PMID- 31726648
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20200928
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 11
DP  - 2019 Nov 12
TI  - Effect of Beta Radiation on the Quality of the Bonded Joint for Difficult to Bond 
      Polyolefins.
LID - 10.3390/polym11111863 [doi]
LID - 1863
AB  - Bonding is increasingly being used, and it is an ever-evolving method for 
      creating unbreakable bonds. The strength of adhesive bonds determines, to a 
      significant extent, the possible applications of this technology and is 
      influenced by many factors. In addition to the type of adhesive used, the 
      characteristics of the surface layers play a significant role; therefore, 
      significant attention is paid to their adjustment and modification. Radiation 
      crosslinking is one of the most important methods for modifying polymer 
      properties. Currently, the most frequently used type of radiation for polymer 
      crosslinking is beta minus (beta(-)) radiation, which affects not only mechanical 
      but also surface properties, chemical and temperature resistance, and surface 
      layer characteristics of polymers. This study investigated the effect of beta(-) 
      radiation on the surface layer properties of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), 
      high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP) and the effects of 
      surface-layer modification on the ultimate tensile strength of bonded joints. 
      Based on the results, we concluded that beta(-) radiation significantly changes the 
      properties of the tested surface layers, increases the surface energy, and 
      improves the adhesiveness of bonds. Consequently, the final strength of the LDPE, 
      HDPE, and PP bonds increases significantly.
FAU - Manas, David
AU  - Manas D
AD  - Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka, 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech 
      Republic.
FAU - Bednarik, Martin
AU  - Bednarik M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7900-4762
AD  - Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka, 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech 
      Republic.
FAU - Mizera, Ales
AU  - Mizera A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9681-1008
AD  - Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka, 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech 
      Republic.
FAU - Manas, Miroslav
AU  - Manas M
AD  - Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka, 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech 
      Republic.
FAU - Ovsik, Martin
AU  - Ovsik M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1932-2814
AD  - Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka, 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech 
      Republic.
FAU - Stoklasek, Pavel
AU  - Stoklasek P
AD  - Tomas Bata University in Zlin, nam. T. G. Masaryka, 5555, 760 01 Zlin, Czech 
      Republic.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20191112
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC6918195
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - adhesion
OT  - beta radiation
OT  - bonded joints
OT  - free surface energy
OT  - oxidation
OT  - polyethylene
OT  - polypropylene
OT  - radiation crosslinking
OT  - wetting contact angle
COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2019/11/16 06:00
MHDA- 2019/11/16 06:01
PMCR- 2019/11/12
CRDT- 2019/11/16 06:00
PHST- 2019/10/04 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2019/11/07 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2019/11/08 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2019/11/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2019/11/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/11/16 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2019/11/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym11111863 [pii]
AID - polymers-11-01863 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym11111863 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2019 Nov 12;11(11):1863. doi: 10.3390/polym11111863.