Surface modification of Sylgard-184 poly(dimethyl siloxane) networks by ultraviolet and ultraviolet/ozone treatment

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 306-315

  Efimenko, Kirill ^a   Wallace, William E ^b   Genzer, Jan ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrophilic elastomers; Poly(dimethyl siloxane) networks; Sylgard 184; Ultraviolet ozone treatment

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; FILLERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULES; OZONE; REFLECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

OZONE TREATMENT;

COLLOIDS;

DIMETICONE; OXYGEN; OZONE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0036441776     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcis.2002.8594     Document Type: Article

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