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Jaleh B, Mohammadtaheri S, Eslamipanah M, pakzad Afshar N, Azizian S. Laser-Assisted Preparation of Polycarbonate/TiO2 Mesh and its Hydrophobicity Improvement Using Octadecylamine. IJOP 2024; 18 (2) :141-150
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Laser-Assisted Preparation of Polycarbonate/TiO2 Mesh and its Hydrophobicity Improvement Using Octadecylamine
Babak Jaleh *1 , Soheil Mohammadtaheri1 , Mahtab Eslamipanah1 , Niloufar Pakzad Afshar2 , Saeid Azizian3
1- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
2- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
3- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Petroleum Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract:   (129 Views)
The present research aims to combine rapid and modern laser drilling with loading octadecylamine (ODA) to produce a hydrophobic polycarbonate/TiO2 mesh. The laser drilling first created hierarchical microholes on the polycarbonate/TiO2 film using ablation process. The polycarbonate/TiO2 mesh was then immersed in ODA solution. The morphological and structural investigation indicated that ODA shells cover the PC-TiO2 mesh surface. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was utilized for investigating the change in element/chemical state after laser drilling and ODA treatment. The wettability of the produced polycarbonate/TiO2 mesh was changed from hydrophilic to hydrophobic, in a way that the water contact angle was changed from 45 to 122.4°. 
Keywords: Hydrophobic, Laser drilling, Polycarbonate, TiO2.
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Interaction of Light and Matter
Received: 2025/09/2 | Revised: 2026/03/2 | Accepted: 2026/02/23 | Published: 2024/12/20
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