Surface Energy of Solids: Selection of Effective Substrates for Bioadhesion in Aqueous Media

Authors

  • Katarzyna Boniewicz-Szmyt Gdynia Maritime University, Morska 81-87, 81-225 Gdynia, Poland, Faculty of Marine Engineering, Department of Physics https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-6623
  • Stanisław Pogorzelski University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 57, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Institute of Experimental Physics https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5618-7941

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26408/112.01

Keywords:

wettability process energetics, surface adsorption, contact angle hysteresis, bioadhesion, surface energy

Abstract

Surface wettability of model solids of different hydrophobicity (from hydrophilic to hydrophobic) in contact with an aqueous medium was determined by measuring the dynamic contact angles (CA) using common techniques: sessile drop, inclined plate and captive bubble. The surface wettability energetics parameters: contact angle hysteresis (CAH), 2D adhesive layer pressure, surface free energy (SFE) and work values of cohesion, adhesion and spreading were determined using the formalism proposed by Chibowski [2003]. CA values depended on the technique used and experimental conditions (flow numbers, spatial heterogeneity and roughness of the sample). The most effective substrates for testing bioadhesion on solids submerged in aqueous media were hydrophilic surfaces (SFE ~ 40–58 mJ m-2; CAH ~ 16–20 mN m-1).

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[10] Chibowski, E., Terpiłowski, K., 2008, Surface Free Energy of Sulfur – Revisited I. Yellow and Orange Samples Solidified Against Glass Surface, J. Colloid. Interface Sci., vol. 319, pp. 505–513.

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[17] Karaguzel, C., Can, M.F., Sonmez, E., Celik, M.S., 2005, Effect of Electrolite on Surface Free Energy Components of Feldspar Minerals Using Thin-layer Wicking Method, J. Colloid Interface Sci., vol. 285, pp. 192–200.

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[23] Pogorzelski, S.J., Mazurek, A.Z., Szczepańska, A., 2013, In-situ Surface Wettability Parameters of Submerged in Brackish Water Surfaces Derived from Captive Bubble Contact Angle Studies as Indicators of Surface Condition Level, Journal of Marine Systems, vol. 119–120, pp. 50–60.

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[28] Rodrigues-Valverde, M.A., Cabrerizo-Vilches, M.A., Rosales-Lopez, P., Paez-Duneas, A., Hidalgo-Alvarez, R., 2002, Contact Angle Measurements on Two (Wood and Stone) Non-ideal Surfaces, Colloids and Surfaces. A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, vol. 206, pp. 485-495.

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[37] Zhao, Q., Liu, Y., Wang, C., Wang, S., Muller-Steinhagen, H., 2005, Effect of Surface Free Energy on the Adhesion of Biofouling and Crystalline Fouling, Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 60, pp. 4858-4865.

[38] Zhou, Z.A., Hussein, H., Xu Z., Czarnecki, J., Masliyah, J.H., 1998, Interaction of Ionic Species and Fine Solids with a Low Energy Hydrophobic Surface from Contact Angle Measurement, J. Colloid Interface Sci., vol. 204, pp. 342–349.

[39] Żenkiewicz, M., 2007, Methods for the Calculation of Surface Free Energy of Solids, Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing, vol. 24, pp. 137–145.

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Boniewicz-Szmyt, K., & Pogorzelski, S. (2019). Surface Energy of Solids: Selection of Effective Substrates for Bioadhesion in Aqueous Media. Scientific Journal of Gdynia Maritime University, 1(112), 7–22. https://doi.org/10.26408/112.01

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