The Effect of Different Vegetable Oils on Cedar Wood Surface Energy: Theoretical and Experimental Fungal Adhesion

Table 5

The total interaction free energy ∆G^Tot, the polar forces of Lewis ∆G^AB, and apolar Lifshitz–van der Waals ∆G^LW of the adhesion of fungal strains studied for untreated and treated wood (in mJ/m²).

Penicillium commune (PDLd”)

Thielavia hyalocarpa

Penicillium commune (PDLd10)

Aspergillus niger

Untreated wood

−4.80

−8.79

−13.60

−4.03

−11.53

−15.56

1.50

−4.99

−3.49

6.48

−26.54

−20.06

Treated with sunflower oil

−5.21

11.03

5.82

−4.37

7.07

2.70

1.62

4.58

6.20

7.02

−8.28

−1.26

Treated with rapeseed oil

−5.08

3.43

−1.65

−4.27

−0.28

−4.55

1.59

0.85

2.44

6.85

−16.54

−9.69

Treated with linseed oil

−5.25

9.37

4.12

−4.40

5.05

0.65

1.64

3.67

5.31

7.07

−12.39

−5.32

Treated with olive oil

−5.38

6.99

1.61

−4.51

3.12

−1.39

1.68

2.59

4.27

7.25

−12.87

−5.62

Treated with argan oil

−5.23

−41.8

−47.03

−4.39

−43.41

−47.80

1.63

−57.56

−55.93

7.05

−56.02

−48.97