Investigation of the Hydrophobic Properties Stability of Textured Polymer Coatings Deposited on the Track-Etched Membrane Surface
- Authors: Kravets L.I.1, Yarmolenko M.A.2, Rogachev A.V.2, Gainutdinov R.V.3, Kuvaytseva M.A.1, Altynov V.A.1, Lizunov N.E.1
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Affiliations:
- Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- Francisk Skorina Gomel State University
- Crystalography and Photonics Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Issue: Vol 14, No 5 (2024)
- Pages: 387-406
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2218-1172/article/view/281213
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S2218117224050056
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/MXYRPM
- ID: 281213
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Abstract
The stability of the hydrophobic properties of coatings with a morphologically developed (textured) surface prepared from polytetrafluoroethylene and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene during storage, as well as during prolonged contact with water and aqueous solutions of sodium chloride with concentrations from 5 to 15 g/L has been studied. These coatings were deposited on the surface of a poly(ethylene terephthalate) track-etched membrane by electron-beam dispersion of the pristine polymers in vacuum. It is found that coatings from polytetrafluoroethylene under the influence of real environmental conditions tend to age and gradually lose their hydrophobic properties. The water contact angle of the coatings decreases by an average of 30° during storage samples of composite membranes for 5 years. This is 23% of the pristine value. The decrease in the contact angle of coatings of this type is due to the transition from a heterogeneous wetting mode to a homogeneous one, the reason for which is the formation of an adsorption layer of water on their surface. In contrast, the water contact angle for coatings from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene practically does not change during storage of membrane samples. A study of the polymer coatings stability during prolonged contact of composite membranes with water and aqueous solutions of sodium chloride showed that if coatings from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene are stable in both water and aqueous solutions of sodium chloride, then coatings from polytetrafluoroethylene are more stable to the action of aqueous salt solutions than water.
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L. I. Kravets
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Author for correspondence.
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Russian Federation, Dubna, 20, Joliot-Curie St., 141980
M. A. Yarmolenko
Francisk Skorina Gomel State University
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Belarus, Gomel, 104, Sovetskaya St., 246019
A. V. Rogachev
Francisk Skorina Gomel State University
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Belarus, Gomel, 104, Sovetskaya St., 246019
R. V. Gainutdinov
Crystalography and Photonics Federal Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Russian Federation, Moscow, 59, Leninsky Ave., 119333
M. A. Kuvaytseva
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Russian Federation, Dubna, 20, Joliot-Curie St., 141980
V. A. Altynov
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Russian Federation, Dubna, 20, Joliot-Curie St., 141980
N. E. Lizunov
Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
Email: kravets@jinr.ru
Russian Federation, Dubna, 20, Joliot-Curie St., 141980
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