scholarly journals EVALUATION OF WOOD SURFACE MODIFICATION USING HOT MELTING PLASTIC DROPLETS FOR CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENTS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
POURIA REZAEE NIARAKI ◽  
ANDREAS KRAUSE
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Wood Surface ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements

scholarly journals Functionalization of Hydroxyapatite Ceramics: Raman Mapping Investigation of Silanization

Ceramics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 372-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Siniscalco ◽  
Maggy Dutreilh-Colas ◽  
Zahi Hjezi ◽  
Julie Cornette ◽  
Nadia El Felss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Covalent Immobilization ◽  
Raman Mapping ◽  
Surface Distribution ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Hydroxyapatite Ceramics ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements ◽  
Biomaterial Surfaces

Surface modification of bioceramic materials by covalent immobilization of biomolecules is a promising way to improve their bioactivity. This approach implies the use of organic anchors to introduce functional groups on the inorganic surface on which the biomolecules will be immobilized. In this process, the density and surface distribution of biomolecules, and in turn the final biological properties, are strongly influenced by those of the anchors. We propose a new approach based on Raman 2D mapping to evidence the surface distribution of organosilanes, frequently used as anchors on biomaterial surfaces on hydroxyapatite and silicated hydroxyapatite ceramics. Unmodified and silanized ceramic surfaces were characterized by means of contact angle measurements, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and Raman mapping. Contact angle measurements and AFM topographies confirmed the surface modification. Raman mapping highlighted the influence of both the ceramic’s composition and silane functionality (i.e., the number of hydrolysable groups) on the silane surface distribution. The presence of hillocks was shown, evidencing a polymerization and/or an aggregation of the molecules whatever the silane and the substrates were. The substitution of phosphate groups by silicate groups affects the covering, and the spots are more intense on SiHA than on HA.

scholarly journals PAPER STRAWS: AN INVESTIGATION INTO SURFACE MODIFICATION AND HYDROPHOBIZATION OF CELLULOSE

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Norbert Banyi ◽  
Jordan Hassett
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Water Droplet ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Water Droplets ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements ◽  
Silylation Reaction

In order to improve the quality of paper straws, experiments involving the hydrophobization of paper, in a silylation reaction with chloro(dimethyl)octadecylsilane using various solvents, were conducted. The ImageJ program was used to quantify hydrophobicity by calculating the contact angle between a water droplet and a small piece of paper, which were compared between treatment groups as well as with untreated paper and plastic straws. Samples were exposed to a variety of liquids in one-hour periods for a total of six hours. After each hour, contact angle measurements were taken. Results suggested that hydrophobicity declines with time due to leaching of silanol from the treated paper. Contact angles between water droplets and the treated paper remained larger than that of untreated paper straws throughout testing, indicating higher hydrophobicity. Furthermore, samples that were silylated using dioxane as a solvent were better able to maintain hydrophobicity than samples silylated using toluene as a solvent.

Wettability Determination by Equilibrium Contact Angle Measurements: Reservoir Rock- Connate Water System With Injection of CO2

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narjes Shojaikaveh ◽  
Cas Berentsen ◽  
Susanne Eva Johanne Rudolph-Floter ◽  
Karl Heinz Wolf ◽  
William Richard Rossen
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Water System ◽  
Reservoir Rock ◽  
Equilibrium Contact Angle ◽  
Connate Water ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements

Surface Wettability Enhances Osteoblast Adhesion on Silicon-Substituted Hydroxyapatite Thin Films

2007 ◽  
Vol 330-332 ◽  
pp. 877-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.S. Thian ◽  
J. Huang ◽  
Serena Best ◽  
Zoe H. Barber ◽  
William Bonfield
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Contact Angle ◽  
Actin Filaments ◽  
Culture Study ◽  
Cell Culture Study ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements ◽  
Osteoblast Adhesion ◽  
Lower Contact

Crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) and 0.8 wt.% silicon-substituted HA (SiHA) thin films were produced using magnetron co-sputtering. These films were subjected to contact angle measurements and in vitro cell culture study using human osteoblast-like (HOB) cells. A wettability study showed that SiHA has a lower contact angle, and thus is more hydrophilic in nature, as compared to HA. Consequently, enhanced cell growth was observed on SiHA at all time-points. Furthermore, distinct and well-developed actin filaments could be seen within HOB cells on SiHA. Thus, this work demonstrated that the surface properties of the coating may be modified by the substitution of Si into the HA structure.

Surface characterization of atomic oxygen beam-exposed polyimide films using contact angle measurements

2001 ◽  
Vol 279 (3) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Gotoh ◽  
M. Tagawa ◽  
N. Ohmae ◽  
H. Kinoshita ◽  
M. Tagawa
Keyword(s):  
Contact Angle ◽  
Surface Characterization ◽  
Atomic Oxygen ◽  
Polyimide Films ◽  
Angle Measurements ◽  
Contact Angle Measurements
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