Little attention has historically been given to making a polymer surface frictionless or slippery, and lubricating surfaces have been practically unmentioned in books published on polymer surface modification. Lubricating Polymer Surfaces is the first book dedicated to polymer surface modification for friction reduction. It examines the properties and characteristics of low friction surfaces, along with test methods and characterization techniques.

From the Preface: “...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...”

Target Audience: Polymer and surface scientists, products designers, and technologists concerned with wear and lubricity in polymers.

Table of Contents:

Principles of Friction and Lubrication

Test Methods for Lubricated Polymer Surfaces

Lubricious 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

Index