Description based on: volume 3, published in 2004.

Includes bibliographical references.

part Part 1. Surface Modification Techniques -- chapter Importance of process conditions in polymer surface modification: A critical assessment -- chapter Pretreatment and surface modification of polymers via atmospheric-pressure plasma jet treatment -- chapter The effects of excimer laser irradiation on surface morphology development in stretched poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate) and polystyrene films -- chapter XeCl excimer laser treatment of Vectran® fibers in diethylenetriamine (DETA) environment -- chapter Surface modification of polymers by ozone. Comparison of polyethylene and polystyrene treated at different temperatures -- chapter Atomic force microscopy based studies of photochemically-modified poly(ethylene terephthalate) surfaces -- chapter Wool surface modification and its influence on related functional properties -- chapter Surface modification of polyethylene by photosulfonation -- chapter Covalent coupling of fluorophores to polymer surface-bonded functional groups -- chapter Functionalization of fiber surfaces by thin layers of chitosan and related carbohydrate biopolymers and their antimicrobial activity -- chapter Dendrons for surface modification of polymeric materials -- chapter Surface modification of textile materials by dip-coating with magnetic nanoparticles -- part Part 2. Adhesion Improvement to Polymer Surfaces -- chapter Adhesion improvement of epoxy resist to a benzocyclobutene layer: Application to nanoimprint lithography -- chapter Improvement of adhesion between poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) films -- chapter Novel approaches to enhance adhesion of cellulose -- chapter An in-mold application of adhesion promoters to polyolefin substrates -- chapter Design and control of surface properties of UV-curable acrylic systems -- chapter Detection of contaminants on polymer surfaces using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS).