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Surface Safety Characteristics of Polypropylene Surface Treatment by Variation of Rolling Speed and The Electric Power of Corona Discharge (코로나방전 표면 처리시 이동속도 및 공급전력 변화에 따른 폴리프로필렌 표면 안전성 특성)

  • Lee, Su Hwan;Lee, Dong Hoon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.41-46
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    • 2018
  • Experiments were carried out the phenomenal observation on effect of corona treated hotmelt laminating film in process of manufacture by 2 kinds of rolling speed and electric power variatons. Surface treatment by corona which is exposure of film surface to electron of ion bombardment, rather than mere exposure to active species, like atomic oxygen or ozone, can enhance adhesion by removing contaminant, electret, roughening surface, and introducing reactive chemical group. Reactive neutrals, ions, electron and photons generated during the corona treatment interact simultaneously with polymers to alter surface chemical composition, wettability, and thus film adhesion. However, it is highly recommended that extensive chains scission is avoided because it can lead to side-effect by forming sticky matter, resulting in dropouts. This paper reviews principles of surface preparation of polypropylene substrate by corona discharging. In addition, the experimental section provides a description of parameter optimization on corona discharging treatment and its side-effect. Experimental results are discussed in terms of surface wetting as determined by contact angle and SEM measurements. When the rolling speed of the film decreased from 1.666 [m / sec] to 0.083 [m / sec], contact angle decreased from $80[^{\circ}]$ to $64[^{\circ}]$, and the wettability was greatly improved. As the supply power increased from 0.4 [kVA] to 2 [kVA] at the corona discharge surface treatment, the contact angle decreased from $77[^{\circ}]$ to $65[^{\circ}]$, and the wettability was greatly improved.

Transition of Rivulet Flow from Linear to Droplet Stream

  • Kim, Ho-Young;Kim, Jin-Ho;Kang, Byung-Ha;Lee, Seung-Chul;Lee, Jae-Heon
    • International Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.147-152
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    • 2002
  • When a liquid is supplied through a nozzle onto a relatively non-wetting inclined solid surface, a narrow rivulet forms. There exist several regimes of rivulet flow depending on various flow conditions. In this paper, the fundamental mechanism behind the transition of a linear rivulet to a droplet flow is investigated. The experiments show that the droplet flow emerges due to the necking of a liquid thread near the nozzle. Based on the observation, it is argued that when the retraction velocity of a liquid thread exceeds its axial velocity, the bifurcation of the liquid thread occurs, and this argument is experimentally verified.

Effect of surface modifiers on the nano porous silica aerogels prepared by ambient drying process (상압건조 나노다공성 실리카 에어로젤에 대한 개질제 효과)

  • Kim, Tae-Jung;Oh, Young-Jei
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.77-83
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    • 2007
  • Nanoporous silica aerogels with various surface modifiers were prepared by ambient drying process. Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) were used a raw material. Ambient drying process for various surface modifier was studied in the point of view of a crack-free monolith and thin films and low cost. Various kinds of surface modifiers like as hexamethyldisilazane (HMDSZ), trimethlychlorosilane (TMCS), methlytriethoxylsilane (MTES), and methlytrimethoxysilane (MTMS) were studied in order to enhance hydrophobicity for the silica aerogel. Surface modified aerogels were evaluated by FT-IR, TG, BET, SEM and wetting angle measurement. Homogeneous and crack-free aerogels were obtained by modifying the HMDSZ and the TMCS. However silica xerogel was obtained when modified with MTMS, MTES.

Durable Hydrophilic Finish of PET Fabrics with Ethoxylated Alkylaminoanthraquinone (Ethoxylated Alkylaminoanthraquinone에 의한 PET직물의 내구성 친수화가공)

  • 최영주;윤남식
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 2003
  • Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabrics were dyed with a series of ethoxylated alkylaminoanthraquinone dyes synthesized by the reaction of 1-aminoanthraquinone with poly(ethylene glycol) via a series of methylene spacer, and their hydrophilicity and durability to laundering were investigated. The results obtained are as follows: 1) Ethoxylated alkylaminoanthraquinone were successfully exhausted on PET fabric without any aid of chemical auxiliary. 2) The wettability of the dyed PET fabric was increased with the length of ethoxylate chain. 3) The durability of the wettability was good enough as to maintain the initial wettability even after 30 repeated launderings.

Hydrophilic Modification of Poly(ethylene oxide) by UV Irradiation

  • Koo, Gwang-Hoe;Jang, Jin-Ho
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.16-20
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    • 2009
  • Films of Poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, were modified to impart hydrophilicity via UV irradiation. The UV irradiation treatment produced new photo-oxidized groups of carbonyl and ether groups as indicated in ATR and ESCA analysis. It was found that water contact angle decreased from $15^{\circ}C$ to $10^{\circ}C$ and total surface energy of PEO increased from 54.2 mN/m to 76.6 mN/m with increasing UV energy, which was attributed to significant contribution of acid base interaction of the photo-oxidized PEO rather than nonpolar interaction originating from the dominant increase in Lewis acid parameter. The increased hydrophilicity and surface energy were also proved by the decreased water wetting time.

Etchingless Fabrication of Bi-level Microstructures for Liquid Crystal Displays on Plastic Substrates

  • Hong, Jong-Ho;Cho, Seong-Min;Kim, Yeun-Tae;Lee, Sin-Doo
    • Journal of Information Display
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.6-10
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    • 2008
  • In this study, the selective-wettability-inscription (SWI) technique for the wet-etchingless fabrication of surface microstructures applicable to wide-viewing liquid crystal displays (LCDs) on plastic substrates was demonstrated. On the basis of the selective wetting of the photopolymer, the bi-level microstructures were spontaneously formed to serve as spacers for maintaining uniform cell gap and protrusions for the generation of multi-domains. The LC cell that has bi-level microstructures shows good extinction in the field-off state and a wide-viewing property in the field-on state. The SWI technique would be useful for the fabrication of flexible displays on plastic substrates.

Molecular Imprints in Nanostructured Polymer Surfaces - A New Generation of Biomimetic Materials for Chemical Sensors

  • Haupt, Karsten
    • Proceedings of the Polymer Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2006.10a
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    • pp.31-32
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    • 2006
  • We describe the preparation of nanostructured molecularly-imprinted surfaces using nanomolding on porous alumina. In molecular imprinting functional and cross-linking monomers are copolymerized in the presence of a molecular template, resulting in synthetic receptor materials. The drug propranolol and the dye fluorescein were used as the molecular imprinting templates. Binding studies with imprinted and non-imprinted surfaces revealed specific recognition of the templates and thus the existence of selective binding sites. In addition, the surface properties of the films were studied by water contact angle measurements. It was found that, depending on the monomers used, certain nanostructures induced great changes in the wetting properties of the surface.

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Direct Formation of Bi-level Microstructures for Wide-viewing Liquid Crystal Displays with Plastic Substrates

  • Hong, Jong-Ho;Cho, Seong-Min;Kim, Yeun-Tae;Lee, Sin-Doo
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.10a
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    • pp.1286-1289
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    • 2008
  • We report on a wide-viewing liquid crystal (LC) display with bi-level microstructures spontaneously formed by selective wetting on a chemically heterogeneous surface. The bi-level microstructures serve as spacers for maintaining uniform cell gap, as well as protrusions for wide-viewing properties. Our LC cell having the bi-level microstructures shows good electro-optic properties.

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Tracking Resistance and UV Degradation Property of Polymeric Insulating Materials by Cross-Link Time (가교시간에 따른 고분자 재료의 트래킹성과 자외선 열화특성)

  • 천종욱;이운용;조한구
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2002.07a
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    • pp.447-450
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    • 2002
  • Recently polymeric insulators and arresters are being used for outdoor high voltage applications. Polymeric insulators for transmission line have significant advantages over porcelain and glass insulators, especially for ultra-high voltage(UHV) transmission lines. Their advantages are light weight, vandalism resistance and hydrophobicity. Polymeric insulator kind are a relatively new technology, but their expected life is still unknown. In this paper, the material property for polymeric insulating material such as silicone rubber and EPBM is investigated by cross-link time and the relation between tracking resistance and W resistance is analyzed by IEC 60587 and W aging experiment.

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Dynamics of Electrowetting of a Liquid-Liquid Interface in a Cylindrical Tube (원형관내의 액체-액체 계면에 대한 전기습윤 현상의 동적 거동)

  • Kang, Kwan-Hyoung;Chung, Won-Young
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.557-560
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    • 2006
  • The contact angle of a meniscus and a droplet can be controlled by using electrowetting phenomena. We investigated the dynamic aspect of electrowetting for an oil-electrolyte interface formed inside a closed glass tube. A step input voltage is applied and the subsequent motion of the interface is recorded by a high-speed camera. A kind of capillary instability is observed near the three-phase contact line, which could degrade the reliability of device utilizing electrowetting such as electrowetting liquid lens. The dynamics of interface motion for different input voltages and the fluid viscosities are analyzed and discussed based on the experimental results.

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