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Application of polymer nanoparticle coating for tuning the hydrophobicity of cellulosic substrates

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Nanoparticles of partially imidized poly(styrene–maleic anhydride) were applied from an aqueous dispersion as a one- or two-layer coating onto paper substrates, for controlling the paper surface hydrophobicity and improving the water barrier resistance. The effect of deposition conditions and thermal treatments on the topography and properties of the coating was studied by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), contact angle measurements, and friction measurements. The wettability of paper surfaces with adsorbed nanoparticles can be controlled by tuning the chemical and topographical surface parameters: the water contact angles were found to increase at higher imide content as determined by Raman spectroscopy (depending on synthesis and thermal treatment), and higher average surface roughness determined by AFM (depending on the deposition method). The present technique may serve as a unique replacement for chemical treatments hydrophobizing fibrous substrates.

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Pieter Samyn acknowledges the Research Foundation Flanders (F.W.O.) for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow Grant. Henk Van den Abbeele acknowledges the Institute for the Promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) for a 3-year funding program. Contact angle measurements were done at The Particle and Interfacial Technology Group (Ghent University) and AFM studies were done at The Physics and Chemistry of Nanostructures Group (Ghent University). Peter Mast performed scanning electron microscopy studies.

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Samyn, P., Schoukens, G., Van den Abbeele, H. et al. Application of polymer nanoparticle coating for tuning the hydrophobicity of cellulosic substrates. J Coat Technol Res 8, 363–373 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-010-9309-7

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