A simple approach for surface hardening of polystyrene

作者：Tsuruta Hirofumi; Ikinaga Yukari; Fujii Yoshihisa; Tanaka Keiji^*

来源：Applied Surface Science, 2013, 264: 589-592.

DOI：10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.10.070

• Surface hardening
• Surface segregation
• Sol-gel process
• Wear resistance
• Anti-oxidant properties
• Polymers

One strategy in prolonging the lifetime of polymer materials is to improve their surface mechanical properties. A simple and easy method to modify the polymer surface based on the preferential segregation of inorganic materials is applied to a glassy polymer. We clearly show that the polystyrene film with a few nm-thick hybrid surface layer with hydrolyzed tetraethoxysilane exhibits excellent wear resistance and anti-oxidant properties.

• 出版日期2013-1-1