Combinatorial materials research applied to the development of new surface coatings VII: an automated system for adhesion testing.
An automated, high-throughput adhesion workflow that enables pseudobarnacle adhesion and coating/substrate adhesion to be measured on coating patches arranged in an array format on 4x8 in.(2) panels was developed. The adhesion workflow consists of the following process steps: (1) application of an adhesive to the coating array; (2) insertion of panels into a clamping device; (3) insertion of aluminum studs into the clamping device and onto coating surfaces, aligned with the adhesive; (4) curing of the adhesive; and (5) automated removal of the aluminum studs. Validation experiments comparing data generated using the automated, high-throughput workflow to data obtained using conventional, manual methods showed that the automated system allows for accurate ranking of relative coating adhesion performance.
Chisholm
Bret J
BJ
Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA.
Webster
Dean C
DC
Bennett
James C
JC
Berry
Missy
M
Christianson
David
D
Kim
Jongsoo
J
Mayo
Bret
B
Gubbins
Nathan
N
D000268:Adhesiveness; D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012106:Research / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012107:Research Design; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013499:Surface Properties
D000269:Adhesives