Annotation This book documents the proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Polymer Surface Modification: Relevance to Adhesion. This volume and its predecessors containing plentiful information should serve as a comprehensive source of latest RD activity in the highly technologically important arena of polymer surface modification. Anyone interested centrally or peripherally in knowing or learning about the various ways to modify polymer surfaces should find this book of immense value.

Part Part 1: Plasma Surface Modification Techniques -- chapter The effects of atmospheric pressure plasma treatments on adhesion and mechanical properties of high-performance fibers for composites -- chapter Modification of electrostatic properties of polymer powders by atmospheric pressure plasma treatment -- chapter Improved stain-release properties of PET fabric by plasma-surface modifications -- chapter Surface characterization and properties of keratin fibers treated with low-temperature plasmas -- chapter Surface modification of PET films by plasma source ion implantation -- chapter Functionalised plasma polymer coatings for promoting the adhesion of high-performance polymer fibres -- part Part 2: Other/Miscellaneous Surface Modification Techniques -- chapter Photon-based processes for surface modification of synthetic fibers -- chapter Wettability and surface free energies of polymeric materials exposed to excimer ultraviolet light and particle deposition onto their surfaces in water -- chapter Adhesion of copper to poly(tetrafluoroethylene) surfaces modified with vacuum UV radiation downstream from He and Ar microwave plasmas -- chapter KrF excimer laser surface modification of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers for improved adhesion to epoxy resins -- chapter The effects of excimer laser irradiation on the surface morphology and self-adhesion properties of some engineering polymers as evaluated by ultrasonic welding -- chapter Structural and chemical surface modification of polymers by low-energy ions and influence on nucleation, growth and adhesion of noble metals -- chapter Surface modification of natural fibers by photo-grafting and photo-curing -- chapter Surface modification of polypropylene for improved adhesion -- chapter Surface modification of polymer-based materials to enhance their resistance to highly aggressive oxidative environments -- chapter Fixation strategies for macrocyclic ligands such as cyclodextrins or cucurbit[6]uril on polymeric surfaces -- chapter Functionalization of synthetic polymers by supramolecular compounds: Immobilization of calix[n]arenes on polyester -- part Part 3: General Papers -- chapter Quantitative depth profiles from polymer surfaces by angle-resolved X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy -- chapter Adhesion failure of paints on thermoplastic polyolefin substrates -- chapter Adhesion between hydroxyl graft-modified polypropylene and polycarbonate films -- chapter A novel process for formation of polymer release surfaces -- chapter A novel approach based on scanning probe microscopy for nanolithography in polymer films -- chapter Controlled grafting of well-defined functional polymers on hydrogen-terminated silicon substrates: Relevance to adhesion of electrolessh -deposited copper -- chapter Gas barrier properties of transparent ceramic thin layers deposited on PET substrate film by reactive sputtering -- chapter The modification of interphase layer and adhesion: Tuning and predictability.

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