Urs, Deepa M. V. and Ranganathaiah, C. (2009) Spoliation of a rigid gas permeable contact lens by sodium chloride: a free volume microprobe study. Physica Status Solidi C: Conferences and Critical Reviews, 6 (11). pp. 2411-2413.
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The interaction of one of the major inorganic ions present in tears, viz., sodium chloride (NaCl), with a rigid gas permeable contact lens, poly(Fluorosilicone acrylate) (FP92) has been investigated using Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy (PLS) and refrac-tive index measurement. We monitored the changes in its free volume size and number density in the presence of NaCl solute trans-ported through diffusion. Based on PLS results, we propose that the adhesion of sodium chloride salt to the fluorine and methacrylate sites of FP92 results in zones of excess salt concentration. The changes in refractive index of the contact lens material due to the salt adhesion, correlates well with the changes in free volume of the material. Presence of sodium chloride perturbs the free volume of the lens material and hence its polarizability (
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 78.20.Ci and 78.70.Bj and 83.80.Lz and 83.80.Rs |
| Subjects: | D Physical Science > Physics |
| Divisions: | Department of > Physics |
| Depositing User: | Users 19 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2019 10:24 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2019 10:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/7492 |
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