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Gas plasma treatments of polypropylene tape

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This paper highlights the applications of Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) to study the effects of argon, nitrogen and oxygen plasma treatments on the topography of polypropylene (PP) tapes. Contrasting surface effects created by the different plasma gases as observed by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Lateral Force Microscopy (LFM) and SEM are discussed in detail with images obtained from both AFM and SEM demonstrating the changes in the surface topography.

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  1. School of Textiles and Design, Heriot-Watt University, Galashiels, Scotland, TD1 3HF

    J. M. Warren & D. Robson

  2. School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH14 4AS

    R. R. Mather

  3. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, England, LS2 9JT

    A. Neville

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Warren, J.M., Mather, R.R., Neville, A. et al. Gas plasma treatments of polypropylene tape. J Mater Sci 40, 5373–5379 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-005-4334-0

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