Silica Coating on Polymethylmethacrylate by Sol-Gel Process

졸-겔공정에 의해 Polymethylmethacrylate위에 실리카 코팅

In order to improve the surface characteristics of polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA), oxide thin film coatings were applied using the sol-gel dip-coating technique. The $Si(OC_2H_5)_4$, tetra-ethyl-ortho-silicate(TEOS) was used as a starting material for $SiO_2$ coating. The hardness of the alkoxy-derived oxide-coated PMMA was increased from 190 MPa for non-coated PMMA with increasing film thickness. By optimizing the heating conditions and the hydrolysis conditions, a maximum apparent hardness obtained In the present study was achieved 310 MPa using the withdrawal velocity of 5cm/min and heat treatment at $90^{\circ}C$ for 5 hours, which is about 1.6 times larger than that of uncoated PMMA.