Surface analysis of chemically-etched and plasma-treated polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for biomedical applications

Surface and Coatings Technology

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 293-299

  Ha, S W ^a   Hauert, R ^b   Ernst, K H ^b   Wintermantel, E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemical etching; Oxygen plasma treatment; Polyetheretherketone

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BIOMATERIALS; ETCHING; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; WETTING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

OXYGEN PLASMA TREATMENT;

POLYETHER ETHER KETONES;

EID: 0031271975     PISSN: 02578972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0257-8972(97)00179-5     Document Type: Article

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