Showing 3 results for Contact Angle
A. Jalaukan, S. Aldin M. Aldowaib, A. Salah Hammed, B. Ghanbari Shohany, R. Etefagh, A. Khorsand Zak,
Volume 16, Issue 4 (12-2019)
Abstract
In the research, Titanium dioxide/Graphene Oxide thin films at different concentration of graphene oxide (0.0, 0.015, 0.030, 0.045 and 4.5 g/ml) were prepared by spin coating method. Characterization of the samples was performed using X-ray diffraction and Field Emission Scannig Eelectron Microscope and Atomic Force Microscope. X-ray diffraction results show that by adding the graphene oxide, the peak associated with (001) reflection is observed at the angle of 10.5°. The analysis of Eenergy Dispersive X-ray also confirms the formation of graphene oxide sheets. Considering the excellent photo catalytic and antibacterial properties of titanium dioxide, the effect of adding the different concentration of graphene oxide on these properties has been investigated. The results show that the presence of graphene oxide increases the inhibition of Escherichia coli bacterial growth.
S. M. Alduwaib, Muhannad M. Abd, Israa Mudher Hassan,
Volume 19, Issue 3 (9-2022)
Abstract
Background: Superhydrophobic materials which have contact angle higher than 150°, considering their widespread applications, are very important for researchers.
Method: In this research, silica nanopowder was synthesized successfully using inexpensive sodium silicate source and very simple and facile method. Synthesis of hydrophobic solution was carried out by sol-gel method. The surface modification of silica nanopowder was performed using different silane/siloxane polymers and was deposited on glass slides. For characterization of the samples XRD, FESEM, EDX, TEM, FTIR, and Raman analysis were used.
Results: The XRD result shows a very wide peak at 2q = 24.7° which indicates the amorphous nature of the silica particles. The results of the performed characteristics confirm the synthesis of silica nanopowder with the size of less than 25 nm. The EDX spectrum shows that only Si and O elements are present in the structure and no impurities are visible. The contact angle between water droplet and thin films was measured and the effect of different synthesis parameters on the contact angle was studied. Among the studied polymers and solvents, the most hydrophobicity was obtained using TMCS polymer and xylene solvent. The optimized sample has a maximum contact angle of 150.8°.
Conclusion: The synthesized thin films have superhydrophobic properties and the method used in this research can be developed for use in industrial applications.
Vyacheslav Sirota, Sergey Savotchenko, Valeriya Strokova, Daniil Podgornyi, Marina Kovaleva,
Volume 21, Issue 0 (3-2024)
Abstract
The surface properties of metal-ceramic coatings based on titanium dioxide are described in dependence on the detonation spraying conditions. It is found that such properties as surface roughness, surface thickness and its hydrophobicity can be controlled in the production process by selecting certain values of the technological parameters of the spraying process. The optimal values of the technological parameters of detonation spraying, ensuring maximum hydrophobicity of the produced coatings are determined. The roughness of the coating surface and the coating thickness depend on the speed of the nozzle passage in accordance with the inverse power law. The roughness and the contact angle depend on spray distance in accordance with a parabolic law. New equations are obtained that can be useful for predicting the characteristics of the coating surface, as well as for determining the optimal mode of spraying the coating, ensuring its best hydrophobicity.
