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A simple approach for surface hardening of polystyrene

by: Hirofumi Tsuruta, Yukari Ikinaga, Yoshihisa Fujii, Keiji Tanaka
Applied Surface Science, Vol. 264 (January 2013), pp. 589-592, doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.10.070  Key: citeulike:11546990

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One strategy in prolonging the lifetime of polymer materials is to improve their surface mechanical properties. A simple and easy method to modify the polymer surface based on the preferential segregation of inorganic materials is applied to a glassy polymer. We clearly show that the polystyrene film with a few nm-thick hybrid surface layer with hydrolyzed tetraethoxysilane exhibits excellent wear resistance and anti-oxidant properties. ⺠A simple method to improve surface properties is applied to glassy polymers. ⺠Hydrolyzed TEOS was preferentially segregated at the surface of polystyrene. ⺠A few nm-thick polymer–inorganic hybrid layer was constructed at the film surface. ⺠The PS/TEOS films exhibited excellent wear resistance and anti-oxidant properties.


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