Two-silane chemical vapor deposition treatment of polymer (nylon) and oxide surfaces that yields hydrophobic (and superhydrophobic), abrasion-resistant thin films A m~el for understanding the abrasion of a surface by falling abrasive is developed and tested expenmental1y. A quantitative measure of abrasion resistance, useful for characterizing optical surface~ and. hard ~oatings, appears naturally in the theoretical model and experimental data. Numencal sImulatIons reproduce both the model and the experimental data.
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