摘要 |
An oscillator spring made of a spring material consisting of any of carbon, ceramic, polymer, polymer precursor, composite and any combination of these materials, and a barrier material for altering the number of bonding sites which are available at the surface of the spring material, wherein the barrier material consists of one or more hydrophobic silicone compounds or one or more hydrophobic silane compounds. The barrier material can provide a full or partial barrier to the adsorption of water vapour in the ambient atmosphere. The barrier may thus enable the elasticity of the spring to be regulated. |