Department of Personal Protective Equipment, Central Institute for Labour Protection-National Research Institute, 16 Czerniakowska, 00-701 Warsaw, Poland.
Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology, Lodz University of Technology, 16 Stefanowskiego, 90-537 Lodz, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 26;19(9):5239. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095239.
Gloves are one of the most important elements of personal protective equipment (PPE). To improve gloves properties, a lot of different methods of surface modifications are used. In this work, the application of geometric, chemical, and plasma surface modifications to improve the hydrophobicity of butyl (IIR) and silicone (MVQ) rubber are described. To characterise surface properties contact angle measurements, FT-IR spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used. This study showed that when the chemical modification applied, the contact angle value increases compared to non-modified samples. In addition, plasma modification raised the contact angle value and smoothed the surface morphology. An increase in the polymer surfaces hydrophobicity was the observed effect of the three modifications of rubber.
手套是个人防护设备 (PPE) 中最重要的元素之一。为了提高手套的性能，使用了许多不同的表面改性方法。在这项工作中，描述了几何、化学和等离子体表面改性在提高丁基 (IIR) 和硅橡胶 (MVQ) 橡胶疏水性方面的应用。为了表征表面性能，使用了接触角测量、傅里叶变换红外光谱和扫描电子显微镜。这项研究表明，当应用化学改性时，与未改性样品相比，接触角值增加。此外，等离子体改性提高了接触角值并使表面形态光滑。三种橡胶改性均观察到聚合物表面疏水性增加的效果。
