Publication detail

Plasma coating of glass fibers as an alternative technology

ČECH, V. KNOB, A. LASOTA, T. LUKEŠ, J.

Original Title

Plasma coating of glass fibers as an alternative technology

Type

review

Language

English

Original Abstract

The recent development and wide-scale use of synthetic composites, particularly those containing fibers used as reinforcements in a polymer matrix, has revolutionized materials usage and continues to accelerate. All reinforcing fibers have to be coated with a suitable interlayer (thin film) to ensure their effective functionality in fiber-reinforced polymer composites. The interlayer adhesion on the reinforcing fibers is most critical and decides the performance of the composite. The world market is dominated by glass reinforcement (87%) in unsaturated polyester (UP) resin (63%), together comprising approximately 60% of the total volume. Wet chemical processes using silane coupling agents are typically employed for commercial sizing of glass fiber (GF) reinforcements. The sizing (functional coating) should improve compatibility and form a strong but tough link between the fiber and the polymer matrix. However, commercial sizing is a heterogeneous coating of variable thickness, with only a small portion of the total sizing chemically bonded to the GF surface. In addition, the bonding is hydrolytically unstable. We have developed a plasmachemical reactor enabling the deposition of a homogeneous plasma polymer film (interlayer) of controlled thickness and controlled chemical, mechanical, and surface properties. This plasma polymerization technique3-5 can be used as a gentle but powerful tool for the surface modification of inorganic, organic, and natural fibers.

Keywords

plasma polymerization; thin film; glass fibers; polymer composite

Authors

ČECH, V.; KNOB, A.; LASOTA, T.; LUKEŠ, J.

Released

22. 11. 2017

Publisher

Society of Plastics Engineers

Pages from

1

Pages to

4

URL

BibTex

@misc{BUT144153,
  author="Vladimír {Čech} and Antonín {Knob} and Tomáš {Lasota} and Jaroslav {Lukeš}",
  title="Plasma coating of glass fibers as an alternative technology",
  year="2017",
  pages="1--4",
  publisher="Society of Plastics Engineers",
  url="https://www.4spe.org",
  note="review"
}