Continuous atmospheric plasma oxidation of carbon fibres: Influence on the fibre surface and bulk properties and adhesion to polyamide 12

Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 471-487

  Erden, Seckin ^a   Ho, Kingsley K C ^b   Lamoriniere, Steven ^b   Lee, Adam F ^c   Yildiz, Hasan ^a   Bismarck, Alexander ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Fibers; Interfaces

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; BULK PROPERTIES; CARBON FIBRES; COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING; FIBRE SURFACES; INTERFACES; INTERFACIAL ADHESIONS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; MATRIX INTERFACES; MODEL COMPOSITES; OXYGEN CONTAINING GROUPS; POLY-AMIDE 12; POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS; SINGLE FIBRE FRAGMENTATION TESTS; SURFACE ENERGIES; TREATMENT TIME;

ADHESION; CARBON FIBERS; CONTACT ANGLE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

FIBERS;

EID: 77956602786     PISSN: 02724324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11090-010-9227-6     Document Type: Article

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