Table 1.
Contact angle values for the prepared materials.
| Description | Contact Angle (°) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Ethylene glycol | Diiodomethane | |
| PVA | <10 * | <10 | 34.93 ± 5.33 |
| CHI | <10 * | <10 | 45.33 ± 1.71 |
| PVA/AMP 0.3% | <10 * | *** | 35.24 ± 4.97 |
| PVA/AMP 1.0% | <10 * | *** | 41.46 ± 3.82 |
| CHI/AMP 0.3% | <10 * | 55.76 ± 4.75 | 45.55 ± 3.34 |
| CHI/AMP 1.0% | <10 * | 47.73 ± 6.54 | 45.56 ± 3.02 |
| PVA/ADD/AMP 0.3% | 61.14 ± 4.13 ** | *** | 22.94 ± 2.00 |
| PVA/ADD/AMP 1.0% | 43.12 ± 1.62 ** | *** | 34.35 ± 2.59 |
| CHI/ADD/AMP 0.3% | <10 * | *** | 45.51 ± 3.45 |
| CHI/ADD/AMP 1.0% | <10 * | *** | 44.24 ± 5.69 |
| PVA/CHI/ADD/AMP 0.3% | 62.43 ± 3.82 ** | 44.36 ± 2.65 | 45.06 ± 2.61 |
| PVA/CHI/ADD/AMP 1.0% | 53.91 ± 2.67 ** | 43.22 ± 1.93 | 51.58 ± 3.88 |
* In these cases the samples are hydrophilic and the surface got wet very quickly. ** Although the samples have a water contact angle, the specimens got swollen in approximately 5 s. *** It reacted with the solvent.