Solvent Casting is a film-preparation method in which a polymer is dissolved, the solution is spread on a support, and the solvent is removed to leave a solid film [1]. A europium-substituted polyoxotungstate cast from solvent forms a film whose photophysical properties differ from those of its Langmuir-Blodgett counterpart [1]. Chitosan-filled polylactic acid films prepared by casting behave differently from melt-blended ones in mechanical and structural terms [2]. Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride)/hydroxyapatite/silver nitrate films are cast into thin biocompatible sheets [3]. Layer casting combined with freeze-drying and lamination produces porous gelatin/hydroxyapatite scaffolds with controlled porosity [4]. Compared with Pickering emulsion processing, casting gives a different balance of mechanical properties in surface-modified cellulose nanomaterial-reinforced polylactic acid composites [5].
- solution film casting
- polymer film
- thin film
- casting solution
- nanocomposite film
- evaporation
References
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- Azami, M.; Moztarzadeh, F.; Tahriri, M. Preparation, characterization and mechanical properties of controlled porous gelatin/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite through layer solvent casting combined with freeze-drying and lamination techniques. Journal of Porous Materials 2010, 17, 313-320. [CrossRef]
- Bolat, F.; Necolau, M.I.; Bîru, E.I.; Zaharia, A.; Iovu, H. Comparative Analysis of Solvent Casting and Pickering Emulsion Techniques for Improving the Mechanical Properties of Surface-Modified Cellulose Nanomaterial-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites. Polymers 2024, 16, 3406. [CrossRef]