Antigen detection with thermosensitive hydrophilicity of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-grafted poly(vinyl chloride) fibrous mats

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (21) ◽  
pp. 3486-3496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian-Wei Guo ◽  
Zhen-Yu Lin ◽  
Bohr-Ran Huang ◽  
Chien-Hsing Lu ◽  
Jem-Kun Chen

The static water contact angle of stimuli-responsive fibrous mats is used as a convenient index for rapid antigen detection.

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhas Ghosh ◽  
Roopkatha Pallye

This study intended to develop a healthy and environmentally friendly super-hydrophobic PET polyester textile fabric using a specific Fluoro Silane finish (SHF). A novel SHF was prepared and applied on a polyester fabric using a pad-dry-cure method. The finished fabric was evaluated for the degree of hydrophobicity, durability and stain repellence. The finished fabric exhibited static water contact angle greater than 170o and received 90 AATCC (4 ISO) rating that is recognized as super-hydrophobicity and this property was maintained even after a 50,000-cycle abrasion test. FTIR analysis identified the characteristic peaks related to Si-O-Si and C-F asymmetric stretching bands of the finish on the fabric indicating a robust attachment on the fabric. Finished fabric did not show any change in appearance or tactile characteristics of the fabric. 


2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 443-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Wen Dou ◽  
Yu Chao Niu ◽  
Xiang Ju Liu ◽  
Xiao Li Wang ◽  
Yong Xu

Antireflective coatings with stable hydrophobicity for solar tube were prepared via sol-gel method and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) treatment. The coatings have a high porosity, groove-like surface morphology and a big static water contact angle. As a result, the coatings exhibit high transmittance even in high humidity environments. The transmittance peak can reach up to 99.02% which increased by 7% compared with the substrate and the wavelength band increased by more than 5% is from 438nm to 1000nm. After prolonged exposure to strong ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, the static water contact angle of the HMDS treated antireflective coatings decreased very small from 102o to 98o. In addition, the low-temperature tests showed the contact angle did not decline even at-50°C. The results suggest that the coatings prepared in present paper have stable hydrophobic and antireflective performance in the environment of strong UV radiation and low temperature.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 155892502110051
Author(s):  
Kuruppu Achchige Dulani Daminda Kuruppu

Nanotechnology modifications play a major role in textile industry due to extraordinary properties exhibit in fabrics due to nanomaterials. It offers different functionalities namely self-cleaning, wrinkle resistance, flame retardancy, protection from UV radiations or antibacterial property. Further, it is important to maintain cleanliness in aircraft upholstery always but the airliners have to bear a considerable amount of money to clean up the aircraft upholstery. Interestingly, nanotechnology can provide stain repellence property for fabrics in aircraft upholstery. This study covers a method of developing a stain repellent fabric which was stable even after 25 standard laundering conditions. In this study nanotechnology was used to modify a cotton fabric with stain repellant property. After nanotechnology modification, the surface wettability of the treated fabrics was characterized by static water contact angle measurements before and after 25 washes carried out under standard laundering conditions. Similar testings were carried out for the untreated fabric samples. The static water contact angle for the treated fabric was 161° with the recovery of 97.5% after 25 washing cycles. SEM and AFM micrographs were used to analyze the coatings. Further, the stability of hydrophobicity in the modified cotton fabric after 25 washes was also tested for tea, coffee, and water solutions which are vulnerable stain types in aircraft upholstery. It clearly proved that the modified cotton fabric even after 25 washes showed hydrophobicity for tea, coffee, and water. Therefore, it could be concluded that the developed modified cotton fabric can consider to be used as an aircraft upholstery.


2012 ◽  
Vol 200 ◽  
pp. 343-346
Author(s):  
Zhi Qing Yuan ◽  
Bao Feng Song ◽  
Qi Long Liu ◽  
Hai Yun Jiang ◽  
Ji Ping Bin ◽  
...  

Inspired by the “lotus effect”, a porous superhydrophobic PS/PVC composites film comprised of many micro-spheres and nanofibers was obtained by a simple approach. These micro-spheres were interlinked with nano-fibers. The sizes of the micro-spheres were 0.6-3 µm, and the diameters of these nano-fibers were between 100-600 nm. The water contact angle and sliding angle on the superhydrophobic film were 155±1.8ºand 3º, respectively. When water flowed through the PS/PVC composites film for 2 h, no water bead was adhered on the superhydrophobic PS/PVC composites film, and the contact angle value was remained about 155°. Moreover, the contact angle were still higher than 150° when contacting with water with the temperatures ranging from 10°C to 60°C. The surface morphology of the PS/PVC composites film can be adjusted by changing the addition of PVC.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Asmaa Elrasheedy ◽  
Mohammed Rabie ◽  
Ahmed El-Shazly ◽  
Mohamed Bassyouni ◽  
S.M.S. Abdel-Hamid ◽  
...  

The effect of compositing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with polystyrene (PS) to fabricate nanofibrous membrane by electrospinning technique and comparing the direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) performance of the blank and composite membranes is evaluated numerically. Surface morphology of both the pristine and the composite membrane was studied by SEM imaging while the average fiber diameter and average pore size were measured using ImageJ software. Static water contact angle and porosities were also determined for both membranes. Results showed significant enhancement in both the hydrophobicity and porosity of the composite membrane by increasing the static water contact angle from 145.4° for the pristine PS membrane to 155° for the PS/MWCNTs composite membrane while the porosity was increased by 28%. Simulation results showed that at any given feed inlet temperature, the PS/MWCNTs membrane have higher permeate flux and better overall system performance.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 790
Author(s):  
Norhan Nady ◽  
Noha Salem ◽  
Sherif. H. Kandil

In this work, a novel polymeric membrane was innovated in terms of composition and preparation techniques. A blend of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PcH) and poly(ethersulfone) (PES) (18 wt.% total polymer concentration) was prepared using a N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) solvents mixture, while Lithium chloride (0.05–0.5 wt.%) was used as an additive. The electrospinning and phase inversion techniques were used together to obtain a novel membrane structure. The prepared membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscope imaging, energy dispersive X-Ray, differential scanning calorimeter, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflectance analyses. Moreover, the static water contact angle, membrane thickness, porosity, surface roughness as well as water vapor permeability were determined. ImageJ software was used to estimate the average fiber diameter. Additionally, the effect of the change of PcH concentration and coagulation bath temperature on the properties of the fabricated membrane was studied. The novel developed membrane has shown a good efficiency in terms of properties and features, as a membrane suitable for membrane distillation (MD); a high porosity (84.4% ± 0.6), hydrophobic surface (136.39° ± 3.1 static water contact angle), and a water vapor permeability of around 4.37 × 10−5 g·m/m2·day·Pa were obtained. The prepared membrane can be compared to the MD membranes commercially available in terms of properties and economic value.


2011 ◽  
Vol 181-182 ◽  
pp. 429-433
Author(s):  
Jiu Jin Zhu ◽  
Xue Jun Quan ◽  
Yuan Liang Wang ◽  
Shu Shu Zou

Aiming to develop a biomaterial with excellent biocompability, a novel β-cyclodextrin modified polylactic acid (PLA-β-CD) was synthesized by N-acylation reaction of MPLA (maleic anhydride modified poly(d,l-lactic acid)) using hydrophilic mono(6-(2-aminoethyl)-amino-6-deoxy)- β-cyclodextrin(β-CD-6-E) as acylating agent. Surface wettability and blood biocompatibility of PLA-β-CD were investigated. The tests indicated that the static water contact angle of PLA-β-CD was decreased from 76.7º to 72.1º comparing with PLA. The morphology of blood platelets adhered on the surface of PLA-β-CD was observed by scanning, and only a few platelets, round and not aggregated. The results revealed that the blood compatibility of PLA-β-CD was better than PLA.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1053 ◽  
pp. 297-302
Author(s):  
Ning Cai ◽  
Yao Xia Li ◽  
Da Xiang Cui

In this paper, the function of silane hydrophobic agents to protect concretes under different varieties and different concentrations were studied. Penetration depth, water absorption ratio and contact angle were measured and compared, the influences of silane hydrophobic agents on the concretes protection under different condition were investigated. Results showed that silane hydrophobic agents exhibit better properties on concretes protection. 24h water absorption ratios of all silane hydrophobic agents surpassed the trade standard JC/T 902-2002 Silicone hydrophobic agent for construction surfaces, and all of the samples showed excellent static water contact angle and hydrophobic property. The protective effect of silane hydrophobic agent B is better than silane hydrophobic agent A.


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