The influence of surface modifications of glass on glass fiber/polyester interphase properties

CNT-Based Inherent Sensing and Interfacial Properties of Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites

“…The adhesion of films deposited on glass substrates using organosilicon monomers is excellent, and the polymer material is highly cross-linked [34]. Plasma surface treatment and plasma polymerization as alternative coating techniques have been mainly used for surface modification of fibers [35].…”

Plasma Polymer Film as a Model Interlayer for Polymer Composites

“…This means that most of the interphase region comprises the modified matrix, which is of gradual character, i.e., the properties of the region vary from the interlayer to the bulk matrix. We can simply calculate that the unidirectional FRP, including fibers with a volume fraction of 0.64, comprises only fibers surrounded by the interphase (modified matrix) if the fiber diameter is 16 µm and the interphase width is 2 µm [1]. Thus, there is no bulk matrix in this composite system, and of course, the composite performance can be strongly influenced by the interphase.…”

“…In simple terms, the interphase comprises an interlayer (thin film), which is coated onto reinforcing fiber, and a modified matrix, which is affected by the presence of the coated fiber. The concept of the interphase is schematically illustrated in [1]. We can distinguish two interfaces in the interphase region: One, which is at the fiber surface (fiber/interphase), is relatively sharp, and the other, which is at the matrix (interphase/matrix), is diffused.…”

Intercoat adhesion failure in a multilayer organic coating system: An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study

“…The use of polymer based coatings on substrates as diverse as wood [1], concrete [2,3], glass [4], oxides [5] and metals [6] has been the centre of much research interest. In particular, polymeric coatings on metal substrates have wide ranging applications including architectural (coil coating) [7], aerospace [8], automotive [9], marine [10,11], medical implant [12] and microelectronics [13] industries.…”