Abstract
Gas discharge physics and electrical breakdown in sub-millimetre gaps have been extensively studied since the foundational contributions of Friedrich Paschen (1889) and later formalizations by Ypsilanti Raizer (1991) and Arthur von Hippel. However, the specific conditions under which triboelectric voltages generated across separating biological film-textile interfaces can reach or exceed Paschen-favourable ionization thresholds remain unverified. This gap is critical because macroscale electrostatic fields in natural environments are typically far too weak to induce electrical breakdown, creating a fundamental physical paradox for any mechanism requiring localized gas ionization without external power sources.This paper proposes a structured experimental roadmap for testing whether transient capacitance collapse and micro-asperity field enhancement can bridge this gap. By isolating the corona pillar of the Adhesion-Triboelectric-Corona-Maillard (ATCM) mechanism, the roadmap defines the materials, measurement techniques, variables, and expected signatures required to determine whether micro-gap discharges can occur at sub-micron scales. Potential applications extend to micro-plasma surface modification, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection, smart textile engineering, localized bio-sensing, and non-destructive materials diagnostics.This paper proposes a structured experimental roadmap rather than reporting experimental results.