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The adhesion of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polystyrene (PS) films, whose surface has been previously structured by dynamic plowing lithography (DPL), has been measured by means of forcedisplacement curves. The different adhesion of modified and unmodified PS leads to the assumption that polymer chains are broken during DPL. After measuring the energy dissipated by the tip during DPL, in order to check that the transferred energy is sufficient to break covalent bonds, the polymer chain scission caused by the lithographic process has been definitely confirmed by size exclusion chromatography measurements of the lithographed films.