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2022 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 106691
Author(s):  
Yang Liu ◽  
Kenneth Tran ◽  
Kevin Ho ◽  
Jessica Emsermann ◽  
Margaret Zhang ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 160 ◽  
pp. 106502
Author(s):  
Wojciech Kwieciński ◽  
Dennis Klaassen ◽  
Chris Smit ◽  
Marjolein N. van der Linden ◽  
Harold J.W. Zandvliet ◽  
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Author(s):  
Elina Niinivaara ◽  
Alexandra Ouzas ◽  
Carole Fraschini ◽  
Richard M. Berry ◽  
Marc A. Dubé ◽  
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Emulsion polymerized latex-based pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are more environmentally benign because they are synthesized in water but often underperform compared to their solution polymerized counterparts. Studies have shown a simultaneous improvement in the tack, and peel and shear strength of various acrylic PSAs upon the addition of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). This work uses atomic force microscopy (AFM) to examine the role of CNCs in (i) the coalescence of hydrophobic 2-ethyl hexyl acrylate/ n -butyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate (EHA/BA/MMA) latex films and (ii) as adhesion modifiers over multiple length scales. Thin films with varying solids content and CNC loading were prepared by spin coating. AFM revealed that CNCs lowered the solids content threshold for latex particle coalescence during film formation. This improved the cohesive strength of the films, which was directly reflected in the increased shear strength of the EHA/BA/MMA PSAs with increasing CNC loading. Colloidal probe AFM indicated that the nano-adhesion of thicker continuous latex films increased with CNC loading when measured over small contact areas where the effect of surface roughness was negligible. Conversely, the beneficial effects of the CNCs on macroscopic PSA tack and peel strength were outweighed by the effects of increased surface roughness with increasing CNC loading over larger surface areas. This highlights that CNCs can improve both cohesive and adhesive PSA properties; however, the effects are most pronounced when the CNCs interact favourably with the latex polymer and are uniformly dispersed throughout the adhesive film. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Bio-derived and bioinspired sustainable advanced materials for emerging technologies (part 1)’.


Author(s):  
Tianyu Gong ◽  
Longhai Guo ◽  
Jun Ye ◽  
Lifan He ◽  
Teng Qiu ◽  
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Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 2961
Author(s):  
Jiantang Jiang ◽  
Yifeng Shen ◽  
Deyou Yu ◽  
Tao Yang ◽  
Minghua Wu ◽  
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This study developed a versatile and facile method for creating pores and tuning the porous structure in the polymer latex films by selectively etching the added functional polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) molecules. The pore formed in the latex films had a similar morphology to that of PVP aggregation before etching. This observation promotes us to regulate the pore morphology that determines the film’s property, such as air permeability through varying the PVP molecule weight and dosage. To this end, the effects of PVP molecule weight and dosage on the pore formation were systematically studied. The results showed that the average pore size of porous film decreased from >10 μm to sub-micron (about 0.4 μm) as the molecular weight or the dosage of PVP increased. This was ascribed to the strong adsorption affinity of PVP molecule onto the latex particle surface, which further hindered the diffusion and self-assembly of PVP molecule. In addition, this interaction became much stronger when the higher molecule weight of PVP or the higher dosage of PVP was employed, leading to the decreased size of PVP aggregation, as well as the formed pores in the latex films. Furthermore, the addition of PVP had little effect on the color of coated fabric based on the results of CIE L*a*b* measurement. The proposed facile method can be used to improve the air permeability of coated fabrics.


2020 ◽  
Vol 138 (12) ◽  
pp. 50047
Author(s):  
Vihanga Thejasri Ambegoda ◽  
Shantha Maduwage Egodage ◽  
Frank Dennis Blum ◽  
Madhubhashini Maddumaarachchi

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Rosendo de Lima ◽  
Elisson Brum Dutra da Rocha ◽  
Ana Maria Furtado de Sousa ◽  
Antonio Carlos Augusto da Costa ◽  
Cristina Russi Guimarães Furtado

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