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Electrostatic adhesion of polymer particles to a foil electrode

Electrostatic adhesion of polymer particles to a foil electrode
Electrostatic adhesion of polymer particles to a foil electrode
The SPABRINK EU project requires temporary adhesion of coloured solid “ink” particles to a surface, for later recovery and reuse. This is achieved through the use of dielectrophoretic force under the control of a voltage applied to an interdigitated electrode pattern on the polymer foil. One concern is the ability to hold particles under vibration conditions. In this paper we present an experimental study of the adhesion of 50-300 µm polymer particles to an experimental interdigitated electrode structure on flexible polymer foil. Powder loss as a function of calibrated displacement and applied voltage to the electrodes are presented. This is compared with theoretical results obtained by modelling adhesion using Pohl’s equation in terms of an “adhesion factor”. Some difficulties in directly comparing experimental and modelling results are discussed.
1742-6588
Li, Z
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Praeger, M
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Smallwood, J
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Lewin, P
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Li, Z
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Praeger, M
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Smallwood, J
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Lewin, P
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Li, Z, Praeger, M, Smallwood, J and Lewin, P (2015) Electrostatic adhesion of polymer particles to a foil electrode. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 646 (1), [012029]. (doi:10.1088/1742-6596/646/1/012029).

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The SPABRINK EU project requires temporary adhesion of coloured solid “ink” particles to a surface, for later recovery and reuse. This is achieved through the use of dielectrophoretic force under the control of a voltage applied to an interdigitated electrode pattern on the polymer foil. One concern is the ability to hold particles under vibration conditions. In this paper we present an experimental study of the adhesion of 50-300 µm polymer particles to an experimental interdigitated electrode structure on flexible polymer foil. Powder loss as a function of calibrated displacement and applied voltage to the electrodes are presented. This is compared with theoretical results obtained by modelling adhesion using Pohl’s equation in terms of an “adhesion factor”. Some difficulties in directly comparing experimental and modelling results are discussed.

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Accepted/In Press date: 1 July 2015
Published date: 26 October 2015
Organisations: EEE

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Local EPrints ID: 381130
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/381130
ISSN: 1742-6588
PURE UUID: ac858167-6390-49cc-b9fe-1982d03c9bf6
ORCID for M Praeger: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5814-6155
ORCID for P Lewin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3299-2556

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Date deposited: 02 Sep 2015 12:39
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:32

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Author: Z Li
Author: M Praeger ORCID iD
Author: J Smallwood
Author: P Lewin ORCID iD

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