ArticleACS applied polymer materials2026
Enhancing Membrane Adhesion to Polymeric Substrates via Plasma Treatment.
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Abstract
Ensuring strong adhesion between porous polymeric membranes and supporting substrates is critical for the reliability and functionality of membrane devices. However, due to the innate low surface energy of polymers, achieving strong chemical bonding between such materials remains challenging. In addition, the small-pore size of membranes often limits effective pore intrusion (necessary for achieving effective mechanical interlocking) by polymer adhesives during high-throughput manufacturing. Plasma treatment is commonly used to modify the surface energy of polymers to improve adhesion and mechanical properties of composite systems. However, it remains unexplored whether the method is effective in improving the adhesion of surfaces containing nanoscale pores as found in membranes. Herein, we demonstrate that adhesion between poly-(ethersulfone) (PES) membranes with 20 and 200 nm pore sizes and polypropylene (PP) substrates is enhanced by low-pressure plasma treatment (power: 30 W, duration: 60 s, gas flow rate: 30 cm
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