Application of scanning force and near field microscopies to the characterization of minimally adhesive polymer surfaces

Biofouling

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 99-104

  Akhremitchev, Boris B ^a   Bemis, Jason E ^a   Al Maawali, Sabah ^a   Sun, Yujie ^a   Stebounova, Larissa ^a   Walker, Gilbert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Force; Microscopy; Minimally adhesive; Near field; Polymer; Surface

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING;

ADHESIVENESS; BIOFILMS; MICROSCOPY, SCANNING PROBE; POLYMERS; SHIPS;

EID: 0037381504     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0892701031000072217     Document Type: Conference Paper

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