl OH radical density inside the biosolutions has been also investigated experimentally by ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy when the Ar non-thermal plasma jet has been bombarded onto them. It is found that the emission and absorption profiles for the other reactive oxygen species such as NO (226 nm) and O₂*^? (245 nm) are shown to be very small inside the biosolution in comparison with those for the OH radical species. It is found that the densities of OH radical species inside the biosolutions are higher than those on the surface in this experiment. The densities of the OH radical species inside the deionized water, Dulbecco’s modified eagle medium, and phosphate buffered saline are measured to be about 2.1 × 10¹⁶, 1.1 × 10¹⁶, and 1.0 × 10¹⁶ cm^?3, respectively, at 2 mm downstream from the surface under optimized Ar gas flow of 200 sccm. It is also found that the critical hydroxyl OH radical density for the lung cancer H460 cells to experience an apoptosis is observed to be around 0.3 × 10¹⁶ cm^?3 under 1 min plasma exposure in this experiment.     

Non‐Resonant z‐Scan Characterization of the Third‐Order Nonlinear Optical Properties of Conjugated Poly(thiophene azines)

The nonlinear optical properties of a functionalized poly(thiophene azine), namely, poly(3,4‐didodecylthiophene azine), PAZ, at the optical telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm are investigated by means of the closed‐aperture z‐scan technique in both thin films and solutions. Values of χ⁽³⁾=(2.4±0.4)×10^?13 esu, n₂=(4.0±0.7)×10^?15 cm² W^?1, and γ=(4.5±0.7)×10^?34 esu are estimated for the third‐order (Kerr) susceptibility, the intensity‐dependent refractive index, and the molecular second hyperpolarizability of solution samples, respectively. A very small dependence on the polymer chain length is found. Markedly higher values of (4.4±1.1)×10^?11 esu, (6.6±1.0)×10^?13 cm² W^?1, and (5.0±0.8)×10^?33 esu are measured for the corresponding quantities in thick (up to 20 μm) polymer films cast on quartz plates. The enhancement of the NLO responses on going from solution to solid samples is attributed to a partially ordered structure and to the presence of interchain interactions leading to greater π‐electron delocalization in the cast polymer films. The results are compared with those previously obtained by using third‐harmonic generation (THG), taking into account that those data were measured under conditions of three‐photon resonance, whereas our z‐scan measurements are fully off‐resonance.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of the Reduction of Sodium Chlorite by Sodium Hydrogen Ascorbate in Aqueous Solution at Near Neutral pH

The reduction of chlorite ion by the hydrogen ascorbate ion in a neutral solution safely produces chlorine dioxide. The decrease in absorbance at 268 nm with the presence of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) allows measurement of the ascorbate disappearance in the reaction with excess chlorite. The measured rate constant at 25 ± 0.02°C, 3.67 × 10^?4 M DMSO, ionic strength 0.51 M (NaClO₄), and in the presence of 3.32 × 10^?9 M ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid is 13.81 ± 1.30 M^?1 s^?1. Rate constant measurements over the range 15–35°C gave an Arrhenius activation energy of 75.51 ± 4.53 kJ mol^?1. This result is the first reported determination of the kinetics of this reaction and is consistent with either electron‐ or oxygen‐transfer mechanisms. Anomalously, reduction of chlorite results in its oxidation, because intermediate hypochlorite oxidizes chlorite.     

Evaluation of Thin Film Titanium Nitride Electrodes for Electroanalytical Applications

Titanium nitride is a hard and inert conducting material that has yet not been widely used as electrode material for electroanalytical applications although there are highly developed protocols available to produce well adherent micro and nanostructured electrodes. In this paper the possibilities of using titanium nitride thin films for electroanalytical applications is investigated. Scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM) was used for analysis of the redox kinetics of a selected fast redox couple at thin films of titanium nitride (TiN) in different thicknesses. The investigation was carried out by approaching an amperometric ultramicroelectrode (UME) to the TiN film while the soluble redox couple (ferrocenemethanol/ferrociniummethanol) served as mediator in a SECM configuration. The substrate was biased at a potential so that it rereduces the species being produced at the UME, thus controlling the feedback effect. Normalized current–distance curves were fitted to the theoretical model in order to find the apparent heterogeneous standard rate constant (k°) at the sample. The data are further supported by structural investigation of the TiN films using scanning force microscopy and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that the kinetics are little influenced by prolonged storage in air. The heterogeneous standard rate constants in 2 mM ferrocenemethanol were (0.73±0.05)×10^?3 cm s^?1 for 20 nm TiN thin layer, (1.5±0.2)×10^?3 cm s^?1 for 100 nm TiN thin layer and (1.3±0.2)×10^?3 cm s^?1 for 300 nm TiN thin layer after prolonged storage in air. Oxidative surface treatment (in order to remove organic adsorbates) decreased the kinetics in agreement with a thicker oxide layer on the material. The results suggest that their direct use for amperometric detection of reversible redox systems in particular at miniaturized configurations may be advantageous.     

Mechanism and kinetics of uric acid adsorption on nanosized hydroxyapatite coating

Uric acid (UA) produced from purine metabolism is rather harmful to human health when its concentration is high. To better understand the application of hydroxyapatite (HAP) as an adsorbent for UA removal, quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique was employed to in situ investigate the adsorption behavior of UA on nanosized HAP coatings. This work was mainly focused on the mechanism and kinetics of UA adsorption. The obtained results showed that nanosized HAP coatings produced physical adsorption for UA, and the driving force of UA adsorption on HAP coatings was electrostatic interaction. The adsorption kinetic parameter estimated from the in situ frequency measurement was about 3.08?×?10⁶?L/mol. The obtained information suggests that QCM measurement provides a useful method for monitoring the interaction between HAP and UA.