Development of titania coatings on glass foams

Boccaccini AR, Rossetti M, Roether JA, Zein SHS, Ferraris M (2009)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2009

Journal

Construction and Building Materials Elsevier

Publisher: Elsevier

Pages Range: 2554-2558

Journal Issue: 23

DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.02.019

Abstract

TiO2 coatings on glass foam substrates were produced by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and sol-gel method with the aim to impart surface functional properties to glass foam such as antibacterial and photocatalytic effects. Starting with charged TiO2 nanoparticles (21 nm) suspended in acetylacetone, EPD was shown to be a useful method to obtain TiO2 coating on the glass foam substrates placed close to the deposition electrodes in the EPD cell. Best results were obtained by applying 25 V for 4 min and a subsequent thermal treatment (450 °C for 1 h). In the second approach, multilayer sol-gel TiO2 coatings on glass foam were fabricated, which were heat-treated at 450 °C for 1 h to obtain pure anatase structure. Both techniques led to partially microcracked coatings which were however well adhered to the glass foam substrate (qualitatively assessed). The presence of microcracks was not considered to be a disadvantage as they increase the surface area of the coating, which is required to maximise the interaction of the titania layers with the environment for their antibacterial and photocatalytic function. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Authors with CRIS profile

Aldo Boccaccini Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Biomaterialien)

Involved external institutions

Politecnico di Torino IT Italy (IT) Imperial College London / The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine GB United Kingdom (GB) University of Science Malaysia (USM) / Universiti Sains Malaysia MY Malaysia (MY)

How to cite

APA:

Boccaccini, A.R., Rossetti, M., Roether, J.A., Zein, S.H.S., & Ferraris, M. (2009). Development of titania coatings on glass foams. Construction and Building Materials, 23, 2554-2558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.02.019

MLA:

Boccaccini, Aldo R., et al. "Development of titania coatings on glass foams." Construction and Building Materials 23 (2009): 2554-2558.

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