Lubricating Polymer Surfaces By: Yoshikimi Uyama Publisher: routledge Print ISBN: 9781566760133, 1566760135 eText ISBN: 9781498733458, 149873345X Edition: 1st Copyright year: 1998 Format: PDF Available from $ 23.18 USD SKU 9781498733458R90 FROM THE PREFACE The surface modification of polymeric materials has been the object of a large number of investigations, but little attention has been paid to making a polymer surface frictionless or slippery, and lubricating surfaces are practically unmentioned in any books so far published, probably because of the relatively minor importance of polymer friction in industrial applications. A lubricating polymer surface is important, especially in marine and biomedical technologies. For instance, biomaterials to be used for catheterization on the urinary, tracheal, and cardiovascular tracts, or for endoscopy, should have a surface with good handling characteristics when dr Download ebook: https://ouo.io/7JjcYm
