Enhanced Interfacial Adhesion of Nylon 66 to Epoxy Resin EPON 825 by Non-thermal Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasmas

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

1. The whole English should improve.
2. In the abstract section; this part should be carefully reviewed, highlighting the novelty of the work, the main objective and the main results obtained.
3. Keywords should not be more than 6 words.
4. To highlight the importance of the current work, the introductory part should be reviewed, highlighting the main problem with brief information, the existing challenges, the available solutions, and the importance of the work.
5. This introduction should be revised, as the author focused on explaining novelty of the work.
6. It is possible to add SEM analysis to confirm the material.
7. Figure 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 should change into Figure 6a, b, Figure 8a, b, et al.
8. The conclusion should be refined, emphasizing what innovative results the paper has achieved.

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Reviewer 2 Report

1. affiliations need zip code, city and country

2. Please delete the last three keywords 3. Lines 33-38: need references 4. please use the mdpi reference style in the text 5. Please clarify the aim of the study and the originality of the present study. 6. Lines 80-81: put in the discussion part 7. Please clarify what is He, AC........ before using abbreviations 8. Any sample size test? 9. Line 154: described previously. Where? 10. Line 165: please rephrase 11. Line 172: "visual inspection" using a microscope or loupes? which magnification? 12. Any photos for the failure mode? Any reference for the failure classifications? 13. Figure 6: please use a and b..... for all the multiples figures 14. Figure 8: the same comment for Figure 6 15. Figures 9-10: please clarify in the legends what are C, O and N 16. Please separate the results and discussion parts. 17. References: follow MDPI style

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Reviewer 3 Report

The article is well-written, and the results presented are sound. However, the title of the article seems to be a little misleading. The title reads, “Enhanced Interfacial Adhesion of Nylon 66 to Thermoset Adhesives by…”. But in the article, the authors have tested only the adhesives based on one thermoset, epichlorohydrin epoxy resin (EPON 825). Although it may be a popular thermoset, the generalization in the title cannot be accepted. I strongly recommend the authors modify the title of the article.

Few lines in the abstract seem very complex and wordy. Please keep the sentences in the abstract concise and clear.

In lines 78 and 80, please change the units of inches to m. It seems like SI unit is followed throughout the rest of the article.

 

I recommend a minor revision before accepting the article for publication.

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Round 2

Reviewer 1 Report

The current manuscript meets the requirements of the journal

Reviewer 2 Report

The authors did all the required modifications