ABSTRACT

Surface treatments of polymers have many uses, such as the enhancement of aesthetic properties (optical or tactile feeling), in increasing wear resistance, in decreasing friction coefficient, or, on the other hand, in increasing adhesion when bonding the polymer in question to another material. Fluoropolymers, in particular, have innately low surface free energies (or tensions), which is a useful feature when low friction is required but is a bane for bonding.