Surface modification of argon/oxygen plasma treated vulcanized ethylene propylene diene polymethylene surfaces for improved adhesion with natural rubber

Challenges and Solutions for Joining Polymer Materials

“…Plasma treatment (corona method) is a very popular and versatile method. This method employs ionized gas at low pressure or atmospheric pressure to bombard the surface of treated materials.…”

Biocompatibility Tests and Adhesion Improvements for Hydrogen-Free Amorphous Carbon for Blood-Contacting Medical Devices

“…This can be explained by the removal of the weak boundary layer (WBL). Since the problem of adhesive properties on PTFE was caused by WBLs such as foreign matter, impurities, additives, and low-molecular-weight substances, (32) it can be seen that the desorption of fluorine occurred with Ar plasma treatment, and the surface chemical composition became similar to that of the a-C:H:F interlayer. Consequently, the peel strength of Ar (interlayer) increased in proportion to plasma treatment time, whereas the peel strength of Ar (no interlayer) did not change with plasma treatment time.…”

Synthesis and Characterization of Methylacrylic Acid and Butyl Acrylate Grafted onto Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Terpolymer

“…[8] However, it cannot be used in some products due to its nonpolar surface. [9] Therefore, grafting some polar groups onto EPDM can improve the compatibility between EPDM and other materials to enhance the performance of composite materials. [10][11][12][13][14] In recent years, using different organic peroxide systems, grafting of polar groups, such as styrene, acrylonitrile, maleic anhydride, 2-dimethylamino ethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA), tris(2-methoxyethoxy)vinylsilane (TMEVS), polystyrene, poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) and vinyloxyaminosilane, to the EPDM rubber backbone to functionalize the polymer has been studied by various researchers.…”