Characterization of Rough PTFE Surfaces by the Modified Wilhelmy Balance Technique.

Autor: Karl CW; Materials and Nanotechnology Dept., SINTEF Industry, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway., Krauklis AE; Materials and Nanotechnology Dept., SINTEF Industry, Forskningsveien 1, 0373 Oslo, Norway., Lang A; German Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK e. V.), Eupener Str. 33, 30519 Hanover, Germany., Giese U; German Institute of Rubber Technology (DIK e. V.), Eupener Str. 33, 30519 Hanover, Germany.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Polymers [Polymers (Basel)] 2020 Jul 10; Vol. 12 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 10.
DOI: 10.3390/polym12071528
Abstrakt: The wetting of rough polymer surfaces is of great importance for many technical applications. In this paper, we demonstrate the relationship between the mean roughness values and the fractal dimension of rough and self-affine PTFE surfaces. We have used white light interferometry measurements to obtain information about the complex topography of the technical surfaces having different height distributions. Two different methods for the calculation of the fractal dimension were used: The height difference correlation function (HDC) and the cube counting method. It was demonstrated that the mean roughness value ( R a ) correlates better with the fractal dimension D f determined by the cube counting method than with the D f values obtained from HDC calculations. However, the HDC values show a stronger dependency by changing the surface roughness. The advancing and receding contact angles as well as the contact angle hysteresis of PTFE samples of different roughness were studied by the modified Wilhelmy balance technique using deionized water as a liquid. The modified Wilhelmy balance technique enables the possibility for future analysis of very rough PTFE surfaces which are difficult to investigate with the sessile drop method.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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