Abstract
Compressibility of liquid flame spray-deposited porous TiO2 nanoparticle coating was studied on paperboard samples using a traditional calendering technique in which the paperboard is compressed between a metal and polymer roll. Surface superhydrophobicity is lost due to a smoothening effect when the number of successive calendering cycles is increased. Field emission scanning electron microscope surface and cross-sectional images support the atomic force microscope roughness analysis that shows a significant compressibility of the deposited TiO2 nanoparticle coating with decrease in the surface roughness and nanoscale porosity under external pressure.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 444 |
| Pages (from-to) | – |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
| Volume | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 25 Oct 2013 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Compressibility
- Liquid flame spray process
- Nanoparticles
- Wettability