Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) surface with a wettability gradient by tuning its microstructures

Macromolecular Rapid Communications

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 637-642

  Lu, Xiaoying ^a   Zhang, Juin ^b   Zhang, Changchun ^a   Han, Yanchun ^b  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Gradient surface; Low density polyethylene; Superhydrophobic

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WETTING;

GRADIENT SURFACES; LINEAR TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC STATE; WETTABILITY GRADIENTS;

LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 20444444789     PISSN: 10221336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/marc.200400626     Document Type: Article

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