Evolution of interfacial adhesion force in dynamic micromachines due to repetitive impact loading

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Philippine, M A ^a   Timpe, S J ^a   Komvopoulos, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACE TREATMENT;

DYNAMIC MICROMACHINES; INTERFACIAL ADHESION FORCE; REPETITIVE IMPACT LOADING; SIDEWALL CONTACT INTERFACES;

SURFACE MICROMACHINING;

EID: 34547838692     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2764111     Document Type: Article

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