Abstract
Commercial polylactide (PLA) films are coated with a thin
(20 nm) non-toxic polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) film
made from sodium alginate and chitosan and additionally
with a 25-nm thick atomic layer deposited (ALD) Al2O3
layer. The double-coating of PEM + Al2O3 is found to
significantly enhance the water vapor barrier properties
of the PLA film. The improvement is essentially larger
compared with the case the PLA film being just coated
with an ALD-grown Al2O3 layer. The enhanced water vapor
barrier characteristics of the PEM + Al2O3 double-coated
PLA films are attributed to the increased hydrophobicity
of the surface of these films
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9451-9454 |
Journal | Applied Surface Science |
Volume | 257 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Keywords
- Aluminum oxide
- atomic layer deposition
- layer-by-layer deposition
- polyelectrolyte
- polylactide
- water vapor barrier