Predictive numerical modeling of plasma-induced surface roughness and wettability evolution in LM-PAEK/CF tape

Georges Chahine, Abdallah Barakat, Menisha S. Karunarathna, Yalcin Meraki, Merlin Theodore, Uday Vaidya, Tickle College of Engineering, University of Tennessee, Tn Usa, Carbon Fiber Technology Facility , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Oak Ridge, Manufacturing Sciences Division , Oak Ridge National Laboratory , Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on October 25, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Composite Materials, Volume 60, Issue 20, Page 1841-1853, August 2026.
Plasma surface modification effectively enhances adhesion in thermoplastic composites, yet its impacts on high-performance polymers like low-melting polyaryletherketone (LM-PAEK) remain inadequately quantified. This study integrates experimental analysis ...