Self-assembled nanometric spacer on surface of natural rubber composited with TiO₂

Abstract

The dispersion of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) was mixed with natural rubber latex (NRL) and other additives before casting on glass slide. The dispersion of TiO₂ (75% by wt.) were prepared using high pressure homogenizer by varying the concentration of stabilizer, poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG). The results were found that PEG can disperse TiO₂ in water phase and the mechanical properties of NRL film composited with TiO₂ dispersion is enhancement with increasing the PEG concentration. The effects of the stabilizer and NRL compounding on composited films properties were discussed using surface morphology. The morphology of TiO₂ dispersion and composited NRL films were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM).

Citation

Taweepreda, W. and Phatcharasit, K. (2012), "Self-assembled nanometric spacer on surface of natural rubber composited with TiO₂", World Journal of Engineering, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1260/1708-5284.9.4.349