Facile Surface Superhydrophilic Modification: NVP/MBA Inverse Microemulsion Surface-Grafting Polymerization Initiated by UV Light
✍ Scribed by Yongxin Wang; Jianping Deng; Wenbin Zhong; Lingbing Kong; Wantai Yang
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 233 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Summary: Superhydrophilic modification of poly(propylene) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) films' surfaces was realized by the UV‐initiated surface photografting of a N‐vinyl pyrrolidone/N,N′‐methylenebisacrylamide inverse microemulsion. AFM characterization of the treated films' surface revealed that it was the grafted quasi‐bimodal (ca. 45 and 110 nm) particles of cross‐linked poly(N‐vinyl pyrrolidone) that led to superhydrophilicity of the surface. The grafted nanometer‐scale particles showed little influence on the transparency of the substrate's surface, but endowed long‐term stability to the superhydrophilicity.
The surface morphology of the PP film grafted with a NVP/MBA inverse microemulsion via a one‐step method. Quasi‐bimodal particles (ca. 45 nm and 110 nm) were tethered on the film's surface, and the corresponding surface water CA fell below 5°.
magnified imageThe surface morphology of the PP film grafted with a NVP/MBA inverse microemulsion via a one‐step method. Quasi‐bimodal particles (ca. 45 nm and 110 nm) were tethered on the film's surface, and the corresponding surface water CA fell below 5°.