This highly pragmatic guide to advanced methods for improving adhesion presents the state of the art in improving bond strength between different materials for many manufacturing processes; it reviews the suitable chemistry or morphology for enhanced adhesion to metal, plastic, wood, composites, and ceramic surfaces.

Adhesion Promotion Techniques discusses mechanisms such as viscoelastic energy dissipation, weak boundary layers and interphase, mechanical interlocking, and those based on electrostatic, thermodynamic, diffusion, and chemical bonding theories. It considers cleaning, ablation, cross-linking, and chemical modification of organic polymers; illustrates various analytical methods; investigates uses of energy-saving, ecologically clean anticorrosion microorganisms in treatment of polymer surfaces; explores acid—base interactions in adhesion; and more. Contains over 100 pages on plasma, flame, corona, and laser treatments. Highly recommended.

From the Preface: “...When two materials are brought in contact, the proper or adequate adhesion between them is of great importance, so it is necessary to devise ways to attain the requisite adhesion strength between different materials. Even a cursory look at the literature shows that there has been brisk activity in ameliorating the existing techniques or in devising new and improved methods to modify different materials to enhance their adhesion. Polymer materials innately are poorly adhesionable because of their relative inertness and low surface energy, and there has been tremendous R&D activity in the arena of polymer surface modification to render them adhesionable...”

Target Audience: Adhesion scientists and adhesive technologists; materials scientists; organic, physical, polymer, and surface chemists; chemical engineers; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

Table of Contents:

Theories and Mechanisms of Adhesion

Harnessing Acid—Base Interactions to Improve Adhesion

Molecular Mechanics—Dynamics Modeling and Adhesion

Application of Atomic Force Microscopy in Fundamental Adhesion Studies

Plasma Treatment of Polymers to Improve Adhesion

Flame Treatment of Polymers to Improve Adhesion

Corona Discharge Treatment of Polymers

Laser Surface Treatment to Improve Adhesion

Adhesion Enhancement of Metallic Films to Ceramic Substrates Using UV Lasers and Low-Energy Ions

Surface Graft Copolymerization and Grafting of Polymers for Adhesion Improvement

Microbial Treatment of Polymer Surfaces to Improve Adhesion

Silanes on Glass Fibers — Adhesion Promoters for Composite Applications

Index