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The result of decades of research by a pioneer in the field, this is the first book to deal exclusively with achieving high-performance metal-polymer composites by chemical bonding. Covering both the academic and practical aspects, the author focuses on the chemistry of interfaces between metals and polymers with a particular emphasis on the chemical bonding between the different materials. He elucidates the various approaches to obtaining a stable interface, including, but not limited to, thermodynamically driven redox reactions, bond protection to prevent hydrolysis, the introduction of barrier layers, and stabilization by spacer molecules. Throughout, chemical bonding is promoted as a simple and economically viable alternative to adhesion based on reversible weak physical interaction.Consequently, the text equips readers with the practical tools necessary for designing high-strength metal-polymer composites with such desired properties as resilience, flexibility, rigidity or degradation resistance.

Metal-Polymer Systems: Interface Design and Chemical Bonding

Adhesion and DiffusionDescription of Main Theories of AdhesionChemical Reactions at InterfacesDesign of Ideal InterfacesInteractions at the Interface and at the Near-Interface RegionRealization of New Interface DesignsParticularities of Polyolefin SurfacesMethods for Introducing Functional Groups onto Polyolefin SurfacesPrincipal Problems with Functionalization of PolyolefinsDifferences between Metals and Polymers as Substrate MaterialsCharacterization by Surface EnergyThermodynamicsWork of AdhesionSurface ModificationPreferred Functional Groups for Maximal AdhesionAcid-Base Interactions and Use of SilanesIntroduction of SpacersFluoropolymersStrongest and Most Durable Metal-Polymer BondsAdhesion Results of High-Strength and High Durable CompositesAdhesion Promotion for Carbon Fibres and GrapheneElectrospray Deposition of Adhesion Promoting LayersCorrosion Inhibition