特殊浸润性表面的液滴凝结

以铝片为基底, 经电化学腐蚀和沸水处理制备了多级微纳米结构; 通过气相沉积和涂油分别制备了超疏水表面、 疏水超润滑(slippery)表面和亲水slippery表面; 探究了表面不同的特殊浸润性(超亲水、 超疏水、 疏水slippery和亲水slippery)对液滴凝结的影响. 结果表明, 超亲水表面的液滴凝结属于膜状冷凝, 超疏水表面和slippery表面的液滴凝结均属于滴状冷凝. 超疏水表面液滴合并时, 合并的液滴会不定向弹离表面. 疏水slippery表面和亲水slippery表面由于表面浸润性的不同导致液滴成核密度和液滴合并的差异, 亲水slippery表面凝结液滴的最大体积远大于疏水slippery表面凝结液滴的最大体积. 4种表面的雾气收集效率由大到小依次为亲水slippery表面>疏水slippery表面>超亲水表面>超疏水表面.     

Biomimetic Self-Cleaning Anisotropic Solid Slippery Surface with Excellent Stability and Restoration

Anisotropic slippery surfaces are widely used in anti-fouling, smart control of liquid movement and directional liquid transportation. However, anisotropic slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) cannot meet the need of practical applications owing to loss and contamination of liquid lubricants. Inspired by solid epicuticular wax on the surface of land plant leaves, we herein report a type of biomimetic anisotropic solid slippery surface (ASSS) based on paraffin wax-incorporated paper with directional micro-grooves. This ASSS material shows anisotropic sliding behavior for liquid droplets with different surface tensions. It is demonstrated to be of excellent stability compared with SLIPS as the solid lubricant cannot be lost and stain the contacting surfaces. It also exhibits outstanding acid and alkali corrosion resistance and restoration capability upon physical damage. Both hydrophilic and hydrophobic contaminants on our ASSS can be self-cleaned by using only water droplets. Our ASSS extends the fabrication of new slippery materials and overcomes some drawbacks of SLIPS.     

Fouling-resistant behavior of liquid-infused porous slippery surfaces

Marine economy is seriously affected by marine biofouling,which has plagued people for thousands of years.Although various strategies have been developed to protect artificial surfaces against marine biofouling,cost-effective biofouling-resistant coating is still a goal in pursue.Herein,a cost-effective liquid-infused porous slippery surface (LIPSS)was facilely prepared by using poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene) (SEBS) elastomer to form microsphere surfaces,followed by infusing fluorocarbon lubricants into the porous structure.The as-prepared slippery surfaces were characterized by static water contact angle,sliding velocity and sliding angle analysis.We also investigated the adhesion behavior of Escherichia coli (E.coli) and limnetic algae on different surfaces.It is confirmed that the slippery surfaces have better anti-biofouling properties than the porous SEBS reference.This cost-effective approach is feasible and easily produced,and may potentially be used as fouling-resistant surfaces.     

Shear-induced disruption of dense nanoemulsion gels

The structural evolution and rheology of dense nanoemulsion gels, which have been formed by creating strong attractions between slippery nanodroplets, are explored as a function of steady shear rate using rheological small-angle neutron scattering (rheo-SANS). For applied stresses above the yield stress of the gel, the network yields, fracturing into aggregates that break and reform as they tumble and interact in the shear flow. The average aggregate size decreases with increasing shear rate; meanwhile, droplet rearrangements within the clusters, allowed by the slippery nature of the attractive interaction, increase the local density within the aggregates. At the highest shear rates, all clusters disaggregate completely into individual droplets.     

On the hydrothermal features of radiative Fe3O4–graphene hybrid nanofluid flow over a slippery bended surface with heat source/sink

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - The present investigation concentrates on the hydrothermal features of both hybrid nanofluid and usual nanofluid flow over a slippery permeable bent...     

High velocity dry spinning of nanofibrillated cellulose (CNF) filaments on an adhesion controlled surface with low friction

A new process for preparing thin cellulose nanofibril (CNF) filaments (thickness of 16 µm) was investigated by utilizing the dry spinning approach. In the process, CNF hydrogel was extruded through a fine nozzle onto an adhesion controlled capstan (drum) with low friction (slippery surface) at a speed of up to 11 m/s. The utilized capstan enables excellent line speed control when the slippery surface is applied, and prevents drying shrinkage of the spun filaments. The mechanical properties of prepared filaments can be optimized with the stretch ratio, the ratio of the speed of the drum surface, and the CNF jet flow. The developed method allows for manufacturing thin CNF filaments with an elevated spinning rate in a more controlled manner.     

Nanotexturing of polystyrene surface in fluorocarbon plasmas: from sticky to slippery superhydrophobicity

In this work plasma etching processes have been studied to roughen and fluorinate polystyrene surface as an easy method to achieve a superhydrophobic slippery character. Radiofrequency discharges have been fed with CF(4)/O(2) mixtures and the effect of the O(2):CF(4) ratio, the input power, and the treatment duration have been investigated in terms of wettability, with focus on sliding performances. For this purpose, surface morphological variations, evaluated by means of scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, together with the chemical assessment by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, have been correlated with water contact angle hysteresis and volume resolved sliding angle measurements. Results indicate that by increasing the height and decreasing the density of the structures formed by etching, within a tailored range, a transition from sticky to slippery superhydrophobicity occurs. A short treatment time (5 min) is sufficient to obtain such an effect, provided that a high power input is utilized. Optimized surfaces show a unaltered transparency to visible light according to the low roughness produced.     

A slippery slope: mechanistic analysis of the intramolecular Scholl reaction of hexaphenylbenzene

DFT calculations support an arenium cation-based mechanism for the Scholl reaction converting hexaphenylbenzene to hexa-peri-benzocoronene. The curve connecting fully benzenoid intermediates on the potential energy diagram is convex. This "slippery slope" provides an explanation for the ease of this cascade Scholl reaction. The calculated reaction coordinate predicts that intermediates will not accumulate; this prediction is verified by experiment.     

Blocking the Hype-Hypocrisy-Falsification-Fakery Pathway is Needed to Safeguard Science

In chemistry and other sciences, hype has become commonplace, compounded by the hypocrisy of those who tolerate or encourage it while disapproving of the consequences. This reduces the credibility and trust upon which all science depends for support. Hype and hypocrisy are but first steps down a slippery slope towards falsification of results and dissemination of fake science. Systemic drivers in the contemporary structure of the science establishment encourage exaggeration and may lure the individual into further steps along the hype-hypocrisy-falsification-fakery continuum. Collective, concerted intervention is required to effectively discourage entry to this dangerous pathway and to restore and protect the probity and reputation of the science system. Chemists must play and active role in this effort.     

Blocking the Hype‐Hypocrisy‐Falsification‐Fakery Pathway is Needed to Safeguard Science

In chemistry and other sciences, hype has become commonplace, compounded by the hypocrisy of those who tolerate or encourage it while disapproving of the consequences. This reduces the credibility and trust upon which all science depends for support. Hype and hypocrisy are but first steps down a slippery slope towards falsification of results and dissemination of fake science. Systemic drivers in the contemporary structure of the science establishment encourage exaggeration and may lure the individual into further steps along the hype‐hypocrisy‐falsification‐fakery continuum. Collective, concerted intervention is required to effectively discourage entry to this dangerous pathway and to restore and protect the probity and reputation of the science system. Chemists must play and active role in this effort.     

Astringent Mouthfeel as a Consequence of Lubrication Failure

Herein, we systematically investigate the origin of astringent mouthfeel when we eat unripe fruits, drink coffee or tea, from the perspective of lubrication by simulating the dynamic weak interaction on the tongue with model protein (mucoprotein, MP) and polyphenolic compounds (tannic acid, TA). Astringency was due to the protein‐mediated lubrication failure when encountering polyphenolic molecules that normally exist, for example in unripe fruits, coffee, tea. The underlying molecular mechanism of oral tribology is widely present in nature and enables us to engineer a tongue‐like polyacrylamide composite hydrogel that exhibits high TA sensitivity and to develop a scientific strategy for catching slippery fish using TA‐containing gloves. These results provide novel and useful insights into the failure of biological boundary lubrication on soft tissue surface with the adsorbed proteins.     

Electrokinetics over hydrophobic surfaces

Segregation of phases in the vicinity of hydrophobic surfaces may turn out to be immensely consequential towards altering the coupling of electrostatics and hydrodynamics over interfacial scales. Here, we review the fundamental advances towards bringing out the various facets of electrokinetic transport over hydrophobic interfaces. We lay significant emphasis on the developments in understanding the slippery electrohydrodynamics over such interfaces, by appealing to the considerations across various spatio‐temporal scales as unveiled by molecular dynamics as well as mesoscopic modelling paradigms (such as phase field and lattice Boltzmann). We envisage that despite significant advancements being achieved towards relating the macroscopic slip‐length with the underlying molecular or mesoscopic phenomena, future efforts could be directed towards developing more robust statistically based models that may connect rarefied gas dynamics in the segregated phase with bulk electrokinetic transport and possible giant augmentations in the consequent fluid flow.     

Cell adhesion on nanotextured slippery superhydrophobic substrates

In this work, the response of Saos2 cells to polymeric surfaces with different roughness/density of nanometric dots produced by a tailored plasma-etching process has been studied. Topographical features have been evaluated by atomic force microscopy, while wetting behavior, in terms of water-surface adhesion energy, has been evaluated by measurements of drop sliding angle. Saos2 cytocompatibility has been investigated by scanning electron microscopy, fluorescent microscopy, and optical microscopy. The similarity in outer chemical composition has allowed isolation of the impact of the topographical features on cellular behavior. The results indicate that Saos2 cells respond differently to surfaces with different nanoscale topographical features, clearly showing a certain inhibition in cell adhesion when the nanoscale is particularly small. This effect appears to be attenuated in surfaces with relatively bigger nanofeatures, though these express a more pronounced slippery/dry wetting character.     

弹着点射击残留物转印介质的比较研究

为了考察应用于弹着点射击残留物(Gunshot Residues,GSR)收集的转印介质其显色效果、影响因素、提取次数、后续高光谱分析的质量、易用性和成本等,通过实验比较BenchKote、相纸(230 g)、彩激纸(160 g)、白卡纸(260 g)、超滑纸(300 g),采用湿法提取纺织品上的GSR,然后利用红氨酸...     

Fabrication of superhydrophobic polymethylsilsesquioxane nanostructures on cotton textiles by a solution-immersion process

Superhydrophobic cotton textiles are prepared by a simple, one-step and inexpensive phase separation method under ambient conditions by which a layer of polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) nanostructures is covered onto the cellulose fibers. By changing the silane precursor concentration, PMSQ nanostructures with various shapes, morphologies and sizes were fabricated. Nanostructures were characterized using SEM, EDS, and attenuated total reflectance FTIR. The wettability of the modified cellulose surfaces was characterized with contact-angle goniometry and sliding angle technique, respectively. The water contact angle of modified cotton is measured to be higher than 150°, which is high enough to exhibit the lotus effect as a result of the superhydrophobicity. Tunable water-repellent properties of the fabric are also demonstrated, with sliding contact angles varying from "sticky" to "slippery" depending upon different nanostructures on the surface of the fibers. It is expected that this simple technique will accelerate the large-scale production of superhydrophobic cellulosic materials with new industrial applications.     

Designed rubbery biomaterials

Research on novel implantable rubbery polyisobutylene‐based biomaterials carried out at the University of Akron during the past ∼15 years is outlined. Specific attention is paid to recent investigations focusing on the synthesis of semipermeable amphiphilic networks designed to be used as immunoisolatory membranes. The membranes envelop insulin‐producing living pig beta cells. They are biocompatible to the host (human) and the guest (beta cells) and remain permeable for many months in vivo. They are rubbery slippery, robust, sterilizable, optically transparent, with controlled pore dimensions that allow the in‐diffusion of glucose and nutrients, out‐diffusion of insulin and wastes, but they do not allow the entry of immunoproteins (IgG). The pores remain permeable for many months in vivo. The membranes are made by copolymerizig/crosslinking hydrophilic (meth)acrylates with methacrylate‐telechelic polyisobutylenes. Controlling the molecular weights of the constituent segments controls the pore sizes of the membranes. Immunoisolated pig beta cells enveloped in our membranes and implanted subcutaneously in a rat have corrected severe hyperglycemia.     

Novel Method for Selective Spectrophotometric Determination of Titanium(IV) with Water Extract of Slippery Elm Leaf as a New Reagent

Abstract

A novel spectrophotometric method for the determination of titanium(IV) by using a new reagent, water extract of slippery elm leaf is developed. In 0.05 M hydrochloric acid, titanium(IV) reacts with this reagent to form a yellow product. The formed product shows maximum absorbance at 415 nm with a molar absorptivity value of 0.68×10⁴ l mol^–1 cm^–1 and the method was linear in the 0.2–6 µg ml^?1 concentration range. The detection limit value was found to be 0.0131 µg ml^?1. The proposed method was simple, low cost, selective, and sensitive. It was applied to the analytic samples with satisfactory results.     

Adherent and slippery walls for extrusion of entangled polymer melts and compounds

A brief overview is given of the distortions observed when polymer melts or compounds are extruded. It appears that extrusion through steel dies can be done either with macroscopic slip or with no-slip wall conditions. Recent experimental and theoretical progress made in understanding the various aspects of slip at the wall, and its measurement techniques, are presented. Boundary conditions for rubber compounds flowing through steel-walled dies could be seen to be much more complex than those for melts. However many aspects of the methodologies developed are of common interest both for melts and rubber. It has already been suggested that advantages can be obtained from the use of slippery walls in extrusion. Such wall properties have already been used indeed for a long time with compounds, where processing additives are introduced. New experimental data are presented concerning two typical EPDM compounds series, obtained using several laboratory techniques at the same time. Constitutive equations for the bulk and for friction at the wall can be introduced at present and adjusted to experimental data. Die extrusion can be simulated numerically, and significant improvements can be expected in quality and productivity.     

Slippery liquid-infused porous surface via thermally induced phase separation for enhanced corrosion protection

Slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) is a rising star in corrosion protection owing to its outstanding corrosive medium resistance and self-healing property. The large-area and facile fabrication of SLIPS remains a challenge lying on the way of its practical application. Herein, we develop a novel SLIPS based on a porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrate fabricated by thermally induced phase separation. A sphere-packing structure can be easily obtained by blade-coating followed by cooling. The SLIPS exhibits an extremely low sliding angle of 5.8° so that it can resist the fouling of even the Chinese ink, ascribing to its slippery dynamic surface with low surface energy. We also evaluated the anti-corrosion performance of the SLIPS and superhydrophobic PVDF coating by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning Kelvin probe technique (SKP), both of which exhibited enhanced corrosion resistance in 3.5 wt% NaCl solution due to the physical oil and air barriers against the corrosive medium penetration. Nevertheless, the SLIPS coatings performed outstanding self-healing properties because of the high fluidity of infused oil to recover the surface damages, and the self-healing process was recorded by the SKP.     

形状记忆磁性润滑表面的制备及对超顺磁液滴的滑动操控

将磁性粒子与形状记忆聚合物复合,通过设计渐变式构型构筑了梯度形状磁性材料,并与润滑涂层相结合,制备了一种磁性润滑表面.在磁性梯度的作用下,超顺磁液滴在表面上能够自发定向运动.借助于材料形状记忆效应对表面区域形态进行可逆调控,进一步展示了超顺磁液滴自发定向运动过程中的启停开关式控制,实现了将液滴定向自发运输与启停控制相结合.考察了磁性粒子含量对材料形状记忆性能的影响,以及区域形态调控尺寸与液滴滑动性能间的相互关系.机理分析进一步阐明磁场梯度提供的定向驱动力促使液滴定向自发输运,表面区域形态控制的可逆调控则可以在液滴运动过程中增加/消除黏滞阻力,基于两种因素的协同作用,可以实现对超顺磁液滴运动的智能操控.