Nanoindentation method for determining the initial contact and adhesion characteristics of soft polydimethylsiloxane

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2004-2011

  Cao, Yifang ^a   Yang, Dehua ^b   Soboyejoy, Wole ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Bruker Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ELASTIC MODULI; INDENTATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INITIAL CONTACT POINT; JOHNSON-KENDALL-ROBERTS THEORIES; NANOINDENTATION METHOD; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 28844472642     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0256     Document Type: Article

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