High performance films: Review of new materials and trends

Abstract

This paper reviews some modern aspects and trends in the development of high performance polymer materials and processing technologies providing fabrication of advanced film and film structures. Changes in understanding of technical requirements and properties, along with novel approaches in creating high performance films of various thermoplastic materials, are discussed. The most important groups of polymer materials being used in high performance applications are described.

Development of improved polypropylene adhesive bonding by abrasion and atmospheric plasma surface modifications

“…3, marking the band corresponding to each type of functionality by black and white coloured squares and circles. The spectrum of the untreated material exhibited typical polypropylene bands [35], such as the CH 2 . This peak corresponded to carbonyl moieties [36], the appearance of which was indeed in agreement with the APPT enhanced polar energy ( Table 1).…”

Extreme durability of wettability changes on polyolefin surfaces by atmospheric pressure plasma torch

“…Polymers [1] fulfil these solicitations, so that it would be possible to designate these years as the age of polymers. Within this group of materials, polyolefins are a strong, lightweight, recyclable [2,3] and inert type of thermoplastic polymers used in a wide range of applications such as healthcare, films, electrical components, pipes, automotive and aircraft industry among others [1,3,4]. Despite their excellent bulk properties, low cost and processibility, the applications of polyolefins are sometimes restricted by their poor wettability, which causes adhesion problems.…”

Formation and thermal stability of BMI-based interpenetrating polymers for gas separation membranes

“…anhydrous ethyl alcohol (EtOH) or isopropyl alcohol (i-PrOH) [19]. Polyetherimide (Ultem ® 1000) was selected as a high performance engineering amorphous thermoplastic polymer to impart strength and toughness with excellent thermal, mechanical and electrical properties [20]. The polysulfone Udel ® P-1700 NT LCD was also selected as it provides very good control of pore size and pore size distribution, high membrane strength, good filmforming properties, good resistance to degradation, low cost and low content of cyclic dimer that may precipitate in the polymeric solutions.…”