On the use of CO2 laser induced surface patterns to modify the wettability of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 707-715

  Waugh, David Garreth ^a   Lawrence, Jonathan ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CO2 laser; PMMA; Surface modification; Wettability

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; LASER INDUCED; MATERIALS PROCESSING; PMMA; SESSILE DROPS; SURFACE MODIFICATION; SURFACE OXYGEN CONTENT; SURFACE PATTERN; WETTABILITY CHARACTERISTICS; WHITE-LIGHT INTERFEROMETRY;

CONTACT ANGLE; ESTERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; OXYGEN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACE TREATMENT; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTORESISTS;

EID: 77949916735     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlaseng.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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