ABSTRACT

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 import

Introduction. Principles of Friction and Lubrication. Test Methods for Lubricated Polymer Surfaces. Lubricous Polymer Surfaces. Lubricated Surfaces for Medical Use. General Methods for Surface Modification. Surface Analysis of Modified Polymers. Surface Grafting. Surface Structures and Properties of Grafted Polymers. Appendix.