2 cl 2 hcl cl 2 sf 6 acceptable plasmas include oxygen argon helium and mixtures of gas listed above and acceptable liquids include acid solutions hf for siloxanes base solutions e g naoh koh for siloxanes solvents for the matrix such as ch 2 cl 2 for polycarbonates and methacrylates and benzene for polystyrene ps other gases plasmas and liquids can be employed depending on the user 39 s selection of nanofibers and polymeric substrate material in an embodiment of the present invention the set of fibrils are operable to create a nano adhesive in other embodiments the polymeric substrate material can be nylons polyesters pbt 39 s polybenzothiazoles pdms polydimethysiloxanes peek polyetheretherketones pek polyetherketones polyimides polysulfones aramids polyamides cellulosic polymers polysaccarides polyethylene polypropylene polyolefins polycarbonates and combinations thereof in another embodiment the polymeric substrate material is a flexible material for example pdms cellulosic rubber or elastomers in other embodiments of the present invention the nanofibers are cellulosic nanofibers carbon nanotubes or electrospun polymers in one embodiment of the present invention the nanofibers are aligned in a substantially parallel orientation however other embodiments can include a first layer of embedded nanofibers that are substantially parallel and wherein the orientations of adjacent layers of embedded nanofibers are.