Water vapor solubility of poly(lactic acid) films modified the surface by vacuum ultraviolet irradiation
Water vapor solubility of poly(lactic acid) films modified the surface by vacuum ultraviolet irradiation
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DOI:
10.1002/app.42200
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发表时间:
2015-07
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3
通讯作者:
T. Saiga;Shuichi Sato;K. Nagai
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作者:
T. Saiga;Shuichi Sato;K. Nagai
Surface modification of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) film is performed via 172 nm excimer lamp irradiation. Effects on water vapor solubility and physical properties via vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) irradiation are studied systematically. After VUV irradiation, water vapor solubility increases approximately 11–43% in the low-pressure region and approximately 20–38% in the high-pressure region as surface hydrophilicity increased. The increase is attributed to hydrogen bonding with the carboxyl groups because of VUV radiation. The modified layer is significantly swelling after water vapor sorption. The hydrophilic layer forms a thickness of 2–3 μm from the irradiated surface via VUV radiation, but no changes are observed inside the irradiated film. Therefore, PLA film solubility after irradiation is enhanced by hydrophilicity and the swelling effect of the surface. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015, 132, 42200.