Adhesion of perfume-filled microcapsules to model fabric surfaces

He, Yanping; Bowen, James; Andrews, James W.; Liu, Min; Smets, Johan and Zhang, Zhibing (2014). Adhesion of perfume-filled microcapsules to model fabric surfaces. Journal of Microencapsulation, 31(5) pp. 430–439.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3109/02652048.2013.871359

Abstract

The retention and adhesion of melamine formaldehyde (MF) microcapsules on a model fabric surface in aqueous solution were investigated using a customised flow chamber technique and atomic force microscopy (AFM). A cellulose film was employed as a model fabric surface. Modification of the cellulose with chitosan was found to increase the retention and adhesion of microcapsules on the model fabric surface. The AFM force–displacement data reveal that bridging forces resulting from the extension of cellulose chains dominate the adhesion between the microcapsule and the unmodified cellulose film, whereas electrostatic attraction helps the microcapsules adhere to the chitosan-modified cellulose film. The correlation between results obtained using these two complementary techniques suggests that the flow chamber device can be potentially used for rapid screening of the effect of chemical modification on the adhesion of microparticles to surfaces, reducing the time required to achieve an optimal formulation.

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