title: Anomalous adsorption behavior observed during the characterization of a polystyrene film prepared on a mesoporous material.
abstract: Discrepancies in the results obtained during the adsorption of nitrogen, argon, and water on two mesoporous samples are compared and contrasted. A silica-based mesoporous oxide and the same sample coated with a film of polystyrene were chosen with respect to their different surface chemistries. The nitrogen BET surface is overestimated on the pure silica sample and underestimated for the polymer-coated sample. These differences can be related to the specific interaction (strong or weak) of nitrogen with these surfaces. Water has difficulty in wetting either surface. Moreover, in the case of the polymer-coated material, water is unable to fill the mesopores via capillary condensation.
authors.affiliation: MADIREL (UMR 6121) CNRS-Université de Provence, Centre de Saint-Jérôme, 13397 Marseille 20, France.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baliteau
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Navarette
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Llewellyn