Electron Beam Irradiation-Enhanced Wettability of Carbon Fibers

A simple but controllable way of altering the surface nature of carbon fibers, without sacrificing their intrinsic mechanical properties, is demonstrated using electron beam irradiation. Such treatment leads to physically improved roughness as well as chemically introduced hydrophilic oxygen-contain...

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Published inACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 119 - 123
Main Authors Kim, Bo-Hye, Lee, Dong Hun, Yang, Kap Seung, Lee, Byung-Cheol, Kim, Yoong Ahm, Endo, Morinobu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 23.02.2011
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wettability
carbon fiber
electron beam
composite
hydrophilicity
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Summary:A simple but controllable way of altering the surface nature of carbon fibers, without sacrificing their intrinsic mechanical properties, is demonstrated using electron beam irradiation. Such treatment leads to physically improved roughness as well as chemically introduced hydrophilic oxygen-containing functional groups on the surface of carbon fibers that are essential for assuring an efficient stress transfer from carbon fibers to a polymer matrix.
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ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/am101064s