Wettability characteristics of polyethylene modified with CO2, Nd: YAG, excimer and high-power diode lasers

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 215, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1735-1743

  Lawrence, J ^a,b   Li, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; Excimer laser; High power diode laser (HPDL); Nd:YAG laser; Polyethylene (PE); Surface energy; Wettability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005531650     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095440540121501207     Document Type: Article

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