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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 dry and which preferably becomes slippery upon contact with body liquids. Such a low-friction surface must enable easy insertion and removal of the device from a patient. It would further prevent mechanical injury to the mucous membranes and minimize discomfort to the patient. Earlier approaches to providing a low-friction surface were mostly simple applications involving lubricants such as lidocaine jelly, silicone oil, or non-permanent coating with low-friction materials such as polyethylene or fluoroplastics. However, these substances cannot maintain a high degree of slipperiness for the required duration of time, due to the fact that they leach or disperse into the surrounding body fluids. The aim of this book is to describe the principle of lubrication, to outline a variety of methods for attaining a lubricous surface, and to describe the characteristics and properties of such lubricous surfaces. The technology for surface modification of polymers by grafting will find other applications than for lubrication, such as for improvement of the interfacial adhesion in polymer composites.

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Author:   Yoshikimi Uyama ,  Yoshikimi Uyama
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.272kg
ISBN:  

9781566760133

ISBN 10:   1566760135
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   30 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction PRINCIPLES OF FRICTION AND LUBRICATION * Friction * Lubrication * Wear TEST METHODS FOR LUBRICATED POLYMER SURFACES * Methods for Determining Coefficients of Friction * Methods for Determining Wear * Methods Used in Practice * Medical Devices LUBRICOUS POLYMER SURFACES * Characteristics of Polymer Surfaces * Frictional Properties of Polymers * Lubrication and Slipperiness * Slippery Polymer Surfaces LUBRICATED SURFACES FOR MEDICAL USE * Guidewire * Catheter * Artificial Joint * Suture * Contact Lens * Orthopedic Casting Tape * Surgical Glove Powder * Vial Stopper and Other GENERAL METHODS FOR SURFACE MODIFICATION * Polymer Surface Structure * The Purpose of Polymer Surface Modifications * Chemical Modification * Physical Modifications * Biological Modifications SURFACE ANALYSIS OF MODIFIED POLYMERS * Instability of Polymer Surfaces * Methods for Analyzing Functional Groups on Polymer Surfaces * Contact Angle Methods * Spectroscopic Methods * ATR FT-IR SURFACE GRAFTING * Grafting by Coupling Reaction * Graft Polymerization SURFACE STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES OF GRAFTED POLYMERS * Structures * Surface Properties Appendix

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