Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion, Volume 2

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This book chronicles the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion held Newark, New Jersey, May 24--26, 1999. Polymeric materials are intrinsically not very adhesionable and this necessitates their surface treatment to enhance their adhesion characteristics to other materials. Since the first symposium on this topic, held in 1993, there has been a tremendous R&D activity in devising novel or ameliorating the existing techniques for surface modification of polymers. This volume contains a total of 32 papers, which have been rigorously peer-reviewed and suitably revised before inclusion in this volume. The book is divided into three parts as follows. Part 1: Plasma Surface Modification Techniques; Part 2: Other/Miscellaneous Surface Modification Techniques; and Part 3: General Papers. The topics covered include: plasma surface modification of a variety of polymers using various plasma gases; atmospheric plasma system; surface functionalization; ultrahydrophobic polymeric surfaces; metallization of plasma treated polymers; surface modification of polymers via molecular design for adhesion promotion; wet chemical methods for polymer surface modification; laser surface modification of various polymers; UV/ozone treatment; surface and interface studies of treated polymer surfaces by an array of techniques; bioadhesion of polymeric biomaterials to tissue; polymer-fiber systems; and plasma deposited coatings. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Part 1: Plasma Surface Modification Techniques Surface Modification of Poly(Tetrafluoroethylene) in RF Glow-Discharge (H2, He, Ar, 0 2, N2, NH3) Plasmas. XPS Characterization Plasma Surface Modification of Poly(Tetrafluoroethylene) Substrates: A Route for Electroless Plating Chemically Well-Defined Surface Functionalization of Polyethylene and Polypropylene by Pulsed Plasma Modification Followed by Grafting of Molecules A Novel Atmospheric Plasma System for Polymer Surface Treatment Ultrahydrophobic Polymeric Surfaces Prepared Using Plasma Chemistry Treatment of Vulcanized SBR Rubber with Low-Pressure Gas Plasma Using Oxygen-Nitrogen Mixtures Plasma Treated Polycarbonate as Substrate for Culture of Adherent Mammalian Cells Significance of Interfacial Redox Reactions and Formation of Metal-Organic Complexes for the Adhesion of Metals on Pristine and Plasma-Treated Polymers An XPS and SFM Study of Plasma Treatment and A1 Metallisation of Polycarbonate: A Comparison of SF6 and Ar Plasma Treatments Copper Metallization of Plasma-Treated Fluorinated Polymers. Study of the Interface and Adhesion Measurements Effect of Plasma Treatment on Reinforcement-Matrix Interaction in Kevlar Fiber/Bismaleimide Composites Plasma Surface Modification of Carbon Fibers to Improve Adhesion in Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composites Improved Rubber Adhesion to Textile Tire Cords by Deposition of Plasma-Polymerized Films Surface Modification of Powders Using a Fluidized Bed Plasma Reactor Part 2: Other/Miscellaneous Surface Modification Techniques Surface Modification of Polymers Via Molecular Design for Adhesion Promotion Chemical and Biochemical Modifications of Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) (Peek) Film and Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) (Pet) Membrane by Surface Wet-Chemistry with a View to Improving the Cell Adhesion Surface Modifications of Thermoplastic Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Treated with Sulfuric Acid Surface Modification of Polyimide with Dielectric Barrier Discharges and with Dielectric Barrier Discharge Driven Excimer UV Lamps Excimer Laser and High Power Ion Beam Surface Modification of Ultra-high Strength Polyethylene Fibers for Improved Adhesion to Epoxy Resins Atomic Force Microscopy Study of UV/Ozone Treated Polypropylene Films High Surface Energy Polymers Obtained by Bombardment with a Kev Ion Beam in a Reactive Gas Environment Interface Configuration and Adhesion in Au-Polycarbonate Bilayer Structure: Influence of 27 A1+ Ion Mixing Electron Beam Modification of EPDM Rubber and Its Adhesion Behaviour Wettability of Polyimide Films Modified by Exposure to Atomic Oxygen Part 3. General Papers Study on Bioadhesion of Polymeric Biomaterials to Tissues “Fundamental” and “Practical” Adhesion in Polymer-Fiber Systems Stearate-Modified Calcium Carbonate Fillers and Their Effect on the Properties of Poly(Vinyl Acetate) Composites Formation of an Adherent Layer by DC Plasma Polymerization Plasma Copolymerized Surfaces to Enhance Cell Culture Vacuum Arc Plasma Deposition of Wear Resistant Coatings on Polymer Substrates Gas Barrier Properties of Plasma-Deposited Coatings – Substrate Effects Radiofrequency Plasma Deposition of Ge/C Films from Tetraalkylgermanium Derivatives