期刊
MATERIALS & DESIGN
卷 85, 期 -, 页码 671-678出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.06.105
关键词
Natural fibers; Surface modification; Grafting; TiO2 thin film; Wettability; Mechanical properties
资金
- Fonds de Recherche du Quebec-Nature et Technologie (FRQNT)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
- Centre de Technologie Minerale et de Plasturgie (CTMP)
This study aims at functionalizing flax fibers by grafting an amphiphilic TiO2 thin film, The film was created on the fiber by the Sol-Gel technique. The fibers were firstly primed to reach a minimum possible roughness, and then were coated using the dip-coat method. The crystalline structure and the morphology of the TiO2 particles, and, the TiO2-grafted film were determined using X-ray diffraction, and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Mechanical properties of the TiO2-graftal flax strands were investigated by a tensile test Dynamic contact angle tensiometer was used to probe the differences between wettability of the TiO2-graftal and non-grafted flax strands. The results show that the particles obtained from the Sol-Gel technique created a 100 nm-thick film of TiO2 in the anatase form The statistical evaluation of the tensile tests exhibits a significant improvement in mechanical properties of the TiO2-graftal flax strands. Moreover, the TiO2 coated flax fibers show a wide range of wetting angles in comparison with the other samples. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights resented,
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