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The phrase "alter the surface" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where changes or modifications to a surface are being discussed, such as in art, design, or material science.
Example: "To achieve the desired texture, we need to alter the surface of the canvas before applying the paint."
Alternatives: "modify the surface" or "change the surface".
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Because they alter the surface properties, self-assembled monolayers can be used for a multitude of applications.
The results showed that the heat treatment did not alter the surface of the PBII-films.
This implies that γ-radiation may alter the surface characteristics contributing to surface complexation of Co2+.
Treatments were designed to alter the surface chemistry of the membranes to create permanently hydrophilic surfaces.
This plasma can be used to alter the surface properties of the object.
Chemicals that alter the surface properties of the coating fluid and reduce its surface tension are known as wetting agents.
The FluidFocus lens, as Philips has named it, is based on an effect called electrowetting, using an electrical charge to alter the surface tension of a liquid.
Often, however, these modifications also alter the surface energy of the electrodes, therefore impacting the morphology of the films deposited on these surfaces26,27,28.
PIII forms wrinkled "herringbone" patterns and abundant O-containing functional groups on PDMS to alter the surface hydrophilicity.
Surfactant acts to locally alter the surface tension and thereby change the nature of the interface motion.
It is well known that helium plasmas can successfully alter the surface properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
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