Effect of a waterproofing agent on the penetration process of water into a cellulose acetate film by time-resolved coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microspectroscopy

Rie Fujisawa, Tomoya Ohno, Philippe Leproux, Vincent Couderc, Kiyoshi Fukusaka, Hiroshi Kita, Hideaki Kano

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Abstract

The penetration of water into a cellulose acetate (CA) film with m-terphenyl (m-TP) as a waterproofing agent (WPA) was investigated in real time by coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microspectroscopy. Owing to the WPA, the water penetration was significantly suppressed. It was manifested by a small spectral change in comparison with the CA films without m-TP. Moreover, the amplitude of the Raman band at 1600 cm-1 due to the OH bending mode, which is the marker band of water penetration, was significantly smaller. The present results indicate that m-TP has significant effects as a WPA for CA films on the water penetration process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)833-836
Number of pages4
JournalChemistry Letters
Volume46
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Chemistry(all)

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