Effects of screen-grid bias voltage on the microstructure and properties of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) modified by oxygen plasma

Vacuum

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1945-1951

  Pei, Yanan ^a   Xie, Dong ^a   Leng, Yongxiang ^a   Qian, Linmao ^a   Sun, Hong ^a   Huang, Nan ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Plasma surface modification; The degree of crosslinking; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); Wear resistance

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF CROSS-LINKING; GRID VOLTAGE; HARDENED LAYERS; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; NEGATIVE BIAS; OXYGEN IONS; OXYGEN PLASMAS; PLASMA SURFACE MODIFICATIONS; PLASMA TREATMENT; SURFACE MICROSTRUCTURES; WEAR PERFORMANCE;

BIAS VOLTAGE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WEAR RESISTANCE;

ULTRAHIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 84862976261     PISSN: 0042207X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2012.03.040     Document Type: Article

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