We present a promising first example towards controlling the properties of a self-assembling mineral film by means of the functionality and polarity of a substrate template. In the presented case, a zinc oxide film is deposited by chemical bath deposition on a nearly topography-free template structure composed of a pattern of two self-assembled monolayers with different chemical functionality. ...

This paper reports the correlation between film thickness, nanostructure and DC electrical properties of copper thin films deposited by PVD method on glass substrate. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used for crystallography and morphology investigation, respectively. Resistivity was measured by four point probe instrument, while a Hall effects measurement system w...

In this study, the effect of molybdate on the electrochemical behavior and semi-conductive properties of duplex stainless steel 2205 passive film at NaCl solutions was investigated. Cyclic potentiodynamic polarization, impedance spectroscopy, mott-schottky plots and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to study the passive behavior. Polarization curves showed that the corrosion current ...

The effects of whey protein hydrolysis on film oxygen permeability (OP) and mechanical properties at several glycerol-plasticizer levels were studied. Both 5.5% and 10% degree of hydrolysis (DH) whey protein isolate (WPI) had significant effect (p </= 0.05) on film tensile properties compared to unhydrolyzed WPI. Hydrolyzed WPI required less glycerol to achieve the same mechanical properties co...

The emergence of thin film nanoscience as an identifiable field of investigation parallels the development and adaptation of surface structural and chemical probes to provide in situ real-time atomic-scale data during film growth. The next step in this evolutionary process, which evolving right now, is the addition of theory and modeling as standard approaches, used in combination with the abov...

new edible composite films formed from salep (orchis mascula) and 10%, 20%, and 30% (w/w) oleic acid were prepared by emulsification with the aim of improving the water vapor barrier and mechanical properties of the film. as oleic acid concentration increased up to 30% (w/w), oxygen permeability (27%), elongation at break (86%) and thickness (2%) of salep films increased significantly and the t...

fatty acid modified cellulose nanofibers (mcnfs) and tbhq antioxidant were added to poly(lactic acid) (pla) film. the combined effects of the mcnfs and tbhq on the morphological, thermal, mechanical and barrier properties of pla film were analyzed. the morphology of fracture surfaces evaluated by field emission scanning electron microscopy (fe-sem). xrd results showed that the crystallinity of ...

Generally, to produce film-type thermoplastic composites with good mechanical properties, high-performance reinforcement films are used. In this case, films used as a matrix are difficult to impregnate into tow due to their high melt viscosity and high molecular weight. To solve the problem, in this paper, three polypropylene (PP) films with different melt viscosities were used separately to pr...

The structure and phase composition of nitride-titanic surface ware obtained using scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Conditions for continuous deposition and ion-plasmous implantation had higher wear resistance and lower friction coefficient. Also, the influence of pores and particles of drop friction on the surface's characteristics was investigated. A physical mecha...

The antimicrobial activity of a wound dressing is a key factor for preventing and treating wound infection. The current study evaluated the physiochemical properties and antimicrobial activities of semi-IPNs (interpenetrating polymer networks) based on chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films and nanofibers as candidates for wound dressings and investigated the effects of morphologies (nanofibrou...