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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Single-Step Covalent Functionalization of Polylactide Surfaces / Nano Patterened Covalent Surface Modification of Poly(ε-caprolactone)

Källrot, Martina January 2005 (has links)
<p>Degradable polymers have gained an increased attention in the field of biomedical applications over the past decades, for example in tissue engineering. One way of improving the biocompatibility of these polymers is by chemical surface modification, however the risk of degradation during the modification procedure is a limiting factor. In some biomedical applications, for example in nerve guides, a patterned surface is desired to improve the cell attachment and proliferation.</p><p>In this thesis a new non-destructive, single-step, and solvent free method for surface modification of degradable polymers is described. Poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) substrates have been functionalized with one of the following vinyl monomers; N-vinylpyrrolidone (VP), acrylamide (AAm), or maleic anhydride (MAH) grafts. The substrates were subjected to a vapor phase atmosphere constituted of a mixture of a vinyl monomer and a photoinitiator (benzophenone) in a closed chamber at very low pressure and under UV irradiation. Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA), and poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC) have been surface modified with VP using the same procedure to show the versatility of the method. The wettability of all of the four substrates increased after grafting. The surface compositions were confirmed by ATR-FTIR and XPS. The VP grafted PLLA, PTMC and PLGA substrates have been shown to be good substrates for the normal human cells i.e. keratinocytes and fibroblasts, to adhere and proliferate on. The topography of substrates with well defined nano patterns was preserved during grafting, since the grafted layer is very thin. We have also shown that the method is useful for a simultaneous chemical and topographical modification of substrates by masked vapor phase grafting. The surface topography was determined with SEM and AFM.</p> / <p>Intresset för användningen av nedbrytbara polymerer till biomedicinska applikationer som till exempel vävnads rekonstruktion har ökat avsevärt de senaste decennierna. Ett sätt att öka biokompatibiliteten hos dessa polymerer är genom kemisk ytmodifiering, men risken för nedbrytning under själva modifieringen är en begränsande faktor. I vissa biomedicinska applikationer, till exempel nervguider, är det önskvärt att ha en väldefinierad ytstruktur för att öka vidhäftningen och tillväxten av celler.</p><p>I den här avhandlingen presenteras en ny ickeförstörande, lösningsmedelsfri enstegsprocess för ytmodifiering av nedbrytbara polymerer. Substrat av poly(L-laktid) (PLLA) har ytfunktionaliserats med var och en av följande vinylmonomerer, N-vinylpyrrolidon (VP), akrylamid (AAm) eller maleinsyraanhydrid (MAH). Substraten har exponerats för en gasfasatmosfär av en blandning av en vinylmonomer och en fotoinitiator (bensofenon) i en tillsluten reaktor vid mycket lågt tryck och under UV-strålning. Metodens mångsidighet har även påvisats genom att ytmodifiera substrat av poly(ε-kaprolakton) (PCL), poly(laktid-co-glykolid) (PLGA) och poly(trimetylen karbonat) (PTMC) med VP. Vätbarheten ökade för alla fyra materialen efter ympning med en vinylmonomer. Ytsammansättningen fastställdes med ATR-FTIR och XPS. De VP ympade filmerna av PLLA, PLGA och PTMC visade sig vara bra substrat för mänskliga celler, i detta fall keratinocyter och fibroblaster, att vidhäfta och växa på. Yttopografin hos filmer med väldefinierade nanomönstrade ytor kunde bevaras efter ympning, tack vare att det ympade lagret är så tunt. Gasfas metoden har också visat sig användbar för att simultant ytmodifiera både kemiskt och topografiskt genom maskad gasfasympning. Yttopografin bestämdes med SEM och AFM.</p>
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From Macro to Nano : Electrokinetic Transport and Surface Control

Pardon, Gaspard January 2014 (has links)
Today, the growing and aging population, and the rise of new global threats on human health puts an increasing demand on the healthcare system and calls for preventive actions. To make existing medical treatments more efficient and widely accessible and to prevent the emergence of new threats such as drug-resistant bacteria, improved diagnostic technologies are needed. Potential solutions to address these medical challenges could come from the development of novel lab-on-chip (LoC) for point-of-care (PoC) diagnostics. At the same time, the increasing demand for sustainable energy calls for the development of novel approaches for energy conversion and storage systems (ECS), to which micro- and nanotechnologies could also contribute. This thesis has for objective to contribute to these developments and presents the results of interdisciplinary research at the crossing of three disciplines of physics and engineering: electrokinetic transport in fluids, manufacturing of micro- and nanofluidic systems, and surface control and modification. By combining knowledge from each of these disciplines, novel solutions and functionalities were developed at the macro-, micro- and nanoscale, towards applications in PoC diagnostics and ECS systems. At the macroscale, electrokinetic transport was applied to the development of a novel PoC sampler for the efficient capture of exhaled breath aerosol onto a microfluidic platform. At the microscale, several methods for polymer micromanufacturing and surface modification were developed. Using direct photolithography in off-stoichiometry thiol-ene (OSTE) polymers, a novel manufacturing method for mold-free rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices was developed. An investigation of the photolithography of OSTE polymers revealed that a novel photopatterning mechanism arises from the off-stoichiometric polymer formulation. Using photografting on OSTE surfaces, a novel surface modification method was developed for the photopatterning of the surface energy. Finally, a novel method was developed for single-step microstructuring and micropatterning of surface energy, using a molecular self-alignment process resulting in spontaneous mimicking, in the replica, of the surface energy of the mold. At the nanoscale, several solutions for the study of electrokinetic transport toward selective biofiltration and energy conversion were developed. A novel, comprehensive model was developed for electrostatic gating of the electrokinetic transport in nanofluidics. A novel method for the manufacturing of electrostatically-gated nanofluidic membranes was developed, using atomic layer deposition (ALD) in deep anodic alumina oxide (AAO) nanopores. Finally, a preliminary investigation of the nanopatterning of OSTE polymers was performed for the manufacturing of polymer nanofluidic devices. / <p>QC 20140509</p> / Rappid / NanoGate / Norosensor
363

Influence of Chemical Coating on Droplet Impact Dynamics

Gupta, Rahul January 2016 (has links) (PDF)
Dynamic behavior of impacting water drops on superhydrophobic solid surfaces provides important details on the stability/durability of such solid surfaces. Multi-scale surface roughness combined with a layer of low energy chemical is an essential surface modification process followed to create superhydrophobic capabilities on solid surfaces. The present work aims at studying the effect of low energy surface coating on droplet impact dynamics by carrying out experiments of water drop impacts on rough solid surfaces with and without chemical modification. A group of six aluminium alloy (Al6061) surfaces (three pairs) are prepared. Roughness, characterized in terms mean surface roughness, Ra, is introduced to these metallic surfaces using sand-paper polishing, electric discharge machining (EDM), and chemical based surface etching process. Low energy surface layer is laid on the rough surfaces by coating NeverWet hydrophobic solution, octadecyl-trichloro-silane (OTS), and perfluorodecyltricholorosilane (FAS-17). The impact dynamics of water drops is analyzed by capturing high speed videos for a range of drop Weber number from 1 to 570 and the salient features of drop impact process on the coated rough surfaces are compared with the corresponding uncoated rough surfaces. A one-to-one comparison on the spreading, fingering, receding, and final equilibrium of impacting drops on the coated and uncoated target surfaces is presented. Upon coating NeverWet, the original surface features of the base aluminium surface are completely covered by the hydrophobic coating material resulting in a fresh top surface layer. The outcomes as well as the bounce-off characteristics of impacting water drops on the coated surface are comparable to those observed on lotus leaf. The surface morphology features of rough aluminium surfaces coated with OTS and FAS-17 are comparable to those of the corresponding uncoated surfaces. The quantitative measurements on primary spreading and maximum spread factor of impacting drops are largely unaffected by the presence of low energy chemical coating. The dominant effect of surface coating is seen on the receding of impacting drops and hence the final drop configuration. This behavior is more prominently seen on EDM fabricated rough surface (larger Ra) combined with OTS coating than that on etching based rough surface (smaller Ra) combined with FAS-17 coating highlighting the dependence of coating effect with roughness features.
364

Thiol-ene and Thiol-ene-epoxy Based Polymers for Biomedical Microdevices

Vastesson, Alexander January 2017 (has links)
Within healthcare there is a market pull for biomedical devices that can rapidly perform laboratory processes, such as diagnostic testing, in a hand-held format. For this reason, biomedical devices must become smaller, more sophisticated, and easier to use for a reasonable cost. However, despite the accelerating academic research on biomedical microdevices, and especially plastic-based microfluidic chips, there is still a gap between the inventions in academia and their benefit to society. To bridge this gap there is a need for new materials which both exhibit similar properties as industrial thermoplastics, and that enable rapid prototyping in academia. In this thesis, thiol-ene and thiol-ene-epoxy thermosets are evaluated both in terms of their suitability for rapid prototyping of biomedical microdevices and their potential for industrial manufacturing of “lab-on-chips”. The first part of the thesis focuses on material development of thiol-ene and thiol-ene-epoxy thermosets. Chemical and mechanical properties are studied, as well as in vitro biocompatibility with cells. The second part of the thesis focuses on microfabrication methods for both thermosets. This includes reaction injection molding, photostructuring, and surface modification. It is demonstrated how thiol-ene and thiol-ene-epoxy both provide advantageous thermo-mechanical properties and versatile surface modifications via “thiol-click chemistry”. In the end of the thesis, two applications for both polymer platforms are demonstrated. Firstly, thiol-ene is used for constructing nanoliter well arrays for liquid storage and on-demand electrochemical release. Secondly, thiol-ene-epoxy is used to enhance the biocompatibility of neural probes by tuning their flexibility. It is concluded that both thiol-ene and thiol-ene-epoxy thermosets exhibit several properties that are highly suitable for rapid prototyping as well as for scalable manufacturing of biomedical microdevices. / <p>QC 20171003</p>
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Plasma Surface Engineering - Studies On Nitride Coatings And Surface Modification Of Polymers

Guruvenket, S 10 1900 (has links) (PDF)
No description available.
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Transportní, šumové a strukturální vlastnosti detektorů vysokoenergetického záření na bázi CdTe / Noise, Transport and Structural Properties of High Energy Radiation Detectors Based on CdTe

Šik, Ondřej January 2016 (has links)
Poptávka ze strany vesmírného výzkumu, zdravotnictví a bezpečnostního průmyslu způsobila v posledních letech zvýšený zájem o vývoj materiálů pro detekci a zobrazování vysokoenergetického záření. CdTe a jeho slitina CdZnTe. jsou polovodiče umožnují detekci záření o energiích v rozsahu 10 keV až 500 keV. Šířka zakázaného pásma u CdTe / CdZnTe je 1.46 -1.6 eV, což umožňuje produkci krystalů o vysoké rezistivitě (10^10-10^11 cm), která je dostačující pro použití CdTe / CdZnTe při pokojové teplotě. V mé práci byly zkoumány detektory CdTe/CdZnTe v různých stádiích jejich poruchovosti. Byly použity velmi kvalitní spektroskopické detektory, materiál s nižší rezistivitou a výraznou polarizací, detektory s asymetrií elektrických parametrů kontaktů a teplotně degenerované vzorky. Z výsledků analýzy nízkofrekvenčního šumu je patrný obecný závěr, že zvýšená koncentrace defektů způsobí změnu povahy původně monotónního spektra typu 1/f na spektrum s výrazným vlivem generačně-rekombinačních procesů. Další výrazná vlastnost degenerovaných detektorů a detektorů nižší kvality je nárůst spektrální hustoty šumu typu 1/f se vzrůstajícím napájecím napětí se směrnicí výrazně vyšší než 2. Strukturální a chemické analýzy poukázaly, že teplotní generace detektorů způsobuje difuzi kovu použitého při kontaktování a stopových prvků hlouběji do objemu krystalu. Část mé práce je věnována modifikaci povrchu svazkem argonových iontů a jejímu vlivu na chemické složení a morfologii povrchu.
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Development of a multimodal nanoprobe for the comprehension of post-stroke inflammation / Développement d'une nanosonde multimodale pour la compréhension de l'inflammation après un accident vasculaire cérébrale

Karpati, Szilvia 18 October 2019 (has links)
L’accident vasculaire cérébrale (AVC) ischémique est une des premières causes de mortalité dans le monde, par conséquent il constitue un véritable enjeu de santé publique. Cette pathologie résulte de l’obstruction d’une artère cérébrale par un caillot et déclenche une inflammation, pouvant majorer les lésions tissulaires du cerveau. À ce jour les traitements anti-inflammatoires appliqués en clinique se sont révélés inefficaces. Il est donc indispensable de développer de nouvelles approches diagnostiques pour une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes biologiques impliqués dans cette pathologie. Dans ce contexte, nous avons proposé la conception d’une nanoplateforme hybride multimodale comme agent de contraste adapté à trois techniques d’imagerie médicale. Ces nanoparticules au cœur inorganique, composé de GdF3 augmentent sensiblement le contraste en IRM et leur opacité procure un rehaussement de contraste pour le Scanner Spectral à Comptage Photonique (SPCCT), une technique de développement récent. La troisième modalité, la microscopie biphotonique procure une haute résolution et une très grande sensibilité, tout en permettant d’obtenir des images en temps réel. Grâce à un chromophore adapté, greffé à la surface de la particule, cette modalité devient également accessible. Ces particules inorganiques sont synthétisées par une méthode solvothermale originale, développée par notre équipe. La surface des nanoparticules est ensuite modifiée par différents ligands polyéthylène glycol (PEG) fonctionnalisés, qui rendent les particules de GdF3 stables en milieu physiologique (comme le sang), biocompatibles et furtives. Enfin, un chromophore spécialement développé au sein de notre laboratoire, pour des applications d’absorption biphotonique, a été greffé à la surface de la particule. Le couplage du chromophore a été effectué via une réaction click azoture-alcyne, activée thermiquement (sans catalyse par Cu(I)). La toxicité des particules a été évaluée par deux techniques différentes, appliquées sur des cellules d’origine humaine. À l’issue de ces tests aucun effet cytotoxique n’a été observé. Après avoir démontré les propriétés multimodales de ces nanoobjets, des expériences précliniques in vivo ont été menées. Nous avons montré, que lors de l’observation du cerveau de souris la nanosonde augmente efficacement le contraste en SPCCT, IRM et produit un signal intense en microscopie 2-photons intravitale. Les particules se sont révélées particulièrement stables dans le sang : grâce à leur furtivité elles restent dans la circulation longtemps, ce qui favorise leur passage à travers la barrière hémato-enchéphalique lésée. Elles sont également phagocytées par les cellules immunitaires activées. La dynamique spatio-temporelle de ces cellules marquées par les nanoparticules a pu être imagée / Ischemic stroke, as one of the most common causes of death, represents an important health issue. The pathology consists of the occlusion of an artery in the brain leading to an acute inflammatory process. Post-stroke inflammation usually results in irreversible secondary brain tissue damage. To date, the clinical application of anti-inflammatory treatments has been either negative or inconclusive. For a better understanding of this complex physiological process and development of efficient treatment, there is an urgent need to develop performant in-vivo diagnostic tools. In that context, we proposed to design a multimodal hybrid nanoprobe for enhancing the contrast in three different clinical and pre-clinical imaging modalities. The ability of this probe to enhance contrast in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and a recently developed spectral photon counting scanner computed tomography (SPCCT) is intrinsic to the inorganic GdF3 core. The inorganic nanoparticle size and morphology was optimized for the biological application. The third modality, two-photon imaging, provides high spatial resolution, high sensitivity, and allows real-time imaging. To make GdF3 nanoparticles visible by two-photon microscopy, a specially designed organic moiety is added to the nanoplatform. The inorganic nanoparticles are synthesized by the original solvothermal method developed in our group. Surface modifications with different PEG derivatives confer to the GdF3 nanoparticles high stability in physiological media (such as blood), biocompatibility, and stealth. The two-photon active chromophore synthesized in our laboratory is grafted to the particle surface via a thermally activated (catalyst-free) alkyne-azide click reaction. Toxicity of the nanoobjects has been assessed by using two different tests on four human-derived cells, and no cytotoxic effect of the particles was found. After the demonstration of the multimodality of the particles, pre-clinical in vivo experiments were performed. We evidenced that the particles successfully enhance SPCCT, MRI contrast in the brain of the small animal via a T2-effect and provide a high-intensity two-photon signal for in-vivo microscopy. Besides, the nanoparticles revealed to be stable and long-circulating in the blood, which favored their cross through the altered blood-brain barrier. Their phagocytose by activated immune cells offered the possibility to follow cell-trafficking
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Optical Anisotropy and Molecular Orientation of CuPc Films and Optical Properties of Ultra-thin High-k Films: Optical Anisotropy and Molecular Orientation of CuPc Films and Optical Properties of Ultra-thin High-k Films

Ding, Li 25 September 2012 (has links)
In the thesis CuPc thin films were investigated by (in situ) SE and RAS, which are employed to determine the out-of-plane and in-plane optical anisotropy and molecular orientation, respectively. CuPc is a promising candidate of organic semiconductors used in organic field effect transistors, organic light emitting diodes and organic solar cells. Vicinal Si(111) substrates are interesting due to the in-plane anisotropy caused by the steps and terraces on the surface. The strength of in-plane anisotropy of vicinal Si(111) is dependent on the offcut angle. The influence of offcut angle on out-of-plane and in-plane molecular orientation in CuPc thin films is explored. The in situ investigation of CuPc films suggests that structural changes occur during film growth. In addition, two different surface modification layers were utilized to examine the effect on CuPc molecular orientation: OTS monolayer with upright standing molecules and PTCDA layers with flat lying molecules. Metal-organic interface plays an important role in organic electronic devices. In-CuPc is chosen to be an example system investigated employing in situ SE and RAS. When In was thermally evaporated onto CuPc film, In atoms firstly diffuse into the CuPc film underneath and then aggregate to form clusters on top. Hafnium dioxide (HfO2) is currently a hot topic to replace the conventionally used SiO2 as gate dielectrics in order to minimize leakage current when further scaling down microelectronic devices. Since HfO2 films are often crystalline, in order to obtain amorphous films which are beneficial to minimize leakage current, aluminum oxide (Al2O3) (k value: 9) which stays amorphous at much higher temperatures are combined to overcome this difficulty. Two series of ultra-thin samples were deposited by atomic layer deposition: mixed layers HfxAl1-xOz and bilayers HfO2 on Al2O3. Optical constants and bandgap are determined using SE in the energy range of 0.7-10 eV. It is found that the (effective) optical bandgap of both mixed layer and bilayer structures can be tuned by the film composition. Aging effect of high-k films was observed after storage of samples in air for two months, which is attributed to further oxidation of the dielectric films caused by the oxygen diffusion from ambient air to high-k films. / In dieser Arbeit werden dünne Schichten aus Kupferphthalozyanin (CuPc) mittels spektroskopischer (in-situ) Ellipsometrie (SE) und (in-situ) Reflektions-Anisotropie-Spektroskopie (RAS) untersucht, um die optische Anisotropie in einer Ebene parallel und senkrecht zur Schichtoberfläche und die molekulare Orientierung zu bestimmen. CuPc ist ein aussichtsreicher Kandidat als organischer Halbleiter in organischen Feldeffekt-Transistoren, organischen Leuchtdioden und organischen Solarzellen. Vizinale Si(111)-Substrate sind wegen der Anisotropie in der Substratebene interessant, die durch die Treppen und Terrassen auf der Oberfläche verursacht wird. Die Stärke der Anisotropie der vizinalen Si(111)-Oberfläche ist vom Schnittwinkel (Offcut) abhängig. Es wird der Einfluss des Offcut-Winkels auf die molekulare Orientierung in dünnen CuPc-Schichten parallel und senkrecht zur Substratoberfläche untersucht. Die in-situ Untersuchungen von CuPc-Schichten weisen darauf hin, dass strukturelle Veränderungen beim Wachstum auftreten. Darüber hinaus wurden zwei unterschiedliche Oberflächenmodifizierungsschichten, um deren Wirkung auf die molekulare Orientierung von CuPc zu untersuchen, verwendet: eine OTS-Monoschicht mit aufrecht stehenden Molekülen und PTCDA-Schichten mit flach liegenden Molekülen. Metall-organische Grenzflächen spielen eine wichtige Rolle in organischen elektronischen Bauelementen. In-CuPc wird als Beispiel für ein Metall-organisches System durch in-situ SE und RAS untersucht. Wenn In thermisch auf eine CuPc-Schicht aufgedampft wird, diffundieren In-Atome zunächst in die darunterliegende CuPc-Schicht und bilden dann Cluster auf der Schicht. Hafniumdioxid (HfO2) ist ein heißer Kandidat für das Ersetzen des herkömmlich als Gate-Dielektrikum verwendeten SiO2 mit dem Ziel, die Leckströme bei der weiteren Verkleinerung mikroelektronischer Bauelemente zu minimieren. Um amorphe Schichten, die vorteilhaft zur Minimierung der Leckströme sind, zu erhalten, werden die HfO2-Schichten, die oft kristallin sind, mit Aluminiumoxid (Al2O3) (k-Wert: 9) kombiniert, das bei wesentlich höheren Temperaturen amorph bleibt. Zwei Serien von ultra-dünnen Proben wurden durch Atomlagenabscheidung hergestellt: Mischschichten HfxAl1-xOz und Doppelschichten HfO2 auf Al2O3. Die optischen Konstanten und Bandlücken wurden mittels SE im Energiebereich von 0,7 bis 10 eV bestimmt. Es hat sich gezeigt, dass die (effektive) Bandlücke der Misch- und Doppelschichten durch die Komposition abgestimmt werden kann. Nach Lagerung der High-k-Schichten für zwei Monate an Luft konnte ein Alterungseffekt beobachtet werden. Dieser wird auf die weitere Oxidation der dielektrischen Schichten, die durch Sauerstoffdiffusion aus der Umgebungsluft in die High-k-Schichten ermöglicht wird, zurückgeführt.
369

Fibre-matrix interaction in mineral-bonded composites under dynamic loading

Wölfel, Enrico 22 February 2022 (has links)
Short fibres of different materials are used for crack bridging in strain-hardening cement-based composites (SHCC). Their mechanical properties and the fibre-matrix interphase on the micro level have a significant influence on the macroscopic component properties. Investigations on the specific modification and adaptation of fibre properties in relation with the failure mechanisms at different strain rates hardly exist so far, since mainly commercially available fibres are used. In the frame of this work, two different fibre types – polypropylene (PP) fibres and alkali-resistant (AR) glass fibres – were produced on lab spinning devices and the properties were adapted in such a way that fundamental correlations between the influence of fibre geometry, mechanical properties, chemical functionalities and surface structure on the behaviour during fibre pull-out from the concrete matrix can be derived. The PP fibres were produced with different degrees of stretching, cross-sectional geometries (circular, trilobal) and fibre diameters, as well as without and with sizing. The resulting changes in the crystallinity of the PP structure, surface roughness and wetting behaviour could be demonstrated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), roughness measurements by atomic force microscopy (AFM), and contact angle measurements. AR glass fibres were used in the unsized state and various chemical surface treatments were applied. Aqueous polymer dispersions of different materials were characterized in detail regarding particle size, pH value, solid content, and surface tension. In addition, their film-forming properties were evaluated using prepared polymer films. Furthermore, the influence of cross-linking agents on the thermal and mechanical stability of polyurethane sizings was investigated using thermal analysis methods. After application of the sizings to the AR glass surface, changes in surface structure and roughness could be observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and AFM. The amount of sizing, or rather the polymer content on the fibres, was systematically increased and investigated in the non-cross-linked and cross-linked state with respect to energy absorption during fibre pull-out. Using a high-strength concrete matrix, all modified PP and AR glass fibres were used to produce and test single-fibre model composites by single-fibre pull-out tests, whereby the fibre pull-out was either quasi-static or dynamic. Based on the test results, design strategies for PP and AR glass fibres were derived at the end of the thesis. / Für die Rissüberbrückung in hochduktilen Betonen (Strain-Hardening Cement-based Composites – SHCC) werden Kurzfasern verschiedener Materialien eingesetzt. Ihre mechanischen Eigenschaften und die Faser-Matrix-Grenzschicht auf der Mikroebene beeinflussen die makroskopischen Bauteileigenschaften deutlich. Untersuchungen zur gezielten Veränderung und Anpassung von Fasereigenschaften im Zusammenhang mit den Versagensmechanismen bei unterschiedlichen Dehnraten existieren bisher kaum, da überwiegend kommerziell verfügbare Fasern eingesetzt werden. Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wurden daher zwei verschiedene Fasertypen – Polypropylen (PP)-Fasern und alkaliresistente (AR)-Glasfasern – an Laborspinnanlagen selbst hergestellt und die Eigenschaften so angepasst, dass sich grundlegende Zusammenhänge zwischen dem Einfluss von Fasergeometrie, mechanischen Eigenschaften, chemischen Funktionalitäten und Oberflächenstruktur auf das Verhalten bei Faserauszug aus der Betonmatrix ableiten lassen. Die PP-Fasern wurden mit verschiedenen Verstreckungsgraden, Querschnittsgeometrien (rund, trilobal), Faserdurchmessern sowie ohne und mit Schlichte hergestellt. Die dadurch hervorgerufenen Eigenschaftsveränderungen hinsichtlich Kristallinität der PP-Struktur, der Oberflächenrauheit und des Benetzungsverhaltens konnten durch dynamische Differenzkalorimetrie (DSC), Rauheitsmessungen mittels Rasterkraftmikroskopie (AFM) und Kontaktwinkelmessungen nachgewiesen werden. AR-Glasfasern wurden im ungeschlichteten Zustand verwendet und verschiedene chemische Oberflächenbehandlungen durchgeführt. Es wurden wässrige Polymerdispersionen verschiedener Materialien detailliert hinsichtlich ihrer Partikelgröße, pH-Wert, Feststoffgehalt und Oberflächenspannung charakterisiert sowie ihre Filmbildungseigenschaften anhand hergestellter Polymerfilme bewertet. Weiterhin wurde der Einfluss von Vernetzern auf die thermische und mechanische Stabilität von Polyurethanschlichten mit Methoden der thermischen Analyse untersucht. Nach dem Applizieren der Schlichten auf die AR-Glasoberfläche konnten Veränderungen der Oberflächenstruktur und Rauheit mit Rasterelektronenmikroskopie (REM) sowie AFM beobachtet werden. Die Schlichtemenge bzw. der Polymeranteil auf den Fasern wurde systematisch erhöht und im unvernetzten sowie vernetzten Zustand hinsichtlich der Energieabsorption bei Faserauszug untersucht. Mit allen modifizierten PP-Fasern und AR-Glasfasern wurden unter Einsatz einer hochfesten Betonmatrix Einzelfaser-Modellverbunde zur Durchführung von Einzelfaserauszugversuchen (Single-Fibre Pull-Out) hergestellt und geprüft, wobei der Faserauszug entweder quasistatisch oder dynamisch erfolgte. Basierend auf den Versuchsergebnissen wurden am Ende der Arbeit für PP-Fasern und AR-Glasfasern Designstrategien abgeleitet.
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Bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers to enhance the properties of plastics and bioplastics of interest in food packaging

Martínez Sanz, Marta 01 July 2013 (has links)
El presente trabajo tiene por objetivo estudiar las aplicaciones de los nanocristales o ¿nanowhiskers¿ extraídos mediante hidrólisis ácida de celulosa bacteriana (BCNW) para el desarrollo de materiales poliméricos y biopoliméricos con propiedades mejoradas para su uso en aplicaciones de envasado de alimentos. En primer lugar se estudió y optimizó el proceso de extracción de BCNW. Se desarrolló un procedimiento de extracción con ácido sulfúrico, que permitió obtener nanocristales con elevada relación de aspecto y cristalinidad y al mismo tiempo, un elevado rendimiento de extracción. Este procedimiento comprende una posterior etapa de neutralización que resultó ser necesaria para garantizar la estabilidad térmica de los nanocristales. El siguiente paso consistió en la formulación de materiales nanocompuestos con propiedades mejoradas incorporando BCNW en diferentes matrices plásticas, en concreto copolímeros de etileno-alcohol vinílico (EVOH), ácido poliláctico (PLA) y polihidroxialcanoatos (PHAs). Mediante las técnicas de electroestirado y estirado por soplado se generaron fibras híbridas de EVOH y PLA con BCNW. La incorporación de BCNW en las disoluciones empleadas para producir fibras modificó significativamente sus propiedades (viscosidad, tensión superficial y conductividad) y por tanto, la morfología de las fibras se vio afectada. Además, se generaron fibras con propiedades antimicrobianas mediante la incorporación de aditivos, maximizando el efecto antimicrobiano con la adición de sustancias de carácter hidrofílico. Seguidamente, se produjeron nanocompuestos por mezclado en fundido y se desarrollaron técnicas de pre-incorporación de BCNW para evitar la aglomeración de los mismos no sólo en matrices hidrofílicas como el EVOH, sino también en matrices hidrofóbicas como el PLA. La dispersión óptima de BCNW resultó en una mejora de las propiedades mecánicas y de barrera de los nanocompuestos. También se estudió la modificación de la superficie de los nanocristales mediante copolimerización con poli(glicidil metacrilato) para mejorar la compatibilidad de BCNW con una matriz hidrofóbica como el PLA. Se incluyen además los primeros resultados obtenidos en cuanto a la producción de nanobiocompuestos sintetizados por microorganismos, que consisten en PHAs con diferentes contenidos de hidroxivalerato reforzados con BCNW. Por último, se desarrollaron películas con propiedades de alta barrera basadas en películas de BCNW recubiertas con capas hidrofóbicas. El recubrimiento mediante la deposición de fibras por electrospinning seguido de homogeneización por calentamiento garantizó una buena adhesión entre las diferentes capas, protegiendo así las películas de BCNW del efecto negativo de la humedad. / Martínez Sanz, M. (2013). Bacterial cellulose nanowhiskers to enhance the properties of plastics and bioplastics of interest in food packaging [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/30312 / TESIS / Premios Extraordinarios de tesis doctorales

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