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Plasma treatments of high-performance fibers have been found to improve the adhesion at the fiber/matrix interface without deteriorating the strength of the fibers. However it is not always clear how much this improvement affects the performance of the composite material. To study the possible effects, a 3 k tow of carbon fibers was exposed for one minute to an acetylene/oxygen (2:1) plasma treatment...