This volume documents the proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Adhesion Aspects of Polymeric Coatings, held in Newark, NJ May 25-26, 2000. It contains 13 peer-reviewed and updated papers addressing a variety of topics, including adhesion improvement strategies, the formation and relevance of interphase in practical adhesion, imaging of polymer surfaces, surface treatment of metals and glass by silanes, measurement of internal stresses in polymeric coatings, and more.

From the Preface: “...Polymeric coatings are used for a variety of purposes, e.g., decorative, protective, functional (as dielectrics or insulators) and a special application of polymeric coatings is their use as lithographic materials for making integrated circuit elements. Irrespective of the intended purpose of the coating, it must adequately adhere to the underlying substrate, otherwise delamination and other undesirable phenomena can occur. So the need to understand the factors which influence adhesion of polymeric coatings and to control it to a desirable level is quite patent...”

Target Audience: Academic and industrial scientists and technologists, as well as upper-level students, who are concerned with the adhesion and durability of polymeric coatings.

Table of Contents:

Interphase: Formation, Characterization and Relevance to Practical Adhesion

Depletion, a Key Factor in Polymer Adhesion

Attaining Adhesion/Cohesion within Painted Plastics

Scanning Electrode Potential Microscopy (SEPM) and Electric Force Microscopy (EFM) Imaging of Polymer Surfaces

The Residue (Smut) Formed on Aluminum Alloys During Hydrofluoric Acid Etching and Its Effect on a Coating Process

Surface Modification of Metals by Silanes

Application of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy in Assessing the Adsorption of Siloxane Polymers onto E-Glass Fibers

Surface Modification of Polyphenylene Sulfide Plastics to Improve their Adhesion to a Dielectric Adhesive

Metal Surface Conditioning Concepts for Resin Bonding in Dentistry

Measurement of Internal Stresses in Polymeric Coatings Using Time Resolved Fluorescence

Adhesion of an Alkyd Paint to Cold Rolled Steel Sheets: Effect of Steel Surface Composition

Analysis of the Wet Adhesion of Coatings on Wood

Modified Tape Test: Measurement of Adhesion of Insulator Films to Low Dielectric Constant Organic Polymers