Influence of the interfacial reaction on interfacial adhesion in polyarylacetylene resin-silica glass composites

The influence of interfacial reaction on interfacial adhesion in silica glass/polyarylacetylene resin composites was studied. In order to achieve chemical reaction at the interface, vinyltrimethoxysilane was grafted onto silica glass surface to react with polyarylacetylene resin. The reaction between polyarylacetylene resin and vinyltrimethoxysilane was proved based on the model reaction between phenylacetylene and vinyltrimethoxysilane. At the same time, the modified silica glass surface characteristics were evaluated by contact-angle measurements and surface energy determination. The interfacial adhesion in silica glass/polyarylacetylene resin composites was evaluated by shear strength testing and fracture morphology analysis. It was concluded that polyarylacetylene resin reacted with vinyltrimethoxysilane. Furthermore, due to the reaction between polyarylacetylene resin and vinyltrimethoxysilane at the interface, the interfacial adhesion in composites was significantly increased. The improvement in interfacial adhesion was solely attributed to the interfacial reaction.