TY - JOUR A1 - Dümichen, Erik A1 - Javdanitehran, M. A1 - Erdmann, Maren A1 - Trappe, Volker A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Ziegmann, G. T1 - Analyzing the network formation and curing kinetics of epoxy resins by in situ near-infrared measurements with variable heating rates N2 - Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) turned out to be well suited for analyzing the degree of cure for epoxy systems. In contrast to dynamic scanning calorimetry (DSC), where the released heat of reaction determines the degree of epoxy conversion indirectly, NIR spectroscopy is able to determine the conversion directly by analyzing structural changes. Therefore, a new heatable NIR cell was equipped with an integrated thermocouple, which enables the real sample temperature to be controlled and monitored in situ during epoxy curing. Dynamic scans at different heating rates were used for kinetic modelling, to define kinetic parameters and to predict real curing processes. The kinetic models and their parameters were validated with an isothermal and a more complex multi-step curing scenario. Two available commercial epoxy systems based on DGEBA were used with an anhydride and with an amine hardener. NIR results were compared with DSC data. The simulated conversion predicted with a model fitted on the basis of NIR and DSC dynamic scans showed good agreement with the conversion measured in the isothermal curing validation test. Due to the proven reliability of NIR in measuring the reaction progress of curing, it can be considered a versatile measurement system for in situ monitoring of component production in the automotive, aerospace and wind energy sectors. KW - Epoxy resins KW - Curing kinetics KW - Near-infrared spectroscopy KW - DSC PY - 2015 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2015.08.008 SN - 0040-6031 SN - 1872-762X VL - 616 SP - 49 EP - 60 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-34187 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Kovalev, Alexander T1 - Nanotribologie an explosionsfähigen Kristallen N2 - Energetische Materialien enthalten gespeicherte chemische Energie. Diese potentielle Energie kann bei Zündung schlagartig als Strahlungsenergie und Druckerhöhung freigesetzt werden. Nanoskalige Komponenten erhöhen zusätzlich die innere Energie des Materials um den Beitrag der Oberflächenenergie und verbessern die chemische Umsetzung durch bessere Durchmischung. Die hot-spot-Theorie zur Zündung von Explosivstoffen kombiniert mechanische Stimulation und einer dabei zu erreichenden Schwellwert-Energie mit der Temperatur. Wird die Energie zum exothermen Bindungsbruch etwa beim Reibvorgang erreicht entsteht auf der molekularen Skala ein hot-spot. Der Stoff explodiert, wenn der hot-spot ausreichend lange besteht, sich verstärkt und nicht durch Energiedissipation (Festkörperschallausbreitung, Wärmediffusion) verzehrt wird. Rasterkraftmikroskopie (AFM – atomic force microscopy) dient nicht nur zur bildgebenden Vermessung der Topographie und der mechanischen Eigenschaften, sondern kann auch zur gezielten Veränderung der Oberflächen verwendet werden. Solche lithographischen Verfahren bedienen sich im AFM-Kontaktmodus (Scratching Lithography) direkt der Reibung, im hochfrequenten intermittierenden Kontaktverfahren realisiert man einen vibrierenden Kontaktes (Dynamic Plowing Lithography), der beim Eindringen in eigenen Indentationseindruck reibt. In beiden Fällen überträgt man durch Kombination einer Scherbewegung mit einer Variation des Kontaktdrucks Energie auf die Oberfläche, was nachweislich zum chemischen Bindungsbruch z.B. auf Polymeroberflächen führt. Zwei kristalline Explosivstoffe werden untersucht und sowohl dissipative Effekte als auch die Generierung eines hot-spots demonstriert. N2 - Using nanoscale components increase the internal energy by the contribution of surface energy and improve the progress of the chemical reaction. The hot-spot theory of ignition describes the conversion of mechanical energy of friction or impact into heat, leading to exothermal decomposition of the explosive. Thus, it is evident that ignition should be studied on the nanoscale and atomic force microscopy (AFM) provides one of the best solutions to study such behavior. AFM, often used to map a topography image and local mechanical properties on a surface, can also be utilized for carrying lithography, namely scratching lithography or dynamic plowing lithography. In both cases shear stress combined with a variation of contact pressure transfers sufficient energy into the surface to break chemical bonds. Two crystalline explosives are investigated and dissipative processes as well as hot-spot generation are described. During the nanotribological test, the in-situ restructuring of molecular layers under ambient conditions was observed and recorded. T2 - 54. Tribologie-Fachtagung - Reibung, Schmierung und Verschleiß - Forschung und praktische Anwendungen CY - Göttingen, Germany DA - 30.09.2013 KW - Energetische Kristalle KW - Hot spot Theorie PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-00-022603-8 IS - Paper 39 SP - 39/1 EP - 39/11 AN - OPUS4-29457 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Der dynamische Reibkontrast als eine Methode zur Charakterisierung von Polymeroberflächen in der Rasterkraftmikroskopie T2 - Frühjahrstagung der DPG, FA: Polymerphysik CY - Münster, Germany DA - 1997-03-17 PY - 1997 AN - OPUS4-6415 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heyde, M. A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Rademann, K. T1 - New application for the calibration of scanning probe microscopy piezos KW - Scanning probe microscope KW - Piezoelectric translator KW - Calibration KW - Height Calibration KW - Force-Microscopy PY - 1999 SN - 0142-2421 SN - 1096-9918 VL - 27 IS - 5-6 SP - 291 EP - 295 PB - Wiley CY - Chichester AN - OPUS4-6858 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Nanoröhren und -drähte - Lithographie, Manipulation und Analyse in ESEM und AFM T2 - Vorbereitungstreffen zum DFG Schwerpunkt "Nanodrähte und Nanoröhren" CY - Halle (Saale), Deutschland DA - 2003-01-17 PY - 2003 CY - Halle AN - OPUS4-2130 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Studies of wear on materials by SPM T2 - First Workshop on Scanning Probe Microscopy CY - São Carlos, Brazil DA - 1997-10-10 PY - 1997 AN - OPUS4-6421 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fichera, Mario Augusto A1 - Braun, Ulrike A1 - Schartel, Bernhard A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Knoll, Uta A1 - Jäger, Christian T1 - Solid-state NMR investigations of the pyrolysis and thermo-oxidative decomposition products of a polystyrene/red phosphorus/magnesium hydroxide system N2 - Thermal, thermo-oxidative and fire residues of high impact polystyrene/magnesium hydroxide/red phosphorus (HIPS/Mg(OH)2/Pr) are investigated by solid-state NMR and compared with the results for the binary subsystem Mg(OH)2/Pr. The influences of oxygen, nitrogen and temperature are discussed. For a thermal decomposition and pyrolysis during combustion, the main pyrolysis of HIPS takes place while the remaining residue is a rather intact polymer, with a major share of the embedded Pr still present. Subsequently, mainly amorphous phosphates and a slight amount of crystalline Mg3(PO4)2 and Mg2P2O7 are formed at the highest temperatures. Only with increasing mass loss does the remaining polystyrene structure decompose and graphitic structures occur. The influence of oxygen on the decomposition mechanism is most obvious for the binary system Mg(OH)2/Pr. Pr vanishes more rapidly and crystalline, oxygen-rich magnesium phosphates are formed. In HIPS/Mg(OH)2/Pr systems the polymer acts as a barrier to reaction by the embedded particles, so that major characteristics of an anaerobic decomposition are found. Significant amounts of phosphorus are retained in the condensed phase through a reaction of Pr with Mg(OH)2 to mostly amorphous phosphates. This formation of amorphous inorganic magnesium phosphates can act as an additional physical barrier. This study outlines some advanced approaches for controlling the condensed-phase mechanisms of phosphorus and underlines that solid-state NMR is a most powerful tool for investigating the organic and inorganic residues. KW - HIPS KW - Red phosphorus KW - Magnesium hydroxide KW - Solid-state NMR KW - Flame retarded polymers PY - 2007 SN - 0165-2370 SN - 1873-250X VL - 78 IS - 2 SP - 378 EP - 386 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-14517 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Nanomechanics in Scanning Force Microscopy (SFM) T2 - 1st Latin American Symposium on Scanning Probe Microscopy (LA SPM1) CY - São Carlos, Brazil DA - 2001-03-29 PY - 2001 AN - OPUS4-6515 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Topolniak, Ievgeniia A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Knigge, Xenia A1 - Ciftci, G. C. A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - High precision micropatterning of polydopamine by Multiphoton Lithography N2 - Mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) initiated a multifunctional modification route that leads to the generation of novel advanced materials and their applications. However, existing PDA deposition techniques still exhibit poor spatial control, have a very limited capability of micropatterning and do not allow to locally tune PDA topography. Herein, we demonstrate PDA deposition based on Multiphoton Lithography (MPL) that enables full spatial and temporal control with nearly total freedom of patterning design. Using MPL, we achieve 2D microstructures of complex design with pattern precision of 0.8 μm without the need of a photomask or stamp. Moreover, this approach permits adjusting the morphology and thickness of the fabricated microstructure within one deposition step, resulting in a unique tunability of materials properties. The chemical composition of PDA is confirmed and its ability for protein enzyme immobilization is demonstrated. This work presents a new methodology for high precision and complete control of PDA deposition, enabling PDA incorporation in applications where fine and precise local surface functionalization is required. Possible applications include multicomponent functional elements and devices in microfluidics or lab-on-a-chip systems. KW - Multiphoton lithography KW - Polydopamine KW - Micropatterning PY - 2022 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202109509 VL - 34 IS - 18 SP - e2109509 PB - Wiley online library AN - OPUS4-54535 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Topolniak, Ievgeniia A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Knigge, Xenia A1 - Cifci, G. C. A1 - Radnik, Jörg A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Polydopamine micropatterning for selective substrate bio-functionalization N2 - Inspired by the chemistry of mussel adhesive proteins, polydopamine (PDA) exhibits strong adhesion to nearly any kind of organic or inorganic surface and shows high ability for surface post-modification and secondary reactions. As a result, PDA has been widely used as a base adlayer to enable versatile surface chemistry and functionalization. It has shown great potential in wide range of applications including biomedical field (e.g., drug delivery, adhesives, photothermal therapy, bone and tissue engineering, cell adhesion, biosensing). However, implementation of PDA in microdevices is still hindered by insufficient spatial and temporal control of excited deposition methods. In this work we present a novel approach to fabricate tunable micropatterned substrates where mussel-inspired chemistry provides base for various surface modification [2]. Current approach applies Multiphoton Lithography (MPL) to initiate local PDA formation, and, therefore, does not require use of microstamp or photomask. As a result, the microstructures of complex designs can be produced with the spatial resolution down to 0.8 μm (Figure 1). The desired design can be easily altered by adjusting the stl model or the fabrication code. Unlike the conventional deposition of PDA based on dopamine auto-oxidation, our method does not require presence of strong oxidants, metal ions or alkaline pH. Herein-demonstrated deposition approach will significantly facilitate applications of polydopamine and other mussel-inspired materials in microdevices and high-resolution active microcomponents (e.g., in MEMS and microfluidics). Adjustment of MPL parameters revealed that the morphology and thickness of resulted PDA microstructures can be controlled by altering the laser power and its scanning velocity. As a result, it also enables the production of micropatterns with structural gradient. Apart from the glass substrate, we performed PDA patterning at surfaces of different nature such as polychlorotrifluoroethylene, polydimethylsiloxane, polyethylene terephthalate, silicon wafers, and fluorinated glass coverslips. We tested different composition of dopamine solution for its ability of PDA buildup. Solutions containing Tris buffer, phosphate buffer or DI water only as well as different pH (6.0, 7.0 and 8.5) could be successfully applied for high-precision PDA micropatterning. Moreover, the effect of antioxidants and purging of the solution with oxygen and nitrogen was investigated. In all cases, no decrease of deposition efficiency was observed. The chemical nature of PDA was confirmed by locally recorded vibrational and x-ray photoelectron spectra. To ensure post-modification potential of MPL deposited PDA we demonstrated one-step deposition of micropatterns with trypsin. Obtained bio-functionalised surface can be further applied as a protein sensing active microelement. T2 - Laser Precision Microfabrication CY - Dresden, Germany DA - 07.06.2022 KW - Polydopamine KW - Two-photon polymerisation KW - Micropatterning PY - 2022 AN - OPUS4-55064 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fortini, Renata A1 - Meyer-Plath, A. A1 - Kehren, D. A1 - Gernert, U. A1 - Agudo Jácome, Leonardo A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Measurement of flexural rigidity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes by Dynamic Scanning Electron Microscopy N2 - In this work the flexural rigidity of individual large diameter multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was investigated. The bending modulus were obtained by detecting the resonance frequencies of mechanically excited cantilevered carbon nanotubes using the so-called dynamic scanning electron microscopy technique, and applying the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory. For the nanotubes studied, we determined a modulus of up to 160 GPa. This agrees with values reported by other authors for MWCNTs produced by catalytic chemical vapor deposition, however, it is 6-8 times smaller than values reported for single and multi-walled carbon nanotubes produced by arc-discharge synthesis. Toxicological studies with carbon nanotubes have been showing that inhaled airborne nanofibers that reach the deep airways of the respiratory system may lead to serious, asbestos-like lung diseases. These studies suggested that their toxicity critically depends on the fiber flexural rigidity, with high rigidity causing cell lesions. To complement the correlation between observed toxicological effects and fiber rigidities, reliable and routinely applicable measurement techniques for the flexural rigidity of nanofibers are required. KW - Flexural rigidity KW - Bending modulus KW - Resonance frequency KW - Carbon nanotubes KW - Fiber toxicology PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-514190 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/fib8050031 SN - 2079-6439 VL - 8 IS - 5 SP - 31 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-51419 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee A1 - Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media A1 - Cano Murillo, Natalia A1 - Elert, Anna Maria A1 - Sturm, Heinz ED - Glatzel, T. T1 - Bulk chemical composition contrast from attractive forces in AFM force spectroscopy N2 - A key application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) is the measurement of physical properties at sub-micrometer resolution. Methods such as force–distance curves (FDCs) or dynamic variants (such as intermodulation AFM (ImAFM)) are able to measure mechanical properties (such as the local stiffness, kr) of nanoscopic heterogeneous materials. For a complete structure–property correlation, these mechanical measurements are considered to lack the ability to identify the chemical structure of the materials. In this study, the measured attractive force, Fattr, acting between the AFM tip and the sample is shown to be an independent measurement for the local chemical composition and hence a complete structure–property correlation can be obtained. A proof of concept is provided by two model samples comprised of (1) epoxy/polycarbonate and (2) epoxy/boehmite. The preparation of the model samples allowed for the assignment of material phases based on AFM topography. Additional chemical characterization on the nanoscale is performed by an AFM/infrared-spectroscopy hybrid method. Mechanical properties (kr) and attractive forces (Fattr) are calculated and a structure–property correlation is obtained by a manual principle component analysis (mPCA) from a kr/Fattr diagram. A third sample comprised of (3) epoxy/polycarbonate/boehmite is measured by ImAFM. The measurement of a 2 × 2 µm cross section yields 128 × 128 force curves which are successfully evaluated by a kr/Fattr diagram and the nanoscopic heterogeneity of the sample is determined. KW - AFM force spectroscopy KW - Composites KW - Principle component analysis KW - Structure–property correlation KW - Van der Waals forces PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-520175 DO - https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.5 SN - 2190-4286 VL - 12 IS - 5 SP - 58 EP - 71 PB - Beilstein Institute CY - Frankfurt am Main AN - OPUS4-52017 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Cano Murillo, Natalia A1 - Ghasem Zadeh Khorasani, Media A1 - Silbernagl, Dorothee A1 - Hahn, Marc Benjamin A1 - Hodoroaba, Vasile-Dan A1 - Sturm, Heinz T1 - Nanomechanical study of polycarbonate/boehmite nanoparticles/epoxy ternary composite and their interphases N2 - Thermoplastic modified thermosets are of great interest especially due to their improved fracture toughness. Comparable enhancements have been achieved by adding different nanofillers including inorganic particles such as nanosized boehmite. Here, we present a nanomechanical study of two composite systems, the first comprising a polycarbonate (PC) layer in contact with epoxy resin (EP) and the second consisting of a PC layer containing boehmite nanoparticles (BNP) which is also in contact with an EP layer. The interaction between PC and EP monomer is tested by in situ Fourier transformed infrared (FT-IR) analysis, from which a reaction induced phase separation of the PC phase is inferred. Both systems are explored by atomic force microscopy (AFM) force spectroscopy. AFM force-distance curves (FDC) show no alteration of the mechanical properties of EP at the interface to PC. However, when a PC phase loaded with BNP is put in contact with an epoxy system during curing, a considerable mechanical improvement exceeding the rule of mixture was detected. The trend of BNP to agglomerate preferentially around EP dominated regions and the stiffening effect of BNP on EP shown by spatial resolved measurements of Young's modulus, suggest the effective presence of BNP within the EP phase. KW - Composites KW - Mechanical properties KW - Nanoparticles KW - Thermoplastics KW - Thermosets PY - 2021 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-515965 DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/app.50231 SN - 0021-8995 SN - 1097-4628 VL - 138 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Wiley CY - New York, NY AN - OPUS4-51596 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Sänger, Johanna Christiane A1 - Pauw, Brian Richard A1 - Sturm, Heinz A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - First time additively manufactured advanced ceramics by using two-photon polymerization for powder processing N2 - Methods and materials are presented here, which enable the manufacturing of fine structures using a 3D-printing method known as two-photon polymerization (2PP). As traditional photolithography methods for structuring ceramic slurries do not function with 2PP, due to light scattering on ceramic particles, a novel water-based photoresist with high ceramic loading of extremely well dispersed ceramic nano particles was developed. This photoresist is basically a ceramic slurry containing a photocurable agent and a photoinitiator to be crosslinkable with the 780 nm wavelength femtosecond laser light source of the 2PP machine. It is demonstrated that it is possible to gain a highly transparent and low viscous slurry suitable for 2PP processing. This work shows the development of the slurry, first printing results and the post-printing processes required to form three dimensional ceramic microstructures consisting of alumina toughened zirconia (ATZ). KW - 3D-printing KW - Two-photon polymerization KW - 2PP KW - Ceramic nano particles KW - Slurry KW - Alumina toughened zirconia KW - ATZ KW - Additive manufacturing KW - SchwarzP cells KW - Nano-ceramic-additive-manufacturing photoresin KW - NanoCAM PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-517441 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2020.100040 VL - 4 SP - 100040 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-51744 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -