Abstract
Laser marking of wet and soft polyacrylamide/bismuth oxide (PAM/Bi2O3) hydrogel materials can be achieved by simply embedding Bi2O3 particles inside PAM hydrogels and a subsequent laser treatment with a Nd: YAG laser beam at 1064nm. In comparison with the pure hydrogel, the marking properties of the laser-marked PAM/Bi2O3 hydrogel samples vary as the Bi2O3 content increase from 0.17 to 3.0wt% and as the laser power increase from 23.5 to 47.0 W. SEM, XPS, XRD, TGA, Raman spectroscopy, water contact angle and mechanical property tests are performed to characterize the laser-marked PAM/Bi2O3 hydrogels. The results herein indicate that the marking contrast and visual appearance on the surface of the PAM/Bi2O3 hydrogels after laser irradiation are mainly due to the decomposition of Bi2O3 to black bismuth metal.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1600826 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Advanced materials |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May-2017 |
Keywords
- THIN-FILMS
- POLYMERIZATION
- POLYMERS
- MEDICINE
- PIGMENTS
- BIOLOGY
- SURFACE
- ROBUST