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JKR Adhesion Measurements at Layer-by-Layer and Polymer Brush Functionalized Surfaces
Published
Author(s)
Adam J. Nolte, Heqing Huang, Christopher Stafford
Abstract
In developing and screening new materials, researchers are often interested in how factors such as the roughness, surface energy, and the chemical composition of material surfaces govern critical adhesion interactions. In this work, we examine two surface modification methods to chemically functionalize surfaces for use in contact adhesion tests: layer-by-layer (LbL) deposition of polyelectrolytes, and polymer brush layers. Our results suggest that not only the types of chemical moieties present, but also the method of chemical functionalization are important factors governing adhesion as measured via an axisymmetric contact adhesion test.
Proceedings Title
American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering| |Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering |ACS
Nolte, A.
, Huang, H.
and Stafford, C.
(2008),
JKR Adhesion Measurements at Layer-by-Layer and Polymer Brush Functionalized Surfaces, American Chemical Society Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering| |Proceedings of the ACS Division of Polymeric Materials: Science & Engineering |ACS, New Orleans, LA, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=854493
(Accessed June 5, 2023)