Adhesion and Contact Aging of Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives to Swollen Elastomers

Jha, Anushka; Gryska, Stefan; Barrios, Carlos; Frechette, Joelle

doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03413

Adhesion and Contact Aging of Acrylic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives to Swollen Elastomers

Journal Article · Thu Feb 15 04:00:00 EST 2024 · Langmuir

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03413· OSTI ID:2370485

^[1]; Gryska, Stefan ^[2]; Barrios, Carlos ^[3]; ^[4]

Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
3M Company, St. Paul, MN (United States)
Carlos Barrios Consulting LLC, Frisco, TX (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Fluid-infused (or swollen) elastomers are known for their antiadhesive properties. The presence of excess fluid at their surface is the main contributor to limiting contact formation and minimizing adhesion. Despite their potential, the mechanisms for adhesion and contact aging to fluid-infused elastomers are poorly understood beyond contact with a few materials (ice, biofilms, glass). This study reports on adhesion to a model fluid-infused elastomer, poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS), swollen with silicone oil. The effects of oil saturation, contact time, and the opposing surface are investigated. Specifically, adhesion to two different adherents with comparable surface energies but drastically different mechanical properties is investigated: a glass surface and a soft viscoelastic acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive film (PSA, modulus ~25 kPa). Adhesion between the PSA and swollen PDMS [with 23% (w/w) silicone oil] retains up to 60% of its value compared to contact with unswollen (dry) PDMS. In contrast, adhesion to glass nearly vanishes in contact with the same swollen elastomer. Adhesion to the PSA also displays stronger contact aging than adhesion to glass. Contact aging with the PSA is comparable for dry and unsaturated PDMS. Moreover, load relaxation when the PSA is in contact with the PDMS does not correlate with contact aging for contact with the dry or unsaturated elastomer, suggesting that contact aging is likely caused by chain interpenetration and polymer reorganization within the contact region. Closer to full saturation of the PDMS with oil, adhesion to the PSA decreases significantly and shows a delay in the onset of contact aging that is weakly correlated to the poroelastic relaxation of the elastomer. Additional confocal imaging suggests that the presence of a layer of fluid trapped at the interface between the two solids could explain the delayed (and limited) contact aging to the oil-saturated PDMS.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2370485

Journal Information:: Langmuir, Journal Name: Langmuir Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 40; ISSN 0743-7463

Publisher:: American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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