Surface characterization of cotton coated by a thin film of polystyrene with and without a cross-linking agent.
Thin polystyrene film coated on cotton was successfully formed by admicellar polymerization. Divinylbenzene (DVB) was used as a cross-linking agent to form networked polystyrene to improve film coverage. A wettability test and XPS analysis were used to characterize the coated surface. The optimum amount of DVB was around 1%. At this amount, the film coverage was most complete, as judged by the reduction of the O1s signal in XPS analysis.
Pongprayoon
Thirawudh
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Petroleum and Petrochemical College, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yanumet
Nantaya
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O'Rear
Edgar A
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Alvarez
Walter E
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Resasco
Daniel E
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