ISSN:
0021-8995
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Liquid-phase sorption data are reported for the toluene-polyethylene system. The effects of fluorine plasma and inert-gas plasma treatments of the polymer surface were investigated. The presence of a fluorinated surface layer reduces initial solvent permeation rates, but the enhanced barrier property is lost when irreversible morphological changes occur during polymer swelling. A combination of chemical and morphological factors appears to be responsible for the observed temporary reduction in permeability; crosslinking of surface macromolecules was not a significant factor for the particular cases investigated in this work.
Additional Material:
14 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.1985.070300408
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