Adsorption/desorption phenomena on pure and Teflon® AF-coated titania surfaces studied by dynamic contact angle analysis

2002 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 567-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Rupp ◽  
D. Axmann ◽  
C. Ziegler ◽  
J. Geis-Gerstorfer
2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safiya Benni ◽  
Thierry Avramoglou ◽  
Hanna Hlawaty ◽  
Laurence Mora

Atherosclerosis is a major cardiovascular disease. One of the side effects is restenosis. The aim of this work was to study the coating of stents by dextran derivates based polyelectrolyte’s multilayer (PEM) films in order to increase endothelialization of injured arterial wall after stent implantation. Films were composed with diethylaminoethyl dextran (DEAE) as polycation and dextran sulphate (DS) as polyanion. One film was composed with 4 bilayers of (DEAE-DS)4and was labeled D−. The other film was the same as D− but with an added terminal layer of DEAE polycation: (DEAE-DS)4-DEAE (labeled D+). The dynamic adsorption/desorption of proteins on the films were characterized by dynamic contact angle (DCA) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Human endothelial cell (HUVEC) adhesion and proliferation were quantified and correlated to protein adsorption analyzed by DCA for fibronectin, vitronectin, and bovine serum albumin (BSA). Our results showed that the endothelial cell response was optimal for films composed of DS as external layer. Fibronectin was found to be the only protein to exhibit a reversible change in conformation after desorption test. This behavior was only observed for (DEAE-DS)4films. (DEAE-DS)4films could enhance HUVEC proliferation in agreement with fibronectin ability to easily change from conformation.


1997 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Valagão Amadeu do Serro ◽  
Anabela Catarino Fernandes ◽  
Benilde de Jesus ◽  
Vieira Saramago

2011 ◽  
Vol 337 ◽  
pp. 10-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Xia Zhang ◽  
Amin Cao ◽  
Yong Kang Luo ◽  
Li Wei

In this work, carbon fibers were sized with different plasticizer of sizing agent in order to improve the performances of carbon fibers and the interface of carbon fibers composites. The chemical and physical changes induced by the treatments on carbon fibers surface are examined using dynamic contact angle analysis test(DCAT) , X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of CF/EP composites are analysised by micro-droplet test. At the same time, the wear resistance was also studied in order to understand the effect of the plasticizer of sizing agent on the carbon fibers. The study shows that the 3# sized carbon fiber has the better wetting and surface energy. XPS results reveal that the 3# samples show a significant increase in oxygen-containing groups, such as–C–OH, -COOH, -C–O–C- and -COOR. 3#sizing agent also show better interface adhesion between fibers and matrix and has better wear resistant properties.


2003 ◽  
Vol 36 (10) ◽  
pp. 3689-3694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janelle M. Uilk ◽  
Ann E. Mera ◽  
Robert B. Fox ◽  
Kenneth J. Wynne

e-Polymers ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaiqiang Sui ◽  
Qingbo Zhang ◽  
Yingying Liu ◽  
Lei Tan ◽  
Li Liu

AbstractGrafting hyperbranched polyglycerols onto a carbon fiber surface is done in an attempt to improve the interfacial and impact properties between carbon fiber and epoxy resin. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and dynamic contact angle analysis were performed to characterize the carbon fibers. The TGA result shows that the mass fraction of the hyperbranched polyglycerols grafted onto the carbon fibers surface was 9.03%. The SEM results indicate that the hyperbranched polyglycerols have been grafted onto the carbon surface and that the surface roughness of the carbon fiber significantly increased. The XPS result indicates that oxygen-containing functional groups obviously increased after modification. Dynamic contact angle analysis indicates that the surface energy of modified carbon fibers increased significantly compared with the untreated ones. Results of the mechanical property tests show that interfacial shear strength increased from 59.86 to 80.16 MPa, interlaminar shear strength increased from 57.57 to 73.49 MPa and impact strength simultaneously increased from 2.52 to 3.52 J.


2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Leonard Read ◽  
Philip Bruce Morgan ◽  
Jeremiah Michael Kelly ◽  
Carole Maldonado-Codina

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