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Title: Adhesion and relaxation of a soft elastomer on surfaces with skin like roughness
Author(s): Fischer, Sarah C.
Boyadzhieva, Silviya
Hensel, René
Kruttwig, Klaus
Arzt, Eduard
Language: English
Title: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
Volume: 80
Startpage: 303
Endpage: 310
Publisher/Platform: Elsevier
Year of Publication: 2018
Publikation type: Journal Article
Abstract: For designing new skin adhesives, the complex mechanical interaction of soft elastomers with surfaces of various roughnesses needs to be better understood. We systematically studied the effects of a wide set of roughness characteristics, film thickness, hold time and material relaxation on the adhesive behaviour of the silicone elastomer SSA 7-9800 (Dow Corning). As model surfaces, we used epoxy replicas obtained from substrates with roughness ranging from very smooth to skin-like. Our results demonstrate that films of thin and intermediate thickness (60 and 160 µm) adhered best to a sub-micron rough surface, with a pull-off stress of about 50 kPa. Significant variations in pull-off stress and detachment mechanism with roughness and hold time were found. In contrast, 320 µm thick films adhered with lower pull-off stress of about 17 kPa, but were less sensitive to roughness and hold time. It is demonstrated that the adhesion performance of the silicone films to rough surfaces can be tuned by tailoring the film thickness and contact time.
DOI of the first publication: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.01.032
Link to this record: hdl:20.500.11880/28139
http://dx.doi.org/10.22028/D291-29465
ISSN: 1878-0180
1751-6161
Date of registration: 21-Oct-2019
Faculty: NT - Naturwissenschaftlich- Technische Fakultät
Department: NT - Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik
Professorship: NT - Prof. Dr. Eduard Arzt
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