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    Long-term stable hydrophilic surface modification of poly(ether ether ketone) via the multilayered chemical grafting method

    Year: 2018

    Journal: J. Appl. Polym. Sci., Volume 135, APR 5

    Authors: Kim, Kyung Hak; Im, Sang Hyuk; Park, Bum Jun

    Organizations: Kyung Hee University [KHU-20141582]; Engineering Research Center of Excellence Program of the Korea Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (MSIP)/National Research Foundation of Korea [NRF-2014R1A5A1009799]; Engineering Development Research Center (EDRC) - Ministry of Trade, Industry Energy (MOTIE) [N0000990]

    Keywords: aging; grafting; surfaces and interfaces

    The aging phenomena of a poly(ether ether keton) (PEEK) surface hydrophilically modified via various protocols was investigated. The use of plasma treatment or chemical etching methods offers a relatively convenient surface modification route. However, the effects of hydrophilic treatment quickly disappeared and its original surface property was recovered within a few hours or a few days when stored at ambient conditions. Surface treatment based on a single-layered chemical grafting method rendered an excellent hydrophilic surface with an initial contact angle of <15 degrees and an improved retardation of surface aging. However, the contact angle of the modified PEEK specimen gradually increased with time and eventually reached approximate to 50 degrees after 23 days. A new method for the long-term stable hydrophilic surface treatment of PEEK using a multilayered chemical grafting strategy was also developed. With this regard, aging of the modified surface could be significantly retarded over approximate to 90 days. It was believed that the effectiveness of the surface modification and the retarded aging phenomena via the multilayered hydrophilic treatment could be attributed to mechanical and chemical stability of the covalently bonded active surface groups on the grafted polymer networks. (c) 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2018, 135, 46042.
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