Course: Surface Properties and Modification of Materials

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Course title Surface Properties and Modification of Materials
Course code TUFMI/TP6PV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Smolka Petr, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Summarization of relevant physical properties of materials. - Overview of available methods of surface modification of materials. - Overview of methods for analyzing the surface properties of materials (spectroscopy, microscopy). - Surface treatments of polymeric materials in low-temperature plasma. - Surface energies of polymers and the effect on improving printability. - Adhesion properties and biocompatibility. - Surface treatment of wood, adhesion properties of wood, joining with other materials and application of surface layers. - Surface treatment of metal materials, protection against corrosion, improvement of optical and mechanical properties. - Spectroscopic methods of analysis of materials and their surfaces: XPS, AAS, UV-Vis, FTIR, FTIR-ATR, FTIR-Raman, SIMS. - Microscopic methods of material surface analysis. - Wetting contact angle (static, dynamic, hysteresis). - Effect of surface roughness and chemical heterogeneity. - Surface tension. - Surface energy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Simple experiments
  • Preparation for examination - 150 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Elementary skills acquired at secondary school, particularly from physics, chemistry and materials science, supported with knowledge obtained during the previous study.
Elementary skills acquired at secondary school, particularly from physics, chemistry and materials science, supported with knowledge obtained during the previous study.
Skills
Basic computer skills.
Basic computer skills.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
characterise the surface properties of materials
characterise the surface properties of materials
describe the effects on the surface properties of materials
describe the effects on the surface properties of materials
define the surface energy of a polymer
define the surface energy of a polymer
describe the contact angle of wetting (static, dynamic, hysteresis)
describe the contact angle of wetting (static, dynamic, hysteresis)
define the surface roughness
define the surface roughness
Skills
perform selected modifications
perform selected modifications
perform characterisation of materials
perform characterisation of materials
measure the surface energy of the polymer
measure the surface energy of the polymer
measure the contact angle of wetting (static, dynamic, hysteresis)
measure the contact angle of wetting (static, dynamic, hysteresis)
measure the surface roughness
measure the surface roughness
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Skills
Simple experiments
Simple experiments
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...)
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • Butt, Hans Jürgen. Physics and chemistry of interfaces. 2nd ed., revised and enlarged. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2006. ISBN 3-527-40629-8.
  • GAUGLITZ, G., VO-DINH, T. Handbook of spectroscopy. Weinheim, 2003.
  • Israelachvili J.N. Intermolecular and Surface Forces. London : Academic Press, 1992. ISBN 0123751810.
  • MING, CH.M. Polymer surface modification and characterization. Munich, 1994.
  • ROTH, J.R. Industrial plasma engineering, 1. vol.. London, 1995.


Study plans that include the course
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