Effect of Nano Fibre Arrays on the Peel Strength between Low-Density Polyethylene Film and Aluminium Foil

Abstract:

In order to realize the adhesion between low-density polyethylene film and aluminium foil. Several nanofibre arrays were fabricated on low-density polyethylene film by template method to imitate strong adhesive nanohairs on the feet of gecko lizards. The results showed that the nanofiber arrays greatly improved the peel stength between low-density polyethylene film and aluminium foil and met the actual requirement. The peel strength increased with the decrease of the adjacent distance of the nanofibre arrays. when the distance and height of nanofibre kept unchangable, the peel strength increased with the deccrease of the diameter of the nanofire when the diameter is larger than 500nm. The peel strength decreased with the deccrease of the diameter of the nanofibres when the diameters were smaller than 500nm. The peel strength increased with the increase of the height of the nanofibres when the heights of nanofibres were lower than 5μm. When the heights of nanofibres were higher than 5μm, the peel strength decreased with the increase of the heights of nanofibre arrays.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 834-836)
• Pages: 74-78
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.834-836.74
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Jian Wang*, Hong Chen, Zhi Qing Yuan
• Keywords: Aluminum Foil, Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), Peel Strength

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