Water-Induced Blister Formation in a Thin Film Polymer

作者:Berkelaar Robin P*; Bampoulis Pantelis; Dietrich Erik; Jansen H Patrick; Zhang Xuehua; Kooij E Stefan; Lohse Detlef; Zandvliet Harold J W
来源:Langmuir, 2015, 31(3): 1017-1025.
DOI:10.1021/la504002w

摘要

A failure mechanism of thin film polymers immersed in water is presented: the formation of blisters. The growth of blisters is counterintuitive as the substrates were noncorroding and the polymer does not swell in water. We identify osmosis as the driving force behind the blister formation. The dynamics of the blister formation is studied experimentally as well as theoretically, and a quantitative model describing the blister growth is developed, which accurately describes the temporal evolution of the blisters.

  • 出版日期2015-1-27