On the effects of using CO2 and F2 lasers to modify the wettability of a polymeric biomaterial

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 347-356

  Waugh, D G ^a   Lawrence, J ^a   Walton, C D ^b   Zakaria, R B ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser; Nylon 6,6; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADVANCING CONTACT ANGLE; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; INTERMEDIATE STATE; LASER INDUCED; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER POWER; LASER SYSTEMS; NYLON 6,6; PERIODIC SURFACES; POLYMERIC BIOMATERIALS; SURFACE MODIFICATION; TOPOGRAPHICAL CHANGES; WETTABILITY; WETTABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; CORUNDUM; EXCIMER LASERS; GAS LASERS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 70350574844     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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