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Polyethylene (PE) is widely used in a number of applications, due to a combination of low cost, desirable mechanical properties, low permeability, low surface energy characteristics, etc. Yet in other potential applications, modification of the surface of the polymer - without significant alteration of bulk chemical or physical properties - would be advantageous. For example, the low surface energy of PE (1) is useful in several applications but contributes to low adhesion of inks, coatings, and adhesives. The PE surface can be roughened or micropitted in order to enhance physical interlock type adhesion (2), but the interfacial strength and permanence could be markedly enhanced by formation of chemical bonds or grafts to the PE substrate. This new grafted surface may be comprised of the coating, ink, or adhesive, or it may just exhibit physical or chemical properties different from the PE, thereby allowing better wetting or bonding in a subsequent step.
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Kinstle, J.F., Watson, S.L. (1977). Photoassisted Modification of and Grafting to Polyethylene. In: Klempner, D., Frisch, K.C. (eds) Polymer Alloys. Polymer Science and Technology, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0874-4_33
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