Research Article

Wettability Investigation of UV/O3 and Acid Functionalized MWCNT and MWCNT/PMMA Nanocomposites by Contact Angle Measurement

Table 1

Surface energy calculation of treated MWCNT films using Fowkes model.

Sample (mJ/m2) (mJ/m2) (mJ/m2)

Raw CNT25.0018.007.00
UV/O3 30 min44.2937.005.90
UV/O3 60 min66.6259.0012.00
UV/O3 120 min71.4392.0013.23
Acid 6 hours8.010.777.24
Acid 12 hours16.8814.583.30
Acid 24 hours26.7325.760.97