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At the 16th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry (ISPC-16) in Taormina,
which took place in June 2003, we launched the idea to edit a new journal, named
Plasma Processes and Polymers, and published by Wiley-VCH. The purpose was to
collect under the same cover the great majority of articles dealing with plasma processing
of polymers and related issues, which at that time were scattered throughout
a vast number of journals. The new journal was intended to “correct this unfortunate
situation” and to provide a home for the community working in low-temperature
plasma surface modification of polymers and other materials, in applications
ranging from packaging, biomedical products, displays, to components for aerospace
and automotive industries, etc.
We met with such an enthusiastic response at that conference, considered the
most representative forum for scientists working in the field of plasma technology,
that we decided, right there and then, to solicit original papers from authors who
presented suitable contributions. The present book can, therefore, be considered
“Volume zero” of the journal bearing the same name, and it has the same editors
and publisher. At the same time as this book will be published, the journal will be at
its third issue; although still in its infancy, it is already clear that the original idea
was very good, because the journal is now attracting the best articles in the world
relating to this field. |
