Effects of argon plasma treatment on the adhesion property of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) textile

To improve the adhesion between ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers and matrix, the UHMWPE fibers were treated by low temperature argon-plasma. The effects of argon-plasma treatment on the properties of UHMWPE have been investigated. The roughness and wetting ability were all found to increase significantly after modifications. The tensile strength of UHMWE fibers were decreased with the plasma treatment time. The optimum plasma treatment is 2min.The increasing of roughness and wetting ability of UHMWPE fiber are beneficial to the improvement the adhesion between UHMWPE fiber and matrix.

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Continuous Plasma Treatment of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Fibres for Adhesion Improvement

Plasma Processes and Polymers ◽

10.1002/ppap.200930906 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 6 (S1) ◽

pp. S375-S381 ◽

Cited By ~ 63

Author(s):

Steluta Teodoru ◽

Yukihiro Kusano ◽

Noemi Rozlosnik ◽

Poul K. Michelsen

Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Plasma Treatment ◽

High Molecular Weight ◽

Ultra High Molecular Weight

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An improvement on the adhesion-strength of laminated ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fabrics: surface-etching/modification using highly effective helium/oxygen/nitrogen plasma treatment

Polymers for Advanced Technologies ◽

10.1002/pat.1703 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 22 (12) ◽

pp. 1971-1981 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jen-Taut Yeh ◽

Yu-Ching Lai ◽

Maw-Cherng Suen ◽

Cheng-Chi Chen

Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Plasma Treatment ◽

High Molecular Weight ◽

Adhesion Strength ◽

Nitrogen Plasma ◽

Surface Etching ◽

Highly Effective ◽

Ultra High Molecular Weight

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Atmospheric-pressure plasma treatment of ultra-high-molecular-weight polypropylene fabric

Czechoslovak Journal of Physics ◽

10.1007/bf03165926 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 50 (S3) ◽

pp. 445-448 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

J. Ráhel’ ◽

M. Černák ◽

I. Hudec ◽

A. Brablec ◽

D. Trunec ◽

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Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Plasma Treatment ◽

High Molecular Weight ◽

Atmospheric Pressure ◽

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma ◽

Pressure Plasma ◽

Polypropylene Fabric ◽

Ultra High Molecular Weight

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Improving Interlayer Adhesion of Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA)/Ultra-high-molecular-weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) Laminates Prepared by Plasma Treatment and Hot Pressing Technique

Polymers ◽

10.3390/polym13162600 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 2600

Author(s):

Long Zhu ◽

Dmitriy A. Dikin ◽

Simona Percec ◽

Fei Ren

Keyword(s):

Molecular Weight ◽

Plasma Treatment ◽

High Molecular Weight ◽

Hot Pressing ◽

Composite Structures ◽

High Performance ◽

Surface Roughening ◽

Moderate Increase ◽

High Performance Polymer ◽

Ultra High Molecular Weight

Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) (PPTA) is a high-performance polymer that has been utilized in a range of applications. Although PPTA fibers are widely used in various composite materials, laminar structures consisting of PPTA and ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), are less reported. The difficulty in making such composite structures is in part due to the weakness of the interface formed between these two polymers. In this study, a layered structure was produced from PPTA fabrics and UHMWPE films via hot pressing. To improve the interlayer adhesion, oxygen plasma was used to treat the PPTA and the UHMWPE surfaces prior to lamination. It has been found that while plasma treatment on the UHMWPE surface brought about a moderate increase in interlayer adhesion (up to 14%), significant enhancement was achieved on the samples fabricated with plasma treated PPTA (up to 91%). It has been assumed that both surface roughening and the introduction of functional groups contributed to this improvement.

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