Influence of substrate morphology on the cohesion and adhesion of thin PECVD oxide films on semi-crystalline polymers

Surface and Interface Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 948-952

  Rochat, G ^a   Delachaux, A ^a   Leterrier, Y ^a   Manson J A E ^a   Fayet, P ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

^b Tetra Pak International SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cohesion; Fragmentation tests; PA12; PET; SiOx; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATINGS; DELAMINATION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; POLYAMIDES; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICA; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FRAGMENTATION TESTING; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH;

PLASTIC FILMS;

EID: 0346276978     PISSN: 01422421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sia.1621     Document Type: Article

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