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Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification
The article presents significant results in research on creating superhydrophobic properties of materials which can be used as an interesting material for use in self-cleaning polymer protective gloves and similar applications where the superhydrophobicity plays a significant role. In this work the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35009253 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15010106 |
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author | Irzmańska, Emilia Korzeniewska, Ewa Pawlak, Ryszard Tomczyk, Mariusz Smejda-Krzewicka, Aleksandra Adamus-Włodarczyk, Agnieszka |
author_facet | Irzmańska, Emilia Korzeniewska, Ewa Pawlak, Ryszard Tomczyk, Mariusz Smejda-Krzewicka, Aleksandra Adamus-Włodarczyk, Agnieszka |
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description | The article presents significant results in research on creating superhydrophobic properties of materials which can be used as an interesting material for use in self-cleaning polymer protective gloves and similar applications where the superhydrophobicity plays a significant role. In this work the influence of laser surface modification of MVQ silicone rubber was investigated. The research was conducted using a nanosecond-pulsed laser at 1060 nm wavelength. After a process of laser ablation, the surface condition was examined using a SEM microscope and infrared spectroscopy. During the tests, the contact angle was checked both before and after the laser modification of samples pre-geometrised in the process of their production. The test results presented in the paper indicate that the chemical and physical modifications contribute to the change in the MVQ silicone rubber contact angle. A significant increase (by more than 30°) in the contact angle to 138° was observed. It was confirmed that surface geometrisation is not the only factor contributing to an increase in the contact angle of the analyzed material; other factors include a change in laser texturing parameters, such as mean beam power, pulse duration, scanning speed and pulse repetition frequency. |
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spelling | pubmed-87462672022-01-11 Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification Irzmańska, Emilia Korzeniewska, Ewa Pawlak, Ryszard Tomczyk, Mariusz Smejda-Krzewicka, Aleksandra Adamus-Włodarczyk, Agnieszka Materials (Basel) Article The article presents significant results in research on creating superhydrophobic properties of materials which can be used as an interesting material for use in self-cleaning polymer protective gloves and similar applications where the superhydrophobicity plays a significant role. In this work the influence of laser surface modification of MVQ silicone rubber was investigated. The research was conducted using a nanosecond-pulsed laser at 1060 nm wavelength. After a process of laser ablation, the surface condition was examined using a SEM microscope and infrared spectroscopy. During the tests, the contact angle was checked both before and after the laser modification of samples pre-geometrised in the process of their production. The test results presented in the paper indicate that the chemical and physical modifications contribute to the change in the MVQ silicone rubber contact angle. A significant increase (by more than 30°) in the contact angle to 138° was observed. It was confirmed that surface geometrisation is not the only factor contributing to an increase in the contact angle of the analyzed material; other factors include a change in laser texturing parameters, such as mean beam power, pulse duration, scanning speed and pulse repetition frequency. MDPI 2021-12-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8746267/ /pubmed/35009253 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15010106 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Irzmańska, Emilia Korzeniewska, Ewa Pawlak, Ryszard Tomczyk, Mariusz Smejda-Krzewicka, Aleksandra Adamus-Włodarczyk, Agnieszka Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification |
title | Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification |
title_full | Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification |
title_fullStr | Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification |
title_full_unstemmed | Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification |
title_short | Enhanced Hydrofobicity of Polymers for Personal Protective Equipment Achieved by Chemical and Physical Modification |
title_sort | enhanced hydrofobicity of polymers for personal protective equipment achieved by chemical and physical modification |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8746267/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35009253 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma15010106 |
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