The gravimetric method based on ASTM E96/E96M-05 was used to determine water vapor
permeability which was reported as the rate of water vapor transmission through a unit area of flat material
of unit thickness induced by unit vapor pressure difference between two surfaces under specific condition of
100% of relative humidity. Test cups were made of polymethylmethacrylate with 2.8 cm internal diameter
and 3.4 cm height with an exposed film area of 6.15 cm2
. Cup walls were sufficiently thick enough to make
cups impermeable to water vapor. Each film sample, without pinholes neither defects, was sealed with
parafilm over a circular opening of the test cup, which was stored, at room temperature, in a desiccator. To
maintain 100% of relative humidity (RH) gradient across the film, silica gel was placed inside the cup and
distilled water was used in the desiccator. The RH inside the cup was always lower than the outside, and the
water vapor transferred through the film and absorbed by the desiccant was determined from the weight gain
of the silica gel recorded at various times. Steady state conditions were assumed to be reached after 2 h. The
cups were weighted initially, at 2 h intervals for the first 8 hours. Changes in the weight of the cups were
recorded to the nearest 0.0001 g and plotted as a function of time. The slope ǔ (g/s) of each line was
calculated by linear regression (r2
> 0.99). All tests were conducted in triplicate. The WVP of the film was
determined as follows:
The gravimetric method based on ASTM E96/E96M-05 was used to determine water vapor
permeability which was reported as the rate of water vapor transmission through a unit area of flat material
of unit thickness induced by unit vapor pressure difference between two surfaces under specific condition of
100% of relative humidity. Test cups were made of polymethylmethacrylate with 2.8 cm internal diameter
and 3.4 cm height with an exposed film area of 6.15 cm2
. Cup walls were sufficiently thick enough to make
cups impermeable to water vapor. Each film sample, without pinholes neither defects, was sealed with
parafilm over a circular opening of the test cup, which was stored, at room temperature, in a desiccator. To
maintain 100% of relative humidity (RH) gradient across the film, silica gel was placed inside the cup and
distilled water was used in the desiccator. The RH inside the cup was always lower than the outside, and the
water vapor transferred through the film and absorbed by the desiccant was determined from the weight gain
of the silica gel recorded at various times. Steady state conditions were assumed to be reached after 2 h. The
cups were weighted initially, at 2 h intervals for the first 8 hours. Changes in the weight of the cups were
recorded to the nearest 0.0001 g and plotted as a function of time. The slope ǔ (g/s) of each line was
calculated by linear regression (r2
> 0.99). All tests were conducted in triplicate. The WVP of the film was
determined as follows:
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