Two kinds of TiO<sub>2</sub> filled epoxy coatings were designed and prepared to obtain pigments with different dispersion degrees of TiO<sub>2</sub> particles.Laser scanning confocal microscop...Two kinds of TiO<sub>2</sub> filled epoxy coatings were designed and prepared to obtain pigments with different dispersion degrees of TiO<sub>2</sub> particles.Laser scanning confocal microscope（LSCM）was used to investigate both the horizontal and vertical distributions of TiO<sub>2</sub> particles in the coatings.The results indicated that TiO<sub>2</sub> in the two samples shared considerable similarity in horizental dispersion,but exhibited great difference in vertical dispersion.TiO<sub>2</sub> showed uniform vertical distribution in disp coating,wheras a gap about 1.1μm was found in the non-disp coating,which significantly influenced the surface optical properties of the coatings during weathering.Based on the confocal data,the model of dispersion of pigments in the coatings was proposed and the change of surface properties during weathering was predicted:the surface optical properties showed an initial decrease followed by a subsequent increase,which was in good agreement with the weathering data.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.20944004,50943026)the Open Research Program of the Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastic(QUST),the Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.0805021)the PhD Research Program of QUST(Grant No.0022200)
文摘Two kinds of TiO<sub>2</sub> filled epoxy coatings were designed and prepared to obtain pigments with different dispersion degrees of TiO<sub>2</sub> particles.Laser scanning confocal microscope（LSCM）was used to investigate both the horizontal and vertical distributions of TiO<sub>2</sub> particles in the coatings.The results indicated that TiO<sub>2</sub> in the two samples shared considerable similarity in horizental dispersion,but exhibited great difference in vertical dispersion.TiO<sub>2</sub> showed uniform vertical distribution in disp coating,wheras a gap about 1.1μm was found in the non-disp coating,which significantly influenced the surface optical properties of the coatings during weathering.Based on the confocal data,the model of dispersion of pigments in the coatings was proposed and the change of surface properties during weathering was predicted:the surface optical properties showed an initial decrease followed by a subsequent increase,which was in good agreement with the weathering data.
