Accepted Manuscript Title: Improved adhesion of Ag NPs to the polyethylene terephthalate surface via atmospheric plasma treatment and surface functionalization. Authors: Tao Shen, Yong Liu, Yan Zhu, De-Quan Yang, Edward Sacher PII: S0169-4332(17)30826-7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.149 Reference: APSUSC 35525 To appear in: APSUSC Received date: 18-2-2017 Accepted date: 16-3-2017 Please cite this article as: Tao Shen, Yong Liu, Yan Zhu, De-Quan Yang, Edward Sacher, Improved adhesion of Ag NPs to the polyethylene terephthalate surface via atmospheric plasma treatment and surface functionalization., Applied Surface Sciencehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.149 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.