液相法制备具有双尺寸粗糙度的超疏水铜表面

基于简单的液相法,以硫代硫酸钠和氯化铜为原料在铜片表面上构筑了具有微/纳米双尺寸粗糙度的硫化铜膜.用X射线衍射(XRD)仪、扫描电镜(SEM)、能量色散X射线(EDX)光谱仪及光学视频接触角仪对处理前后的铜表面进行了表征和分析.处理后的超亲水铜表面经硬脂酸修饰后具有超疏水效应,静态接触角高达161°,5μL水滴滚动角低至2.5°左右.超疏水性能归因于表面具有双尺寸粗糙度和低表面能的硬脂酸.该方法简单,无需复杂制备过程和苛刻设备,所得超疏水铜表面具有优异的不粘附性、长时间储存的稳定性和一定的耐摩擦性能.     

铝合金表面原位自组装超疏水膜层的制备及耐蚀性能

采用阳极氧化法在铝合金表面原位构造粗糙结构, 经表面自组装硅氧烷后得到超疏水自清洁表面, 与水滴的接触角最大可达157.5°±2.0°, 接触角滞后小于3°. 通过傅立叶变换红外(FT-IR)光谱分析仪、场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)、能谱仪(EDS)、原子力显微镜(AFM)和接触角测试对阳极氧化电流密度、硅氧烷溶液中水的含量和自组装时间等参数进行了分析, 并得到制备超疏水自清洁表面的最优工艺参数. FE-SEM及AFM的测试结果表明, 由自组装硅氧烷膜层的无序性形成的纳米结构和阳极氧化构造的微米级粗糙结构与硅氧烷膜层的低表面能的协同作用构成了稳定的超疏水表面. 电化学测试(动电位极化)的结果表明, 原位自组装超疏水膜层极大地提高了铝合金的耐蚀性.     

Biomimetic fabrication of lotus-leaf-like structured polyaniline film with stable superhydrophobic and conductive properties

Superhydrophobic surfaces were successfully prepared on Ti/Si substrates via the fabrication of conductive polyaniline (PANI) nanowire film. The PANI nanowire film was synthesized by electrodeposition of aniline into the pores of an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template on Ti/Si substrate followed by the removal of the template. The surface showed conductivity and superhydrophobicity, even in many corrosive solutions, such as acidic or basic solutions over a wide pH range. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) demonstrated that the binary geometric structures at micro- and nanometer scale bestowed the prerequisite roughness on the surfaces. The chemical surface modification made the PANI nanowire film superhydrophobic. The results demonstrated that the PANI nanowire film will have good potential applications in the preparation of conductive superhydrophobic surfaces.     

成骨细胞在表面酰胺化聚乳酸膜上的黏附和增殖行为

利用紫外光接枝聚合丙烯酰胺(Acrylic amide, AAm)获得表面酰胺化的聚乳酸(PLA)膜, 并考察了成骨细胞在酰胺化表面的黏附和增殖行为. 结果表明, 酰胺基的引入改善了PLA膜的表面亲水性, 其表面水接触角由78°减少到56°, 自由能由42.7 mJ/m²增大到51.4 mJ/m²; 与对照组相比, 成骨细胞在改性表面培养3 d后有大量的丝状伪足伸出, 并且较快地进入了细胞分裂期, 表明PLA膜表面的酰胺化能够促进细胞的黏附和增殖.     

A new method of UV-patternable hydrophobization of micro- and nanofluidic networks

This work reports a new method to hydrophobize glass-based micro- and nanofluidic networks. Conventional methods of hydrophobizing glass surfaces often create particulate debris causing clogging especially in shallow nanochannels or require skilful handling. Our novel method employs oxygen plasma, silicone oil and ultraviolet (UV) light. The contact angle of the modified bare glass surface can reach 100° whilst the inner channels after treatment facilitate stable and durable water-in-oil droplet generation. This modified surface was found to be stable for more than three weeks. The use of UV in principle enables in-channel hydrophobic patterning.     

Multifunctional polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) surfaces prepared by electrospinning at the sol-gel transition: superhydrophobicity, excellent solvent resistance, thermal stability and enhanced sound absorption property

Multifunctional superhydrophobic polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) surfaces with excellent solvent resistance, thermal stability and enhanced sound absorption property were manufactured by electrospinning. The surfaces with various hierarchical morphologies and hydrophobicity were obtained by electrospinning at the different stages of sol-gel transition of PMSQ prepolymer solution. At the stage with a proper viscosity the superhydrophobic PMSQ surface with a contact angle as high as 151° and a sliding angle as low as 8° was prepared. Due to the excellent thermal stability and solvent resistance properties of the cured PMSQ, the resultant surfaces remain superhydrophobicity after thermal treatment at 300 °C and immersion into many solvents. Additionally, an enhanced acoustical performance and ultra water repellency were obtained simultaneously when the traditional acoustical sponge was decorated with the electrospun PMSQ superhydrophobic surface. The robust superhydrophobic PMSQ surfaces may promise practical applications in many fields.     

Development of Bionic Polymers

Bionics, an artificial imitation of natural products, has always been a forever dream in the fairy tale or scientific fiction when we were childhood and children live now. However, the development of science in molecular scale makes this dream of childhood and manhood realize today.Bionics, a branch of science concerned with application the data about the functioning of biological system to the solution of engineering problems, become top-priority of science in the 21st century.However, few examples are given in molecular-level or nano-scale controlling lotus-like surface (a bionic surface for vast potential application). In the same time, such a typical bionic surface (as well known, so called "Lotus-effect") is a symbol or a totem that scientists can develop a novel approach to prepare desired surface and to control its microstructure or morphology at one's pleasure.In general, a film with a water contact angle (CA) higher than 150° can be defined as a superhydrophobic surface. The Langmuir-Blodgett film prepared by using CF3(CF2)10COOH possesses the lowest surface tension, which is 6 mJ/m2 (1). However, the water CA on a smooth surface with regularly aligned C20F42 with close-hexagonal packed -CF3 groups is only 119° (2).Obviously, only adjusting chemical composition is not enough to produce a superhydrophobic surface. Wenzel et al (3) suggested that the contact angle θ' of a liquid droplet on a rough solid surface should be written as:cosθ, =γcosθ = γ(γs-γsl)/γl, here γ is a roughness factor and γsl, γs and γl denote the interfacial tensions of the solid-liquid, the solid-gas, and the liquid-gas interfaces,respectively. This γ is always larger than 1 and a rough surface will be more water-repellent or more wettable to a liquid when intrinsic contact angle θ is bigger or smaller than 90°, respectively.Therefore, a general approach to obtain superhydrophobic surfaces is using a combination of depressing surface energy and enhancing surface roughness (4-17).Super-hydrophobic polymeric surface has been prepared in this case with a mixture of low-cost fluorine-end-capped polyurethane(FPU) and commonly available polymethyarylates(PMA) under ambient conditions. No obvious structures were observed by SEM for the pure FPU coated surface.The surface morphology is uniformly smooth at both low and high magnifications. The CA on the surface is about 95°, which indicates that FPU film has better hydrophobicity than pure polyurethane without fluorine-group, whose CA is about 65°. However, the hydrophobicity of polymer surface changes dramatically as the film is directly prepared through a one-step coating of a FPU/PMA solution between 10-30℃. The CA is up to 166 . The result shows that the SA can be dramatically decreased with small amount of FPU, and the SA reached a limiting value of 3.4 ± 2.0 ° when the FPU content in the FPU/PMA mixture is between 20 ～ 60 wt%. The water drop is unstable on these surfaces, and with a very small tilt-angle, the water drop will roll off the surface.It means that such a polymeric surface exhibits an excellent superhydrophobicity. In addition, the polymer surface possesses not only a better hydrophobicity than that of natural lotus leaf (CA measured is about 160°), but also a lypophobic property: the oil contact angle on the same surface is 140°, while the surface of lotus is lypophilic. Most interestingly, we have found that the coated film prepared by FPU/PMA mixture has a two-length scaled rough micro-nano-binary structure, that is, every micro-papilla (300-700nm) on the polymeric surface is also covered by nano-papillae ranging from 30-40nm. These MNBs is very much the same as the natural lotus-leaf surface in micro- and nano-scales. Compared with lotus surface structure, the NMBs structure on this bionic polymeric surface prepared is in less scale. The results clearly demonstrated that a bionic polymeric surface similar to the natural lotus-leaf surface can be obtained by a one-step coating process. The results showed also that such a bionic polymeric surface possess of some "self-repairing" properties similar to that of natural surfaces and the effects of preparation temperature and concentration as well as substrate made no obvious difference on the hydrophobicity of the bionic polymeric surfaces..In conclusion, we demonstrated that the MNBs of a bionic polymeric film has been one-step obtained with the use of the self-aggregation of PMA combining with a nano-scaled phase separation of amphiphilic copolymer during the drying process in ambient atmosphere. This remarkable result provides many potential possibilities, including coating, hygienic, medical,environmental, and industrial processing applications.     

Admicellar polymerization and characterization of thin poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl acrylate) film on aluminum alloys for in-crevice corrosion control

Corrosion control of aluminum alloys in the aerospace industry has been of great interest in recent years, especially the aging of certain fleets in the United States Air Force. A thin film of poly(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl acrylate) (PTFEA) has been deposited on aluminum alloy coupons by admicellar polymerization for the purpose of in situ control of corrosion in narrow gaps. Polymerization conditions were chosen based on contact angle measurements, and the final product film was characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Surface characterization studies have shown that the polymeric film is approximately 10 nm thick with nonuniform deposition at this scale. The modified surface is highly hydrophobic and able to delay salt solution uptake (3.5 wt % NaCl) for a period of up to 6 h in crevice corrosion tests. PTFEA films reduced the corroded area to 20% compared to 65% for a bare aluminum control and to 33% for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) film in a 24 h crevice test. PTFEA film exhibits better corrosion protection than PMMA film because it has higher hydrophobicity than a PMMA-modified surface and comparable properties as a corrosion barrier.     

Electrospinning of a functional perfluorinated block copolymer as a powerful route for imparting superhydrophobicity and corrosion resistance to aluminum substrates

Superhydrophobic aluminum surfaces with excellent corrosion resistance were successfully prepared by electrospinning of a novel fluorinated diblock copolymer solution. Micro- and nanostructuration of the diblock copolymer coating was obtained by electrospinning which proved to be an easy and cheap electrospinning technology to fabricate superhydrophobic coating. The diblock copolymer is made of poly(heptadecafluorodecylacrylate-co-acrylic acid) (PFDA-co-AA) random copolymer as the first block and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as the second one. The fluorinated block promotes hydrophobicity to the surface by reducing the surface tension, while its carboxylic acid functions anchor the polymer film onto the aluminum surface after annealing at 130 °C. The PAN block of this copolymer insures the stability of the structuration of the surface during annealing, thanks to the infusible character of PAN. It is also demonstrated that the so-formed superhydrophobic coating shows good adhesion to aluminum surfaces, resulting in excellent corrosion resistance.     

铝合金表面改性对有机涂层附着力的影响及腐蚀防护性能研究

利用电化学阻抗（EIS）、扫描微参比技术（SRET）、接触角、粗糙度、附着力、盐雾等测试方法,研究了铝合金阳极氧化与贻贝黏附蛋白（MAP）/CeO₂/硅烷γ-APS（MCA）表面复合修饰的腐蚀防护性能以及对改性聚氨酯涂层附着力和耐蚀性的影响。结果表明,MCA复合膜可抑制铝合金的腐蚀,并具有一定的自修复功能;阳极氧化和MCA表面复合修饰可为铝合金提供有效的早期腐蚀防护作用,且能提高铝合金表面粗糙度和润湿性,显著提升改性聚氨酯涂层在铝合金表面的附着力和耐蚀性,因而结合改性聚氨酯涂层和表面复合修饰可实现对铝合金长期有效的腐蚀防护。     

Superhydrophobic polyolefin surfaces: controlled micro- and nanostructures

Superhydrophobic polyolefin surfaces were prepared by simultaneous micro- and nanostructuring. Electropolished aluminum foil was microstructured with a micro working robot and then anodized in polyprotic acid. The surface microstructure can be tailored by adjusting the settings of the micro working robot and the nanostructure by adjusting the parameters of the anodization procedure. Surface structuring was done by injection molding where a microstructured anodized aluminum oxide mold insert was used to pattern the surfaces. Structuring had a marked effect on the contact angle between the injection-molded polyolefins and water. When the optimized microstructure was covered with nanostructure, the static contact angle between polypropylene and water obtained a value of about 165 degrees and the sliding angle decreased to about 2.5 degrees. The superhydrophobic state was achieved.     

Porous Structure of Aluminum–Tin Phosphate

The sorption isotherms of water and tetrachloromethane vapors are studied, and the porous structures of aluminum tin phosphate gels coprecipitated at various Al/Sn molar ratios are analyzed. The resultant samples contain both micro- and mesopores. The structure of aluminum tin phosphate is suggested to contain slitlike pores that do not change during drying because of the presence of polyaquahydroxoaluminum cations introduced via an exchange with interlayer cations of tin(IV) hydrophosphate.     

Molecular layer deposition of aluminum alkoxide polymer films using trimethylaluminum and glycidol

Molecular layer deposition (MLD) of aluminum alkoxide polymer films was examined using trimethlyaluminum (TMA) and glycidol (GLY) as the reactants. Glycidol is a high vapor pressure heterobifunctional reactant with both hydroxyl and epoxy chemical functionalites. These two different functionalities help avoid "double reactions" that are common with homobifuctional reactants. A variety of techniques, including in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) measurements, were employed to study the film growth. FTIR measurements at 100 and 125 °C observed the selective reaction of the GLY hydroxyl group with the AlCH(3) surface species during GLY exposure. Epoxy ring-opening and methyl transfer from TMA to the surface epoxy species were then monitored during TMA exposure. This epoxy ring-opening reaction is dependent on strong Lewis acid-base interactions between aluminum and oxygen. The QCM experiments observed linear growth with self-limiting surface reactions at 100-175 °C under certain growth conditions. With a sufficient purge time of 20 s after TMA and GLY exposures at 125 °C, the mass gain per cycle (MGPC) was 19.8 ng/cm(2)-cycle. The individual mass gains after the TMA and GLY exposures were also consistent with a TMA/GLY stoichiometry of 4:3 in the MLD film. This TMA/GLY stoichiometry suggests the presence of Al(2)O(2) dimeric core species. The MLD films resulting from these TMA and GLY exposures also evolved with annealing temperature to form thinner conformal porous films with increased density. Non-self-limiting growth was a problem at shorter purge times and lower temperatures. With shorter purge times of 10 s at 125 °C, the MPGC increased dramatically to 134 ng/cm(2)-cycle. The individual mass gains after the TMA and GLY exposures in the CVD regime were consistent with a TMA/GLY stoichiometry of 1:1. The MGPC decreased progressively versus purge time. This behavior was attributed to the removal of reactants that could lead to CVD and the instability of the surface species after the reactant exposures. These results reveal that the TMA and GLY reaction displays much complexity and must be carefully controlled to be a useful MLD process.     

超疏水碱式碳酸钴纳米线薄膜的制备及抗腐蚀性

以镍为基底,采用水热法在其表面制得碱式碳酸钴纳米线薄膜,用十二烷基硫醇进行表面修饰后其表现出超疏水性,水滴在其表面的接触角达到152.3°,滚动角接近5°.研究结果表明,薄膜表面微纳米阶层结构及低表面物质的协同作用使其呈超疏水性.与普通镍片和硫醇修饰前的碱式碳酸钴纳米线薄膜相比,超疏水碱式碳酸钴纳米线薄膜具有更好的抗腐蚀性.相关研究有望为超疏水金属表面的制备及其抗腐蚀性研究提供思路.     

Effect of hydrophobicity on the stability of the wetting films of water formed on gold surfaces

We have developed a methodology that can be used to determine disjoining pressures (Π) in both stable and unstable wetting films from the spatial and temporal profiles of dynamic wetting films. The results show that wetting films drain initially by the capillary pressure created by the changes in curvature at the air/water interface and subsequently by the disjoining pressure created by surface forces. The drainage rate of the film formed on a gold surface with a receding contact angle (θ(r)) of 17° decreases with film thickness due to a corresponding increase in positive Π, resulting in the formation of a stable film. The wetting film formed on a hydrophobic gold with θ(r)=81° drains much faster due to the presence of negative Π in the film, resulting in film rupture. Analysis of the experimental data using the Frumkin-Derjaguin isotherm suggests that short-range hydrophobic forces are responsible for film rupture and long-range hydrophobic forces accelerate film thinning.     

Superhydrophobic thermoplastic polyurethane films with transparent/fluorescent performance

In this paper, we report a simple and versatile route for the fabrication of superhydrophobic thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) films. The approach is based on octadecanamide (ODAA)-directed assembly of nanosilica/TPU/ODAA hybrid with a well-defined sheetlike microstructure. The superhydrophobic hybrid film shows a transparent property, and its water contact angle reaches as high as 163.5° without any further low surface energy treatment. In addition, the superhydrophobic TPU hybrid film with fluorescent properties is achieved by smartly introducing CdTe quantum dots, which will extend potential application of the film to optoelectronic areas. The resulting fluorescent surface produced in this system is stable and has a water contact angle of 172.3°. This assembly method to control surface structures represents an intriguing and valuable route to tune the surface properties of organic-inorganic hybrid films.     

Magnetically induced decrease in droplet contact angle on nanostructured surfaces

We report a magnetic technique for altering the apparent contact angle of aqueous droplets deposited on a nanostructured surface. Polymeric tubes with embedded superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe(3)O(4)) nanoparticles were prepared via layer-by-layer deposition in the 800 nm diameter pores of polycarbonate track-etched (PCTE) membranes. Etching away the original membrane yields a superparamagnetic film composed of mostly vertical tubes attached to a rigid substrate. We demonstrate that the apparent contact angle of pure water droplets deposited on the nanostructured film is highly sensitive to the ante situm strength of an applied magnetic field, decreasing linearly from 117 ± 1.3° at no applied field to 105 ± 0.4° at an applied field of approximately 500 G. Importantly, this decrease in contact angle did not require an inordinately strong magnetic field: a 15° decrease in contact angle was observed even with a standard alnico bar magnet. We interpret the observed contact angle behavior in terms of magnetically induced conformation changes in the film nanostructure, and we discuss the implications for reversibly switching substrates from hydrophilic to hydrophobic via externally tunable magnetic fields.     

三醋酸纤维素纳米纤维膜的制备及其油水分离应用

石油开采和油船运输泄露的油污污染日益突出,使得质轻、亲水疏油的油水分离材料得到广泛关注。本文在无任何添加剂条件下,以三醋酸纤维素(TCA)/N,N-二甲基乙酰胺(DMAc)溶液通过热致相分离(TIPS)制备TCA纳米纤维膜。研究了淬火时间、温度和聚合物浓度等条件对TCA纳米纤维膜形貌的影响。TCA纳米纤维膜的形貌、孔隙率和比表面积通过SEM、乙醇法和N2吸脱附表征。实验结果表明,最佳实验条件为:淬火时间180 min、淬火温度-20℃、聚合物质量分数5%,得到直径为(110±28)nm均匀纤维膜。与块状TCA流延膜相比,TCA纳米纤维膜的高孔隙率和大比表面积以及表面特殊的微/纳结构,使其水接触角由86.2°增加到137.5°。由于高疏水性和亲油性以及强烈的毛细作用,TCA纳米纤维膜的吸油容量达到21.5 g/g,分别是流延膜的20~42倍,且可快速吸收油水混合物中的油层。TCA纳米纤维膜是一种可生物降解的溢油污染清洁材料。     

Cathodic etching for fabrication of super-hydrophobic aluminum coating with micro/nano-hierarchical structure

A facile method for fabricating super-hydrophobic surfaces on the magnetron sputtering aluminum film by cathodic electrochemical etching followed by the modification of myristic acid was presented in this article. The morphologies and the compositions of the films were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. The corrosion behavior of the super-hydrophobic film was evaluated by potentiodynamic polarization measurement, linear polarization measurement, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. After the treatment with cathodic electrochemical etching, the thin aluminum film remained unbroken and the bulk structure of the aluminum coating maintained a microcrystalline morphology while the surface of the coating presented a petal-shaped microstructure dotted with nano-sized floccules. Aluminum myristate was formed on the nano/microstructural surface of the coating when the sample was modified in melting myristic acid. The static water contact angle on the surface was larger than 165°, which demonstrated that a super-hydrophobic film was prepared on the magnetron sputtering aluminum coating. The corrosion resistance of the aluminum coating was enhanced remarkably because of the super-hydrophobic modification.     

Effect of Aluminum Alloy Surface Modification on Adhesion of the Modified Polyurethane Coating and Its Corrosion Protective Performance北大核心CSCD

The ordinary organic coatings on aluminum alloy usually encounter a problem of low adhesion to the substrate, which results in destruction and failure of the long-term protective performance of the anticorrosion systems. The surface modification of aluminum alloy is able to enhance the adhesion of organic coating on aluminum alloys, and to improve their protective performance. In this work, a combined surface modification of anodic oxidation and mussel adhesion protein/CeO2/3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane composite film (MCA) was developed on the aluminum alloy. The adhesion of modified polyurethane coated on the treated aluminum alloy and its corrosion protective performance were evaluated comprehensively by using contact angle, adhesion strength, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and scanning reference electrode technique (SRET). The measurements of EIS and SRET demonstrated that the MCA composite film on anodic oxidized Al possessed self-healing function and provided effective protection against early corrosion of aluminum alloy. The pull-off test showed that both anodic oxidation treatment and MCA composite film modification were able to increase the adhesion of modified polyurethane coating on aluminum alloy, and their combined action were supposed to remarkably enhance the adhesion strength up to 17.1 MPa. The reason for the improvement of adhesion was that the anodic oxidation treatment and MCA composite film modification could improve the surface roughness of aluminum alloy, and enhance the surface wettability and surface polarity, which is beneficent to enhance the bonding of the modified polyurethane coating to aluminum alloy surface. The EIS results showed that no any corrosion occurred for the modified polyurethane coating on the treated aluminum alloy during 65 d immersion in 3.5wt.% NaCl solution. The impedance value in low frequency range of the modified polyurethane coating always maintained at a high order of magnitude on the aluminum alloy treated by anodic oxidation and MCA composite film modification, showing an excellent protective performance of the coating system. The evaluation of Neutral Salt Spray (NSS) indicated that the modified polyurethane coating on the treated aluminum alloy owned superior corrosion protection performance, and the adhesion strength remained 13.1 MPa and no any corrosion was found at the scratch locations even after 1200 h of salt spray testing. It was concluded that combination of anodic oxidation and MCA composite film were capable of significantly improving the adhesion of modified polyurethane coating on aluminum alloy and providing long-term effective corrosion protection for aluminum alloy. © 2021 Authors. All rights reserved.