Surface energetics of poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)/chitosan blend films


Caykara T., Alaslan A., Eroglu M. S., Guven O.

APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, cilt.252, sa.20, ss.7430-7435, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 252 Sayı: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.08.092
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.7430-7435
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (PVP) and chitosan (CTS) with three different molecular weights (MW: 150,000, 400,000 and 600,000 g/mol) blends were prepared as films having 13, 20, 33, 43 and 50 % (w/w) CTS by solution casting method. Surface properties of the films were analyzed by contact-angle measurements and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The contact angles of water, glycerol, ethylene glycol, formamide and paraffin oil drop were measured on these films. The contact-angle results were evaluated in terms of surface free energy components by using Van Oss-Good methodology. It was found that all PVP/CTS blend surfaces are enriched in low surface free energy component, i.e. CTS. This conclusion was further confirmed by the cross-sectional SEM images observation of these blends. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.