Hydrophilicity modification of poly(methyl methacrylate) by excimer laser ablation and irradiation

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 139-143

  Qi, Heng ^a   Chen, Tao ^a   Yao, Liying ^a   Zuo, Tiechuan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Excimer laser; Hydrophilicity modification; Irradiation

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; EXCIMER LASERS; HYDROPHILICITY; LASER ABLATION; MICROCHANNELS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

HYDROPHILICITY MODIFICATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL ABLATION;

POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

EID: 44249092311     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-007-0234-8     Document Type: Article

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