Investigation of moisture damage resistance of GTR-modified asphalt binder by static contact angle measurements

2015 ◽  
Vol 95 ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahid Hossain ◽  
Biswajit Bairgi ◽  
Mark Belshe
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-62
Author(s):  
Jin-Yeong Choi ◽  
Dong-Jun Kwon ◽  
Zuo-Jia Wang ◽  
Pyeong-Su Shin ◽  
Joung-Man Park

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 6037-6046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben A. Humphreys ◽  
Joshua D. Willott ◽  
Timothy J. Murdoch ◽  
Grant B. Webber ◽  
Erica J. Wanless

Specific anion identity and concentration dictates the direction and magnitude of the shift in LCST for a pNIPAM brush determined by in situ ellipsometry, QCM-D and static contact angle measurements.


2008 ◽  
Vol 373-374 ◽  
pp. 159-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Hui Zhang ◽  
Quan Ji ◽  
Xue Wang

Composite fluorocarbon/ZnO films were deposited by R.F. sputtering using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and Zn target on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate. Argon was used as the working gas and oxygen as reacting gas. The obtained films were characterized by AFM, UV-visible spectrophotometer, XPS and static contact angle measurements. The composite films are islands-structure composed of nanometer particles. Surface of the islands is not flat. The static contact angle of water is larger than 90°, possessing excellent hydrophobicity. The composite films exhibit multi-enhanced ultraviolet absorption due to π-π-conjugated molecular structure, surface morphology and nano-sized ZnO absorbing effect.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitris K. Perivoliotis ◽  
Malamatenia A. Koklioti ◽  
Elias P. Koumoulos ◽  
Yiannis S. Raptis ◽  
Costas A. Charitidis

Purpose Carbon nanotube-based architectures have increased the scientific interest owning to their exceptional performance rendering them promising candidates for advanced industrial applications in the nanotechnology field. Despite individual CNTs being considered as one of the most known strong materials, much less is known about other CNT forms, such as CNT arrays, in terms of their mechanical performance. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In this work, thermal CVD method is employed to produce VA-MWCNT carpets. Their structural properties were studied by means of SEM, XRD and Raman spectroscopy, while their hydrophobic behavior was investigated via contact angle measurements. The resistance to indentation deformation of VA-MWCNT carpets was investigated through nanoindentation technique. Findings The synthesized VA-MWCNTs carpets consisted of well-aligned MWCNTs. Static contact angle measurements were performed with water and glycerol, revealing a rather super-hydrophobic behavior. Originality/value The structural analysis, hydrophobic behavior and indentation response of VA-MWCNTs carpets synthesized via CVD method are clearly demonstrated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 416-420
Author(s):  
Luiza Madalina Gradinaru ◽  
Stelian Vlad ◽  
Mioara Drobota ◽  
Maria Spiridon ◽  
Ioan Istrate

This work reports the activation of polyurethane film surfaces in order to enrich them with polar groups such as -NH2, -OH, -COOH or radicals, which further allows immobilization of several bioactive compounds. UV-activation was used to introduce new groups on the polymer surface without affecting the bulk properties. The current arising species improve the wettability of the PU surfaces as it was observed from the static contact angle measurements. The structure and composition of the new PU surfaces were analyzed by using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. The results suggested the possibility of modifying the PU surfaces in a shorter time periods, in order to provide many sites to attach other biomacromolecules by polar interaction or hydrogen bonding.


2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 20190045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dharamveer Singh ◽  
Vinamra Mishra ◽  
Shashi Bhushan Girimath ◽  
Aditya Kumar Das ◽  
Bharat Rajan

2015 ◽  
Vol 731 ◽  
pp. 437-440
Author(s):  
Zhuang Liu ◽  
Lin Zhu ◽  
Zhi Hui Sun

The composite SiOx/polymer films are deposited as a top-coatings onto the paper substrates by radio frequency (RF) reactive magnetron co-sputtered two targets, silica and dicyclopentadiene dioxide cured with maleic anhydride (DCPD/MA).The samples prepared by changing PSiO2/PDCPD/MA, the ratio of RF powers density delivered to the individual target from 0.1 to 10 so as to prepare different SiOxcontent coatings. The wettability, mechanical properties, color reproduction printability, chemical characterization of the coatings are discussed in this paper, using contact angle measurements, electronic tensile testing machine, off-set printing test and FTIR. The static contact angle of water ranges from 129.7 to 90.7 o and tensile performance has improved significantly as the ratio of RF powers density change from 0.1 to 10. The ink density and depth of color during off-set printing are visually improved by using papers with hydrophobic surfaces coated composite films.


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