Application of the JKR method to the measurement of adhesion to Langmuir-Blodgett cellulose surfaces

• The JKR method has been applied for studying adhesion between poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) caps and Langmuir-Blodgett cellulose surfaces including the substrate, hydrophobized mica, and two flat mineral surfaces, bare mica and glass, The self-adhesion of PDMS caps and oxidized PDMS caps are included as a reference to compare with literature data. The results of the measurements have been compared with previous studies using the surface force apparatus and similar systems. A satisfactory agreement is obtained for simple systems showing no, or very limited, hysteresis between loading and unloading curves, In several cases, however, a large hysteresis is found between loading and unloading curves, with a larger adhesion measured from the pull-off force than from the JKR-curve determined on loading. This is, for instance, the case for PDMS against cellulose. The situation is analogous to that found in wetting studies showing a large hysteresis between advancing and receding contact angles.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

JKR method

adhesion

cellulose

PDMS

adhesion hysteresis

contact-angle hysteresis

silicone-rubber

films

polymers

deformation

dynamics

forces

solids

Chemistry

Kemi

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