Surface Modification of Aramid Fibers by Bio-Inspired Poly(dopamine) and Epoxy Functionalized Silane Grafting
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- 作者：Rina Sa ; Yan Yan ; Zhenhai Wei ; Liqun Zhang ; Wencai Wang ; Ming Tian
- 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- 出版年：2014
- 出版时间：December 10, 2014
- 年：2014
- 卷：6
- 期：23
- 页码：21730-21738
- 全文大小：575K
- ISSN：1944-8252
文摘
A novel biomimetic surface modification method for meta-aramid (MPIA) fibers and the improvement on adhesion with rubber matrix was demonstrated. Inspired by the composition of adhesive proteins in mussels, we used dopamine (DOPA) self-polymerization to form thin, surface-adherent poly(dopamine) (PDA) films onto the surface of MPIA fibers simply by immersing MPIA fibers in a dopamine solution at room temperature. An epoxy functionalized silane (KH560) grafting was then carried out on the surface of the poly(dopamine)-coated MPIA, either by a 鈥渙ne-step鈥?or 鈥渢wo-step鈥?method, to introduce an epoxy group onto the MPIA fiber surface. The surface composition and microstructure of the modified MPIA was characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The results indicated successful grafting of KH560 on the PDA-coated MPIA surface. A single-fiber pull-out test was applied to evaluate the adhesion of MPIA fibers with the rubber matrix. Compared with the untreated MPIA fibers, the adhesion strength between the modified MPIA fibers by 鈥渙ne step鈥?method with rubber matrix has an increase of 62.5%.