Hydrophobic recovery of repeatedly plasma-treated silicone rubber. Part 1. Storage in air
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology
- Vol. 9 (9), 1263-1278
- https://doi.org/10.1163/156856195x01030
Abstract
Silicone rubber is used for a wide variety of biomedical and industrial applications due to its good mechanical properties, combined with a hydrophobic surface. Frequently, however, it is desirable...Keywords
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