Determination of Some Physical and Biological Properties of Boron Added Teflon Coating Material

Abstract

This work focuses on improving the some physical and chemical properties of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), commonly known as Teflon coating. For this purpose, studies have been carried out to increase the antibacterial and non-abrasiveness by modifying the chemicals used in PTFE coating without harming human health. It is produced with Xbor added liquid chemical to the chemical structure of PTFE. Produced products; and the products produced with PTFE chemicals available in the market, were compared with non-abrasiveness, non-stickiness, food contact (migration) and antibacterial (gram positive; Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, gram negative; Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium strains) tests. It was determined that the new product showed inhibition zones of 25-30 mm in diameter against gram positive and gram negative microorganisms. In the abrasion test of the newly produced product, it was observed that 12500 rpm was drawn, while it was 3500 rpm in the current market. In addition, while antibacterial property was not observed in the current product, it was observed that the new product gained antibacterial properties.

Keywords

• Teflon Coating
• PTFE
• Boron
• Antibacterial
• Non-Abrasion

Bor Katkılı Teflon Kaplama Malzemesinin Bazı Fiziksel ve Biyolojik Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışma, yaygın olarak Teflon kaplama olarak bilinen politetrafloroetilenin (PTFE) bazı fiziksel ve kimyasal özelliklerini iyileştirmeye odaklanmıştır. Bu amaçla, PTFE kaplamada kullanılan kimyasalları insan sağlığına zarar vermeden değiştirerek antibakteriyel ve aşındırıcı olmama özelliğini artırmaya yönelik çalışmalar yürütülmüştür. PTFE'nin kimyasal yapısına Xbor ilaveli sıvı kimyasal ile üretilmiştir. Üretilen ürünler; ve piyasada bulunan PTFE kimyasalları ile üretilen ürünler, aşındırıcı olmama, yapışmama, gıda teması (migrasyon) ve antibakteriyel (gram pozitif; Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, gram negatif; Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium suşları) testleri ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Yeni ürünün gram pozitif ve gram negatif mikroorganizmalara karşı 25-30 mm çapında inhibisyon zonu gösterdiği belirlenmiştir. Yeni üretilen ürünün aşınma testinde, mevcut piyasada 3500 rpm iken, 12500 rpm çekildiği görülmüştür. Ayrıca mevcut üründe antibakteriyel özellik gözlenmezken, yeni ürünün antibakteriyel özellik kazandığı gözlemlendi.

Keywords

• Teflon Kaplama
• PTFE
• Bor
• Antibakteriyel
• Aşınmazlık

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