Enhancement of surface replication by gas assisted microinjection moulding

Plastics, Rubber and Composites

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 293-299

  Yoon, S H ^a   Lee, K H ^b   Palanisamy, P ^a   Lee, J S ^a   Cha, N G ^c   Carter, D J ^d   Mead, J L ^a   Barry, C M F ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antistiction coating; Gas assisted injection moulding; Microinjection moulding; Silicon tooling

Indexed keywords

ANTI-STICTION COATING; ASPECT RATIO TRENCHES; DEPTH RATIO; EDGE DEFINITION; GAS ASSISTED INJECTION MOULDING; LOW ASPECT RATIO; MICROFEATURES; MICROINJECTION MOULDING; NANOSTRUCTURED SURFACE; POSITIVE FEATURES; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SINK MARKS; THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANES;

ASPECT RATIO; COMMINUTION; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; THERMOPLASTICS;

INJECTION MOLDING;

EID: 78049474148     PISSN: 14658011     EISSN: 17432898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328910X12691245470554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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