Determination of surface energy of polymers by force microscopy
- 15 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 85 (2), 1231-1233
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.369348
Abstract
Force microscopy has been used to measure adhesive forces between a silica oxide tip and several polymer samples. The adhesive forces vary with the nature of the surface and seem to be correlated with the surface energy of the solids. From adhesive forces we have determined the surface energy of three polymer samples and compared these values with those found by contact angle measurements. The surface energies determined by these methods are close and agree with the literature values.Keywords
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