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Morales-Hurtado, M. (author), Zeng, X. (author), Gonzalez-Rodriguez, P. (author), ten Elshof, J.E. (author), van der Heide, E. (author)Research on human skin interactions with healthcare and lifestyle products is a topic continuously attracting scientific studies over the past years. It is possible to evaluate skin mechanical properties based on human or animal experimentation, yet in addition to possible ethical issues, these samples are hard to obtain, expensive and give rise...article 2015
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Fischer, H.R. (author), Tempelaars, K. (author), Kerpershoek, A.M. (author), Dingemans, T. (author), Iqbal, M. (author), Lonkhuyzen, H. (author), Iwanowsky, B. (author), Semprimoschnig, C. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)Polimide-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PI-b-PDMS) block copolymers have been synthesized from commercially available amino-terminated polysiloxanes with different molecular weights, for use as polymeric materials resistant to the low earth orbit (LEO) space environment. A structural optimization with respect to maximum environmental protection has...article 2010
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Akesso, L. (author), Pettitt, M.E. (author), Callow, J.A. (author), Callow, M.E. (author), Stallard, J. (author), Teer, D. (author), Liu, C. (author), Wang, S. (author), Zhao, Q. (author), D'Souza, F. (author), Willemsen, P.R. (author), Donnelly, G.T. (author), Donik, C. (author), Kocijan, A. (author), Jenko, M. (author), Jones, L.A. (author), Guinaldo, P.C. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)SiOx-like coatings were deposited on glass slides from a hexamethylsiloxane precursor by plasma-assisted CVD (PACVD). Surface energies (23.1-45.7 mJ m-1) were correlated with the degree of surface oxidation and hydrocarbon contents. Tapping mode AFM revealed a range of surface topologies with Ra values 1.55-3.16 nm and RMS roughness 1.96-4.11 nm...article 2009