Relaxation spectra of polymers and phenomena of electrical and hydrophobic recovery: Interplay between bulk and surface properties of polymers

Roman Pogreb, Ron Loew, Edward Bormashenko, Gene Whyman, Victor Multanen, Evgeny Shulzinger, Amir Abramovich, Daniel Rozban, Alexander Shulzinger, Eyal Zussman, Arkadii Arinstein, Gleb Vasilyev, Alexander Ya Malkin

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Abstract

Low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, and polycarbonate were exposed to cold air plasma treatment. The decay of electret response, hydrophobic recovery, and mechanical relaxation of polymers were studied experimentally. The three-exponential decay kinetic model was used for the treatment of mechanical and electret responses. The characteristic time scales of mechanical and electret responses turned out to be very close. The “longest” relaxation time, extracted from the experimental study of the hydrophobic recovery, was also close to the corresponding characteristic time spans of electret and mechanical responses. The kinetics of surface processes taking place in polymers is controlled by the mobility of their functional groups, represented by the bulk relaxation spectra.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)198-205
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cold plasma
  • electrets
  • hydrophobic recovery
  • low-density polyethylene
  • polycarbonate
  • polypropylene
  • relaxation spectra

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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