Abstract
A novel process for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) surface modification with a silica-like thin layer is proposed. 3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane was employed to react with acetone to form dimethyliminopropyltrimethoxysilane (DIPTMS) after aging for 10 days at room temperature. After hydrolysis of alkoxy groups in DIPTMS, dimethylimine-modified silica clusters occurred resulting in an increase of the solution viscosity. Consequently, a dense and homogeneous thin layer was easily dip-coated onto a PET film. After heat treatment at 150 °C, a smooth, flexible and transparent silica-like film (about 70 nm thick) was formed via dehydration and condensation. The surface of the PET dramatically changed from hydrophobic (water contact angle: 70±2°) to hydrophilic (45±3°). As an attempt for application, a dense film of lithium metasilicate (Li 2O·2SiO 2· nH 2O) was successfully prepared by dip coating on the modified PET film, which appeared very low oxygen permeability of about 0.17 cm 3/m 2 day atm at 23 °C and 85% humidity.
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