Wettability characteristics variation of nylon 6,6 by means of CO 2 laser generated surface patterns

ICALEO 2008 - 27th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, Congress Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 61-69

  Waugh, D G ^a   Lawrence, J ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTACT ANGLE; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; TOPOGRAPHY; WETTING;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; MATERIALS PROCESSING; MODIFIED SURFACES; SURFACE PATTERN; TOPOGRAPHICAL CHANGES; WETTABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY;

LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 70350567323     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2351/1.5061431     Document Type: Conference Paper

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