scholarly journals One-step fabrication of recyclable and robust fluorine/polymer-free superhydrophobic fabrics

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (39) ◽  
pp. 24374-24381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Wang ◽  
Sanding Wu ◽  
Jiazhang Zhang ◽  
Tao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Heating Process ◽  
Pet Fabric ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Alkyl Groups ◽  
One Step ◽  
Vacuum Heating

Without using any low-surface-energy fluoro-containing groups or long alkyl groups, via a simple vacuum heating process, we prepared a robust superhydrophobic TiO2/PET fabric.

scholarly journals Towards a Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Replacement: Water and Oil Repellent Perfluoropolyether-Based Polyurethane Oligomers

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1128
Author(s):  
Liying Wei ◽  
Tugba D. Caliskan ◽  
Philip J. Brown ◽  
Igor Luzinov
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
One Step ◽  
Pet Film ◽  
Oil Repellent ◽  
Macromolecular Architecture ◽  
End Group ◽  
Long Chain

Original perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-based oligomeric polyurethanes (FOPUs) with different macromolecular architecture were synthesized (in one step) as low-surface-energy materials. It is demonstrated that the oligomers, especially the ones terminated with CF3 moieties, can be employed as safer replacements to long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances/additives. The FOPU macromolecules, when added to an engineering thermoplastic (polyethylene terephthalate, PET) film, readily migrate to the film surface and bring significant water and oil repellency to the thermoplastic boundary. The best performing FOPU/PET films have reached the level of oil wettability and surface energy significantly lower than that of polytetrafluoroethylene, a fully perfluorinated polymer. Specifically, the highest level of the repellency is observed with an oligomeric additive, which was made using aromatic diisocyanate as a comonomer and has CF3 end-group. This semicrystalline oligomer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) well above room temperature, and we associate the superiority of the material in achieving low water and oil wettability with its ability to effectively retain CF3 and CF2 moieties in contact with the test wetting liquids.

scholarly journals Facile fabrication of superhydrophobic polyester fabric based on rapid oxidation polymerization of dopamine for oil–water separation

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (43) ◽  
pp. 26992-27002
Author(s):  
Ailing Xie ◽  
Boan Wang ◽  
Xinpeng Chen ◽  
Yahui Wang ◽  
Yirong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Polyester Fabric ◽  
Water Separation ◽  
Pet Fabric ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Oil Water Separation ◽  
Facile Fabrication ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Fe Ions

Through the special chemical structure of dopamine, superhydrophobic polyester fabric was fabricated by introducing the low surface energy substance hexadecyltrimethoxysilane into the PET fabric and chelating Fe ions to form rough surface.

Three-level hierarchical superhydrophobic Cu–Zn coating on a steel substrate without chemical modification for self-cleaning property

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (13) ◽  
pp. 5436-5444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Li ◽  
Sirong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Chemical Modification ◽  
Steel Surface ◽  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Chemically Modified ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Energy Material ◽  
One Step ◽  
Self Cleaning

A superhydrophobic Cu–Zn coating was fabricated on a steel surface by facile one-step electrodeposition, without being chemically modified by a low surface energy material.

Cytocompatibility of Carbon Nanofiber Materials for Neural Applications

2003 ◽  
Vol 774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janice L. McKenzie ◽  
Michael C. Waid ◽  
Riyi Shi ◽  
Thomas J. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Surface Energy ◽  
Carbon Nanofibers ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Carbon Nanofiber ◽  
Fiber Composite ◽  
Scar Tissue ◽  
Pc 12 Cells ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Poly Carbonate

AbstractSince the cytocompatibility of carbon nanofibers with respect to neural applications remains largely uninvestigated, the objective of the present in vitro study was to determine cytocompatibility properties of formulations containing carbon nanofibers. Carbon fiber substrates were prepared from four different types of carbon fibers, two with nanoscale diameters (nanophase, or less than or equal to 100 nm) and two with conventional diameters (or greater than 200 nm). Within these two categories, both a high and a low surface energy fiber were investigated and tested. Astrocytes (glial scar tissue-forming cells) and pheochromocytoma cells (PC-12; neuronal-like cells) were seeded separately onto the substrates. Results provided the first evidence that astrocytes preferentially adhered on the carbon fiber that had the largest diameter and the lowest surface energy. PC-12 cells exhibited the most neurites on the carbon fiber with nanodimensions and low surface energy. These results may indicate that PC-12 cells prefer nanoscale carbon fibers while astrocytes prefer conventional scale fibers. A composite was formed from poly-carbonate urethane and the 60 nm carbon fiber. Composite substrates were thus formed using different weight percentages of this fiber in the polymer matrix. Increased astrocyte adherence and PC-12 neurite density corresponded to decreasing amounts of the carbon nanofibers in the poly-carbonate urethane matrices. Controlling carbon fiber diameter may be an approach for increasing implant contact with neurons and decreasing scar tissue formation.

Corrigendum to “Fabrication superhydrophobic composite membranes with hierarchical geometries and low-surface-energy modifications” [Polymer 211 (2020) 123097]

Polymer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 217 ◽  
pp. 123481
Author(s):  
Zhanhui Gan ◽  
Deyu Kong ◽  
Qianqian Yu ◽  
Yifan Jia ◽  
Xue-Hui Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Low Surface Energy

scholarly journals Automated pick-and-place of single nanoparticle using electrically controlled low-surface energy nanotweezer

AIP Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 035219
Author(s):  
Ya-Kun Lyu ◽  
Zuo-Tao Ji ◽  
Tao He ◽  
Zhenda Lu ◽  
Weihua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Single Nanoparticle ◽  
Pick And Place

scholarly journals Low Surface Energy Polymeric Films from Novel Fluorinated Blocked Isocyanates

2004 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 408-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. van Ravenstein ◽  
W. Ming ◽  
R. D. van de Grampel ◽  
R. van der Linde ◽  
G. de With ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Polymeric Films ◽  
Low Surface Energy

scholarly journals A Novel Synthetic UV-Curable Fluorinated Siloxane Resin for Low Surface Energy Coating

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunfang Zhu ◽  
Haitao Yang ◽  
Hongbo Liang ◽  
Zhengyue Wang ◽  
Jun Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Energy ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Contact Angles ◽  
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Energy Materials ◽  
Uv Curable ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Low Surface Energy ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Siloxane Polymers

Low surface energy materials have attracted much attention due to their properties and various applications. In this work, we synthesized and characterized a series of ultraviolet (UV)-curable fluorinated siloxane polymers with various fluorinated acrylates—hexafluorobutyl acrylate, dodecafluoroheptyl acrylate, and trifluorooctyl methacrylate—grafted onto a hydrogen-containing poly(dimethylsiloxane) backbone. The structures of the fluorinated siloxane polymers were measured and confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Then the polymers were used as surface modifiers of UV-curable commercial polyurethane (DR-U356) at different concentrations (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 wt %). Among three formulations of these fluorinated siloxane polymers modified with DR-U356, hydrophobic states (91°, 92°, and 98°) were obtained at low concentrations (1 wt %). The DR-U356 resin is only in the hydrophilic state at 59.41°. The fluorine and siloxane element contents were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and the results indicated that the fluorinated and siloxane elements were liable to migrate to the surface of resins. The results of the friction recovering assays showed that the recorded contact angles of the series of fluorinated siloxane resins were higher than the original values after the friction-annealing progressing.

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