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Probing the reaction mechanism between a laser welded polyamide thin film and titanium with XPS and ToF-SIMS.
Talanta
September 2022
Université de Namur, Namur Institute of Structured Materials (NISM), Rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000, Namur, Belgium. Electronic address:
Article Synopsis
- The biomedical industry increasingly utilizes polymer/metal hybrid assemblies to leverage the benefits of both materials while minimizing drawbacks.
- Laser welding is highlighted as a fast and versatile technique for assembling these dissimilar materials, ensuring strong adhesion that is crucial for biomedical applications.
- Advanced analytical methods like ToF-SIMS and XPS, combined with multivariate analysis, were employed to investigate the chemical bonds at the interface between polyamide-6.6 and titanium, revealing the bonding nature and proposing a reaction mechanism.