Mattel’s ©Barbie: Preventing Plasticizers Leakage in PVC Artworks and Design Objects through Film-Forming Solutions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Laboratory Specimen Tests
2.2. Application Test on a ©Barbie Doll as Case Study
2.3. Applicability Survey
3. Results
3.1. Test on Laboratory Specimens
3.2. Test on ©Barbie Doll
3.3. Survey
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Coating ID | Composition | Preparation | References |
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Film A | Chitosan + Methylcellulose | 1.5 g chitosan in 100 mL of 1% acetic acid aqueous solution. To adjust the pH value into more neutral conditions, 1 M NaOH was added until pH 6.2 was obtained. 1.5 g methylcellulose dissolved in 50 mL of 50% ethanol solution. Chitosan and methylcellulose were mixed under stirring. | [32,33] |
Film B | Chitosan + Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose | Composite coating is prepared from chitosan-HPMC 50:50 proportionally. Chitosan is dissolved in 1% acetic acid aqueous solution to prepare a 2% w/v chitosan aqueous solution. 9 parts of HPMC are dissolved in distilled water (200 parts) and ethanol (100 parts). | [34] |
Film C | Collagen + Methylcellulose | 15 mg/mL collagen is dissolved in 0.1 mol/mL acetic acid aqueous solution and then added 15 mg/mL HPMC solubilized in 50:50 water ethanol solution | [35] |
Film D | Collagen + Natural rubber | 7.5 g of collagen powder is solubilized in 50 mL distilled water and then added 0.04 mL of natural rubber ready to use. | [36] |
Film E | Methylcellulose | Methylcellulose 3% w/v is mixed with water-ethanol solution 50:50 v/v. | [37] |
Film F | Chitosan | 1.5 g chitosan in 100 mL 1% acetic acid aqueous solution chitosan w/v in 1% acid acetic + 0.2 g glycerol | [37] |
Film G | Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC) | HPMC is dissolved in solution water-ethanol as in preparation of Film C | [34] |
Part 1—Analysis of the coating before the application | ||
Appearance:
| Consistency:
| |
Part 2—Analysis of the coating during the application | ||
Appearance:
| Consistency:
| Separation tendency of the Coating into different phases:
|
Application on the surface:
| Texture:
| |
Part 3—Evaluation after the formation of the coating | ||
Appearance:
| Drying rate:
| Touch sensation:
|
Part 4—Coating removal | ||
Mechanical action:
| Solvent action: 1. Deionized water
| 2. Ethanol
|
Coating surface wettability:
| Removal rate:
| Need to apply poultice to speed up the removal:
|
Effects of removal on the surface:
|
Unaged | Aged | |||
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ID Sample | Wavenumber (cm−1) | Molecular Bond | Wavenumber (cm−1) | Molecular Bond |
PVC substrate | 1718 1405 1238 1116, 1088, 1018 950 852, 660 | C=O ester CH2 bending C-H rocking C-O and C-O-H C-H aromatic vibration C-Cl stretching | ||
Film A | 3362 1582, 1426 1374, 1320 1156, 1075, 1033, 956 | O-H stretch C=O asymmetric and symmetric vibration CH3 symmetric angular deformation C-O-C bond stretching | 3328 1718 1582, 1425 1075, 1034, 956 | O-H stretch C=O ester C=O CH3 |
Film B | 3334 1372, 1315 1062, 1023, 948 | O-H stretch CN- stretching involving N from amino group III and CH2 vibration C-O-C | 1718 1278, 1248 1116, 1101 1018 950 | C=O ester C-H rocking bond C-O C-O-H C-H |
Film C | 3277 1624, 1524, 1240 1445 1396, 1324, 1240 1058; 1032 | O-H stretch N-H bending and C-N stretching of amides II and III C-H bending OH vibration Amide III of type I collagen C-O-C and C-O | 3278 1624, 1524 1445 1396, 1324, 1240 1058; 1032 | O-H stretch N-H bending and C-N stretching of amides II and III C-H bending OH vibration Amide III of type I collagen C-O-C and C-O |
Film D | 1660, 1630 1547 1447 2959, 2927, 2854 1447, 1375 1324, 1243 1063, 1017 | amide I associated with C=O N-H bending amide III of collagen C=C stretching C-H bending OH vibration C-O-C | 1718 1447, 1375 1266; 1249 1115, 1101, 1018 | C=O ester amide III of collagen C-O C-O-C |
Film E | 3334 1320 1106, 1053, 1028, 947 | O-H stretch CH3 C-O-C | 3437 1718 1267, 1250 1106, 1059 | O-H stretch C=O ester C-H C-O-C |
Film F | 3334 1652 1585 1374, 1328 1066, 1027, 987 | O-H stretch C-N N-H CN C-O | 3328 1652 1374, 1328 1066, 1027, 987 | O-H stretch C-N CN C-O |
Film G | 3334 1099, 1051, 943 | O-H stretch C-O-C | 3362 1718 1267 1101 | O-H stretch C=O ester C-H C-O-C |
OTR (cm3/m2) | SD | |
---|---|---|
Film A | 0.48 | 0.005 |
Film B | 0.29 | 0.032 |
Film C | 0.39 | 0.012 |
Film D | 0.29 | 0.003 |
Film E | 0.15 | 0.012 |
Film F | 0.34 | 0.007 |
Film G | 0.22 | 0.003 |
Film A | Film B | Film C | Film D | Film E | Film F | Film G | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part 1 | Appearance | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent | Opaque / Mat | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent |
Consistency | Viscous | Viscous | Fluid | Liquid | Viscous | Liquid | Viscous | |
Part 2 | Appearance | Gloss | Gloss | Gloss | Opaque / Mat and Gloss | Gloss | Gloss | Gloss |
Consistency | Viscous | Viscous | Fluid | Liquid | Viscous | Liquid | Viscous | |
Separation tendency | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | Medium | Low | |
Texture | Non-uniform | Non-uniform | Uniform | Non-uniform | Uniform | Uniform | Non-uniform | |
Application | Medium | Medium | Easy | Difficult | Easy | Difficult | Easy | |
Part 3 | Appearance | Transparent | Opaque / Mat | Transparent | Gloss | Transparent | Transparent | Transparent |
Drying rate | Medium | High | High | Medium | Medium | High | High | |
Touch sensation | Smooth | Smooth | Smooth | Gummy | Smooth | Smooth | Smooth | |
Part 4 | Mechanical cleaning | Ineffective | Ineffective | Ineffective | Easy | Ineffective | Ineffective | Ineffective |
Deionized water-based cleaning | Easy | Difficult | Difficult | Ineffective | Easy | Difficult | Difficult | |
Ethanol -based cleaning | Easy | Easy | Easy | Difficult | Easy | Easy | Easy | |
Wettability | Good | Medium | Medium | Bad | Good | Medium | Medium | |
Removal rate | Fast | Medium | Slow | - | Fast | Medium | Medium | |
Need poultice | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
Effect on surface | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
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Macchia, A.; Marinelli, L.; Barbaccia, F.I.; de Caro, T.; Hansen, A.; Schuberthan, L.M.; Izzo, F.C.; Pintus, V.; Testa Chiari, K.; La Russa, M.F. Mattel’s ©Barbie: Preventing Plasticizers Leakage in PVC Artworks and Design Objects through Film-Forming Solutions. Polymers 2024, 16, 1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16131888
Macchia A, Marinelli L, Barbaccia FI, de Caro T, Hansen A, Schuberthan LM, Izzo FC, Pintus V, Testa Chiari K, La Russa MF. Mattel’s ©Barbie: Preventing Plasticizers Leakage in PVC Artworks and Design Objects through Film-Forming Solutions. Polymers. 2024; 16(13):1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16131888
Chicago/Turabian StyleMacchia, Andrea, Livia Marinelli, Francesca Irene Barbaccia, Tilde de Caro, Alice Hansen, Lisa Maria Schuberthan, Francesca Caterina Izzo, Valentina Pintus, Katiuscia Testa Chiari, and Mauro Francesco La Russa. 2024. "Mattel’s ©Barbie: Preventing Plasticizers Leakage in PVC Artworks and Design Objects through Film-Forming Solutions" Polymers 16, no. 13: 1888. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16131888