Adhesion Behavior of Catechol-Incorporated Silicone Elastomer on Metal Surface

Junsoo Moon, Yoon Huh, Jihoon Park, Hyun Woo Kim, Youngson Choe, June Huh, Joona Bang

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    Abstract

    Herein, we designed a catechol-based compound, 4-allyl pyrocatechol (APC), which contains catechol and alkene groups capable of interacting with various metal oxide substrates and being chemically incorporated into a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix, respectively. Due to the specific interactions between the catechol and metal oxide surface, this compound incorporated in PDMS can act as a surface “active” additive that effectively enriches the adhesion interface, leading to the improvement of adhesion between PDMS and the substrate. The adhesion property was evaluated by measuring the lap shear strength on various metal substrates, such as aluminum (Al), stainless steel (SUS), and copper (Cu) (each with an oxide skin layer), and compared with that of the commercial additive, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS). Remarkably, APC-incorporated PDMS adhered to metal oxide substrates exhibited the maximum shear strength at a lower loading than GPTMS, suggesting that APC enhances the adhesion of PDMS onto metal oxide surfaces more significantly than GPTMS. For example, it was observed that even 0.3 wt % APC improves the strength on SUS substrates by 1200%, demonstrating that APC is a very effective additive. This improved adhesion behavior is considered to be the consequence of surface segregation of APC groups, as corroborated by surface analysis and molecular dynamics simulations.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2444-2451
    Number of pages8
    JournalACS Applied Polymer Materials
    Volume2
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Jun 12

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (Nos. 2018R1A2B2004508 and 2018M3D1A1058536) and also by the Global Frontier R & D Program (No. 2013M3A6B1078869) on Center for Hybrid Interface Materials (HIM) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning.

    Publisher Copyright:
    Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society

    Keywords

    • additive
    • catechol
    • molecular dynamic simulation
    • polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
    • silicone adhesive
    • surface segregation

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Process Chemistry and Technology
    • Organic Chemistry

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