基于水滴模板法的微纳复合超疏水结构制备的研究

利用粒子辅助水滴模板法的实施获得规则蜂窝状图案化多孔结构模板,并进一步利用聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)复制转移技术获得表面具有微米尺寸蜂窝状突起阵列的反向图案化结构.以这种图案化突起结构作为微米尺寸所提供的微米级粗糙度为基础,设计了2种的简单的二次纳米结构的引入过程,最终实现了微米级阵列和纳米级粗糙度的复合.第一种方法借助银镜反应来实现纳米银结构的化学沉积,最终在PDMS阵列表面获得了致密的纳米银颗粒沉积层,并成功获得了表面接触角达166度的超疏水性质.第二种方法利用了聚电解质/二氧化硅粒子层层静电自组装的方法引入纳米结构,结果在仅仅进行了2个组装循环的条件下即可获得超疏水性质的表面复合结构.通过简单的实验设计试图提供一种基于水滴模板法的微纳复合超疏水结构的普适性制备方法.     

Pickering乳滴模板法制备超粒子结构有机/无机杂化微球

Pickering乳滴模板法制备有机/无机杂化的核壳微球越来越引起人们的关注,主要因为该方法制备出的微球具有以无机粒子为壳层的超粒子结构(supracolloidal structure),能够赋予微球独特的功能.胶体粒子在乳滴表面自组装形成有序的球面胶体壳,得到稳定Pickering乳液,固定乳滴表面的胶体粒子来制备核壳结构的微球或者以胶体粒子为壳层的微胶囊(colloidosome).本文综述了我们课题组以Pickering乳滴模板法制备超粒子结构有机/无机杂化微胶囊包括实心微球方面的工作.我们选择具有不同性能、种类的胶体粒子以及具有不同性质和功能的核材料,采用Pickering乳滴模板法,对吸附在乳滴表面的胶体粒子用不同的固定方法制备具有不同结构和性能的微球和微胶囊,利用基于多重Pickering乳液的聚合技术制备双纳米复合的超粒子结构多核聚合物微球.     

双级微结构上二氧化硅粒子对微注压成型PP表面润湿特性的影响

提出一种柔性复制法,采用微注射压缩(μ-ICM)成型具有微拓扑结构的仿生聚丙烯(PP)表面.通过复制模板上的双级微结构,所成型的PP材料表面上呈现具有锥形顶面的双级微结构,即微棱和高纵横比的微锥体.由于微锥体之间的间隙较大,水滴浸润其间隙的上方,这使该表面呈现中等黏附的超疏水特性.在μ-ICM过程中,涂覆在模板上的二氧化硅纳米粒子(SNPs)被转移到熔体中,并牢牢附着于微结构表层,赋予其表面亚微米或微米粗糙度,形成多层次微结构.在附着有亲水SNPs的微结构上,高表面自由能使水滴完全浸润微锥体之间的间隙,表面的水接触角为161.9°、滚动角大于90°,呈现极高黏附的超疏水特性(花瓣效应);在附着有疏水SNPs的微结构上,水滴受疏水SNPs的排斥而减弱与表面之间的黏附作用,表面的水接触角为163.5°、滚动角为3.5°,呈现极低黏附的超疏水特性(荷叶效应).     

聚合物在仿生合成中的应用研究进展

仿生合成技术通过模拟生物矿化机理,以有机物为模板控制无机物的生成,制备具有特殊结构及性能的无机材料.聚合物是仿生合成中较多采用的有机模板之一,用来控制无机粒子的成核、生长及排列,能够在温和条件下合成具有多级结构、特殊形貌和优异性能的有机,无机复合材料.本文综述了聚合物在仿生合成中的应用研究进展,并指出了存在的问题及发展方向.     

注压成型仿生纳米结构聚丙烯表面的冷凝微水滴动态行为

选择2种锥形纳米孔结构参数不同的阳极氧化铝（AAO）作为模板,利用注射压缩成型（ICM）技术将AAO模板中的纳米孔结构复制到聚丙烯（PP）表面上,在复制的PP表面上形成了致密且规则排列的锥形纳米柱阵列结构.该结构是一种仿生蝉翼纳米结构.在纳米柱结构的润湿状态能量比和顶部直径与中心间距之比（分别约为0.46和0.26）均明显较小的PP复制物表面,冷凝微水滴呈明亮的球状;在没有外力作用下,冷凝微水滴可通过频繁地合并、跳跃从该表面上移除,表面不断更新,即该表面具有明显的冷凝微水滴自移除（CMDSR）功能,使表面上覆盖的冷凝微水滴维持明显较低的量,而且冷凝微水滴维持较小的直径（不超过40 μm）.该CMDSR功能是在未经低表面能修饰的情况下获得的.研究结果表明,利用ICM技术可快速、批量制备具有CMDSR功能的超疏水高分子材料.     

利用胶体探针技术研究多巴与纳米、微米及微纳复合结构表面之间的相互作用

通过在硅片表面有机蒸镀不同厚度的二十九烷制备了不同晶体密度的仿生旱金莲叶面蜡质纳米结构表面,采用端基修饰多巴的原子力显微镜胶体探针,对各纳米结构表面进行了粘附性能测试,发现蒸镀200 nm厚度二十九烷结晶的纳米结构表面具有较低粘附力。采用反应离子刻蚀方法制备了不同高度的硅材质仿生鲨鱼皮微米结构表面,并选择了200 nm厚度二十九烷在仿生鲨鱼皮表面进行有机蒸镀制备了微纳复合结构表面,通过胶体探针的研究发现多巴与高度为1、3、5μm微纳复合结构表面的粘附力均小于与200 nm厚度二十九烷结晶的纳米结构表面之间的粘附力,说明微纳复合结构表面具有很强的抗多巴粘附能力,并且这种复合结构表面相对于硅材质的仿生鲨鱼皮微米结构表面还兼有旱金莲叶面的强疏水性和极佳的抗水粘附能力。     

超声辅助制备超疏水聚丙烯表面花瓣状微纳结构

超疏水微纳结构表面广泛应用于自清洁、防冰、抗菌、柔性传感等领域,但其制备工艺仍面临一定的挑战.以阳极氧化铝(AAO)膜为模板,采用热压印在聚丙烯(PP)表面成型了规整的纳米结构阵列.对纳米结构阵列进行超声处理,在超声空化作用下,PP表面纳米结构转变为类花瓣状微纳结构.结果表明,经超声处理后的微纳结构PP表面的接触角从152.3°上升至160.0°,滚动角从11.5°降低至1.8°,表面黏附力从75μN降低至38μN,呈现典型的超疏水低黏附特性且其自清洁效应明显.采用模板法与超声辅助相结合的方法制备超疏水微纳表面具有方便快捷、成本低廉、效果显著的优点,有望应用于工业生产领域.     

ZrO2中空微球的模板法制备及吸附性能研究

以油菜花粉为生物模板,通过温和易控的水浴-陈化法制备了纳/微米结构ZrO2中空微球.利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线能谱(EDS)、X射线衍射(XRD)、比表面孔隙度分析、热分析等对所制备的产物和前驱体进行了表征,并对产物的吸附性能进行了初步的研究.结果表明,ZrO2中空微球的球壳由纳米粒子构筑并形成介孔结构.花粉模板前处理方式不同,其模板作用不同,可以获得两种不同球壳厚度、表面形貌和比表面积的ZrO2中空微球.其中"镂空"结构的ZrO2微球对铬黑T有良好的吸附性能.对ZrO2中空结构形成的机理进行了分析和讨论.     

超疏水高分子材料表面的微结构设计及其可调的黏附性

采用微注射压缩技术,以单步模板法制备表面具有微结构的大尺寸聚丙烯样品.以2种目数不同的筛网为模板,制备的样品表面呈现由微棱和高纵横比的微锥体构成的双级复合微结构;构建由上述2种筛网与2种孔径不同的冲孔板叠加而成的4种模板,制备的样品表面呈现由均匀分布的微柱和其顶面的上述双级复合微结构构成的三级复合微结构.这6种表面的静态接触角均高于150°(即呈现超疏水特性),滚动角在5.5°至大于90°之间变化(即黏附性可在大范围内调节).对在直径较小的微柱上成型数量较少的微锥体和微棱的表面,水滴形成全局非复合润湿状态,从而呈现高粘附特性(花瓣效应);对在直径较小的微柱上成型数量较多的微锥体和微棱的表面,水滴形成局部非复合润湿状态,呈现较高粘附特性;对呈现双级复合微结构或在直径较大的微柱上成型数量较多的微锥体和微棱的表面,水滴形成全局复合润湿状态,呈现较低粘附特性,其中微锥体及其间隙较小的表面呈现荷叶效应.     

一种保护层可揭除的新鲜多级银SERS活性基底

以多级结构的阳极氧化铝(AAO)为模板,通过真空蒸镀金属银层拷贝AAO的多级结构,获得了以AAO及铝基为保护层的银多级微纳结构.该保护层可在基底用于表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)检测时直接揭除.此方法解决了传统银材质纳米结构作为SERS基底使用时表面易被氧化及污染的问题,可最大程度保证基底的新鲜度,做到即用即揭.     

两亲性Janus粒子在蜂窝状多孔聚合物膜上的自组装性能

采用具有两亲性的两面体(Janus)粒子实现稳定的粒子界面组装与水滴模板法自组装过程相结合的方法获得了粒子在蜂窝状多孔聚合物薄膜内壁的高效定向修饰.通过与均质粒子组装形貌的对比,证明了Janus粒子因其特殊的界面自组装活性,可以获得高粒子加量条件下的规则多孔结构,解决了使用均质粒子时存在的结构有序性和粒子修饰密度之间的矛盾.而在较低粒子加量的条件下,Janus粒子也展示出与均质粒子极为不同的组装形貌.这一方法的建立,为新型表面功能化材料的制备提供了一个新的思路.     

Rings of nanoparticle-decorated honeycomb-structured polymeric film: the combination of pickering emulsions and capillary flow in the breath figures method

The self-assembly of nanoparticles at the fluid/fluid interface (Pickering emulsions) in the breath figures (BF) method have been explored to direct nanoparticles onto BF microarrays and adjust the BF assembly in microsize. Circular rings of nanoparticle-decorated honeycomb-structured polymeric film can be obtained by a one-step process. The combination of Pickering emulsions and capillary flow in the BF method may be responsible for the formation of this intriguing structure.     

Top-down approaches to the formation of silica nanoparticle patterns

This article reports a simple, versatile approach to the fabrication of lithographically defined mesoscopic colloidal silica nanoparticle patterns over large areas using spin-coating, interferometric lithography, and reactive-ion etching. One-dimensional nanoparticle films (bands) and 2D discs, diamonds, and holes with sub-micrometer periodicity, high quality, and excellent uniformity were successfully fabricated over large areas. The well-defined shape and period of the patterned nanoparticle film were controlled in the interferometric lithography step, while the thickness of nanoparticle film was easily tuned in the spin-coating step. This approach can extend to other deposition methods such as convective self-assembly, electrostatic self-assembly, and other materials such as metallic and ferromagnetic nanoparticles. We have also been able to generate sparse, random, isolated particle patterns, using a combination of interferometric lithography and layer-by-layer deposition as an extension of this approach to another deposition method, and to generate disc nanoparticle patterns using colloidal lithography as an extension of this approach to another lithography technique. These patterned films will find important applications in the fields of material growth, biosensors, and catalysis, as well as serving as building blocks for further fabrication.     

Recent advances in honeycomb-structured porous polymer films prepared via breath figures

Since its introduction in 1994, the preparation of ordered porous polymer films by the breath figure (BF) method has received a considerable interest. The so-called “honeycomb” (HC) films exhibit a hexagonal array of micrometric pores obtained by water droplet condensation during the fast solvent evaporation performed under a humid flow. The main focus of this feature article is to describe the recent advances in the design of honeycomb polymer films by the BF process. We first review the recent studies related to the honeycomb film formation through the exploration of different parameters such as the relative humidity, the polymer concentration, the drying rate, the substrate or the role of interfacial tension. The influence of the architecture and microstructure of the polymer is examined through examples. In this contribution, a special attention is given to the recent articles focused on the preparation of elaborate functional honeycomb-structured polymer films obtained via the simple BF method. In this context, we review the preparation of hierarchical HC films showing either sub- or super-structure, the formation of hybrid HC films by self-assembly of nanoparticles or in situ generation of the inorganic matter, the fluorescence in HC films introduced either by a fluorescent polymer or by fluorescent chemical groups, the elaboration of biomaterials from HC films decorated by glycopolymer and/or showing sensing ability and finally the design of functional polymeric surfaces with either stimuli-responsive or superhydrophobic properties.     

Gold nanoparticle patterning of silicon wafers using chemical e-beam lithography

This paper demonstrates a novel facile method for fabrication of patterned arrays of gold nanoparticles on Si/SiO2 by combining electron beam lithography and self-assembly techniques. Our strategy is to use direct-write electron beam patterning to convert nitro functionality in self-assembled monolayers of 3-(4-nitrophenoxy)-propyltrimethoxysilane to amino functionality, forming chemically well-defined surface architectures on the 100 nm scale. These nanopatterns are employed to guide the assembly of citrate-passivated gold nanoparticles according to their different affinities for amino and nitro groups. This kind of nanoparticle assembly offers an attractive new option for nanoparticle patterning a silicon surface, as relevant, for example, to biosensors, electronics, and optical devices.     

Patterned biocatalytic films via one-step self-assembly

Patterned porous films containing enzymes have been facilely prepared via a one-step breath figure process, which is based on the self-assembly of horseradish peroxidase nanoparticles that show good resistance to organic solvents. The patterned biohybrid films possess robust catalytic activity.     

Selective layer-by-layer self-assembly on patterned porous films modulated by Cassie-Wenzel transition

We describe a robust and facile approach to the selective modification of patterned porous films via layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly. Positively charged honeycomb-patterned films were prepared from polystyrene-block-poly(N,N-dimethyl-aminoethyl methacrylate) (PS-b-PDMAEMA) and a PS/PDMAEMA blend by the breath figure method followed by surface quaternization. Alginate and chitosan were alternately deposited on the films via LBL self-assembly. The assembly on the PS-b-PDMAEMA film exhibits two stages with different growth rates, as elucidated by water contact angles, fluorescence microscopy, and quartz crystal microbalance results. The assembly can be controlled on the top surface or across all surfaces of the film by changing the number of deposition cycles. We confirm that there exists a Cassie-Wenzel transition with an increase in deposition cycles, which is responsible for the tunable assembly. For the PS/PDMAEMA film, the pores can be completely wetted and the polyelectrolytes selectively assemble inside the pores, instead of on the top surface. The controllable selective assembly forms unique hierarchical structures and opens a new route for surface modification of patterned porous films.     

Soft-graphoepitaxy using nanoimprinted polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane substrates for the directed self-assembly of PS-b-PDMS

We report here the fabrication of periodic sub-25 nm diameter size cylinder structures using block copolymer (BCP) directed self-assembly on nanoimprinted topographically patterned substrates. Tailored polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) films were spin coated onto silicon substrates and were patterned by nanoimprint lithography to produce topographies commensurable with the BCP domain spacing. The chemistry of the POSS was tuned to control the alignment and orientation of the BCP films. The substrates were used to direct the microphase separation (following toluene solvent annealing) of a hexagonal structure forming polystyrene-block-polydimethylsiloxane (PS-b-PDMS) having a domain spacing of 42.6 nm and PDMS cylinder widths of 23.7 nm. On more hydrophilic POSS substrates the cylinders were obtained parallel to the substrate plane and aligned with the topography. In contrast, in more hydrophobic POSS patterns, the cylinders align perpendicular to the substrate plane. The use of these methods for the nanofabrication of vias, nanofluidic devices or interconnect structures of sub-25 nm feature size is discussed.     

Fabrication of split-ring resonators by tilted nanoimprint lithography

An efficient fabrication technique for large area periodic metallic split-ring arrays has been demonstrated by the combination of tilted nanoimprint lithography and nanotransfer imprinting. The feature size of the split-rings can be adjusted by varying the key geometry parameters of the original imprinting mold. Due to the flexible nature of PDMS molds, these arrays can be patterned on curved surfaces. The molds for nanoimprint lithography and nanotransfer imprinting can be used multiple times without a loss of fidelity.