| Abstract: | Modification of non‐polar polymer surfaces In numerous technological relevant processes the adhesion in compound systems is of central importance. It concerns for example surface coatings and the manufacturing of composites. Particular problems result at the compounding of polyolefins, silicones and fluoropolymers due to their very low surface energy. The modification of such polymer surfaces with the aim of functionalisation and with it of increasing the surface energy results in an improvement of adhesion properties of the materials. A well‐established procedure, particularly in the automotive industry, is the flame treatment of the surfaces. However, a defined chemical modification of the surface depends on many parameters and thus is very difficult to standardize. A defined change of the surface can be better achieved through a targeted plasma treatment, in which in our case the surface is stabilized by a subsequent wet chemical process step. |
