Polymer Surface Modification and Adhesive Characteristics
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 March 2023) | Viewed by 9934
Special Issue Editors
Interests: adhesion; surface energy; surface modification of polymers; polymer nanocomposites; adhesives; discharge plasma modification of polymers and wood; antibacterial modification of polymer by plasma
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The polymer surface modification represents contemporary interest because of its importance in various technological applications. Many polymers are known for their excellent mechanical properties that are very important for many applications such as those in packaging, automobile, building, aeronautic, aerospace, electronics, and sport industries. However, poor adhesion characteristics of most polymers are a serious problem in situations where laminates are made or other layers are incorporated. Adhesion represents a multidisciplinary topic including the surface chemistry, physics, rheology, mechanic, fracture analysis and many other fields. Current research activities are associated with unraveling the mechanisms of surface modifications and ensuring long lasting adhesion.
In this Special Issue, attention is given to novel, advanced, improved or economical effective modification techniques including physical or chemical way. This covers different modification approaches that can be utilized to improve the adhesion characteristics of polymer surfaces, such as low-temperature plasma treatment (both atmospheric and vacuum), plasma assisted grafting, plasma polymerization, flame treatment, ozone treament, photografting, UV photo-oxidation or chemical modification and their effect on the surface properties. The above mentioned interest is only indicative and can by extended by new techniques and approaches. Eventually, comparative studies of surface properties and adhesion characteristics using novel tools and techniques are welcomed for this Special Issue including theoretical modeling or simulations. Moreover, review papers regarding surface modifications of polymers are welcomed as well.
Prof. Dr. Igor Novák
Dr. Anton Popelka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface modification
- plasma treatment
- plasma assisted grafting
- UV photo-oxidation
- ozone treatment
- surface properties
- adhesion characteristics
- wettability
- surface free energy
- surface roughness
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