分子自组装法制备具有可控浸润性的铜表面

通过简单浸泡的方法在铜基底上制备出了具有微纳米复合结构的氧化铜, 再利用混合硫醇溶液[含HS(CH₂)₉CH₃和 HS(CH₂)₁₁OH]对浸泡后的表面进行修饰, 通过控制溶液中HS(CH₂)₁₁OH的浓度, 制备出一系列具有不同浸润性的铜表面, 实现表面从超疏水到超亲水的有效调控. 研究发现, 表面浸润的可控性源于表面复合结构与不同化学组成的协同作用, 微纳米复合结构的存在为表面浸润性的调节提供了必要的条件.     

静电喷涂法制备具有低吸附力的超疏水性聚苯乙烯膜

采用聚苯乙烯的N,N-二甲基甲酰胺溶液为原料, 通过静电喷涂的方法制备了具有微-纳米复合结构的聚苯乙烯膜. 通过调节溶液浓度, 得到了不同的结构、浸润性及吸附性的表面. 当聚苯乙烯的质量分数为5%、分子量为25000时, 得到的表面与水的接触角达到167°, 吸附力达到15 μN, 表明该膜表面具有超疏水性的同时对水滴具有很低的吸附力. 此外, 分子量的大小也对静电喷涂膜表面形貌的变化起重要的作用.     

超疏水性聚苯胺微/纳米结构的合成及防腐蚀性能

以苯胺为单体, 过硫酸铵为氧化剂, 通过改变不同的掺杂剂, 采用"无模板"法合成了具有不同浸润性的聚苯胺微/纳米结构, 并得到超疏水聚苯胺微/纳米结构. 采用红外吸收光谱、 紫外-可见吸收光谱、 X射线衍射及扫描电镜对聚苯胺微/纳米结构及形貌进行了表征, 测定了聚苯胺微/纳米结构的接触角, 并通过Tafel极化曲线和电化学交流阻抗研究了不同疏水性的聚苯胺微/纳米结构在0.1 mol/L H₂SO₄溶液中对碳钢的腐蚀防护作用, 探讨了聚苯胺微/纳米结构的表面浸润性对腐蚀防护性能的影响. 研究结果表明, 随着聚苯胺微/纳米结构疏水性的增强, 对碳钢的腐蚀防护作用增强, 当掺杂剂为全氟辛酸时所制备的超水聚苯胺微/纳米结构表现出最佳的防腐蚀性能(η= 94.70%).     

不同超疏水铜表面的湿法氧化制备及抗冷凝性能

分别以过硫酸钾、 过硫酸铵及氨水为氧化剂, 在铜表面制得纳米结构, 并用十七氟癸基三乙氧基硅烷(FAS-17)进一步氟化处理, 获得了差异化超疏水表面. 比较了不同氧化剂对反应结果的影响, 并分析了氧化反应的历程. 实验结果表明, Cu首先被O₂氧化成CuO超薄层, 然后水解变成Cu(OH)₂, 并进一步被OH^-或NH₄OH络合成蓝色溶液. 不同形貌纳米结构是Cu(OH)₂在饱和析出过程中沿固定晶面堆砌的结果. 最后对不同纳米结构超疏水表面的耐水蒸气冷凝情况及微观机理进行了分析, 证实只有较密、 较垂直的纳米针结构表面才耐水蒸气冷凝, 即冷凝水滴在其上出现快速自迁移现象.     

氨气腐蚀法制备黏附性能可控的超疏水铜表面

采用简单便捷的方法制备出了具有不同黏附性能的超疏水表面. 通过控制氨气对金属铜表面的腐蚀时间, 分别制备了具有微米球及微米棒状结构的表面. 利用低表面能氟硅烷(FAS)修饰后, 2种表面均表现出超疏水特性(接触角均大于150°), 然而其黏附性能却截然相反. 具有微球结构的表面呈现出高黏附特性, 而具有微米棒状结构的表面则显示出低黏附特性. 研究发现, 表面不同的微观结构导致了液滴在其表面上分别处于Cassie-impregnating wetting态及Cassie态, 从而呈现出了不同的黏附性能.     

以砂纸为模板制作聚合物超疏水表面

报道了一种聚合物材料超疏水表面的简便制备方法. 以不同型号的金相砂纸为模板, 通过浇注成型或热压成型技术, 在聚合物表面形成不同粗糙度的结构. 接触角实验结果证明, 聚合物表面与水的接触角随着所用砂纸模板粗糙度的增加而加大, 其中粒度号为W7和W5砂纸制作的表面与水的接触角可超过150°, 显示出超疏水性质. 多种聚合物使用砂纸为模均可制备不同粗糙度及超疏水的表面, 本征接触角对复制表面浸润性的影响从Wenzel态到Cassie态而变小. 扫描电镜结果表明, 不规则形状的砂纸磨料颗粒构成了超疏水所需要的微纳米结构的模板.     

花生叶表面的高黏附超疏水特性研究及其仿生制备

花生是一种常见的豆科作物.与低黏附超疏水的荷叶不同,花生叶表面同时具有超疏水和高黏附特性.水滴在花生叶表面的接触角为151±2°,显示出超疏水特性.此外,水滴可以牢固地附着在花生叶表面,将花生叶翻转90°甚至180°,水滴均不会从表面滚落,显示了良好的黏附性(黏附力超过80μN).研究发现,花生叶表面呈现微纳米多级结构,丘陵状微米结构表面具有无规则排列的纳米结构.花生叶表面特殊的微纳米多尺度结构是其表面呈现高黏附超疏水特性的关键因素.结合实验数据,对花生叶表面特殊浸润性机理进行了简要阐述.受此启发,利用聚二甲基硅氧烷复形得到了与花生叶表面微结构类似的高黏附疏水表面.本文以期为仿生制备高黏附超疏水表面提供新思路.     

低表面能化合物在超浸润材料中的应用

近年来,由于超浸润材料在自清洁、微流体传输和生物相容性等方面的潜在应用,具有极端润湿性的超浸润材料成为了材料领域的一个研究热点。研究表明,除材料表面微纳米结构的构筑外,材料表面能的控制也是制备超浸润材料的另一关键因素。随着对超浸润材料润湿性机理研究的深入,许多不同结构不同类型的低表面能化合物也越来越多地被应用于超浸润材料的制备中。本文从分子结构、化合物类型等角度出发,综述了超浸润材料制备中所大量应用的低表面能化合物,并归纳了pH值、温度、浓度及溶剂等因素对材料低表面能化的影响,总结了低表面能化合物在提高机械强度、制备润湿性转换材料和不同浸润性修饰中的选择和应用情况,最后提出了低表面能化合物应用的一些不足之处并对其发展方向进行了展望。     

微纳米结构复合表面的疏水-冰性能

通过软复型和水热法制备出一种由有机材料和ZnO纳米棒组成的微纳米结构复合表面,这种表面的微米结构是周期为300μm、高度为70μm的锯齿状结构,ZnO纳米线的直径为300~500 nm,长度为2~3μm.这种有机材料和ZnO纳米线复合成的表面经过全氟硅烷修饰后,具有良好的低黏滞特性和低温超疏水性(约为150°)以及较长的结冰延时性(6000~7630 s),实验结果对设计表面低温疏水/疏冰材料具有参考价值.     

超声刻蚀法构建分级结构的超疏水表面

在湿法刻蚀和超声空化的基础上, 采用超声刻蚀法制备了具有微纳米分级结构的超疏水表面. 以等体积比的硝酸/乙醇(体积分数为4%)和双氧水(质量分数为30%)的混合溶液作为刻蚀剂, 在室温下对60Si2Mn钢、 60^#钢、 T10钢、 Cr06钢、 65Mn钢和硅钢表面超声刻蚀2~10 min, 构建出多种形貌的微纳米分级结构. 上述表面经氟硅烷修饰后具有超疏水性, 水的表观接触角高达157.0°, 155.8°, 157.4°, 154.9°, 157.6°和156.8°, 滚动角分别为6.5°, 19.2°, 6.1°, 7.8°, 6.7°和7.2°. 与常规刻蚀方法相比, 超声刻蚀的化学刻蚀作用因与空化作用耦合而得到强化和改变, 从而在钢表面构建出分级结构. 由于材料表面微结构形貌和固/液界面接触状态不同, 制得的超疏水表面表现出的润湿行为也不同. 超声刻蚀法简单易行, 成本低廉, 适用于其它金属表面构建微纳米分级结构和超疏水表面.     

Surface gradient material: from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity

We have developed a simple method to fabricate a gradient from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity. It is based on the controlled self-assembled monolayer consisting of a thiol molecule on a gold surface and the amplifying effect of the wetting property on a rough surface. Using a relatively dilute HS(CH2)11CH3 solution (0.05 mmol/L), we found that the density of molecules on the surface can be controlled by varying the immersion time. Slowly adding the dilute solution to the container holding the rough gold substrate will lead to a density gradient along the surface. After the complementary adsorption of HS(CH2)10CH2OH, the surface exhibits a gradient from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity. The slope of the gradient can be conveniently tuned by varying the speed of addition. Cassie-Baxter and Wenzel equations are employed to explain this special property based on the rough structure and the molecular composition gradient that have been determined by XPS. This kind of material would provide a larger oriented driving force for many important biological and physical processes and might have potential applications in water droplet movement, oriented axonal specification of neurons, protein adhesion, and so on.     

Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Surface with Different Metal Films on Aluminum Alloy

A simple technique was developed for the fabrication of a superhydrophobic surface on the aluminum alloy sheets. Different hierarchical structures(Ag, Co, Ni and Zn) were formed on the aluminum surface by the galvanic replacement reactions. After the chemical modification of them with fluorination, the wettability of the surfaces was changed from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM), energy dispersive spectrometry(EDS) and water contact angle measurement were performed to characterize the morphological characteristic, chemical composition and superhydrophobicity of the surfaces. The as-prepared superhydrophobic surfaces showed a water contact angle as high as ca.160° and sliding angle as low as ca.3°. We hope the method to produce superhydrophobic surface can be used in many fields.     

Fabrication of biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces by a simple flame treatment method

A simple flame treatment method was explored to construct micro/nanostructures on a surface and then fabricate a biomimetic superhydrophobic surface at a relatively low cost. SiO₂‐containing polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) was used as a substrate. The PDMS replicas with various micropatterned surfaces were fabricated using grass leaf, sand paper, and PET sheet with parallel groove geometry as templates via PDMS replica molding. The PDMS replica surfaces with micron structures and the surface of a flat PDMS sheet as a control sample were further treated by flame. The fabricated surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and water contact angle measurements. The effect of surface microstructures on the transparency of PDMS was also investigated. The studies indicate that the fine nanoscale structures can be produced on the surfaces of PDMS replicas and a flat PDMS sheet by a flame treatment method, and that the hierarchical surface roughness can be adjusted and controlled by varying the flame treatment time. The flame‐treated surfaces of PDMS replicas and a flat PDMS sheet possess superhydrophobicity and an ultra‐low sliding angle reaching a limiting value of 1°, and the anisotropic wettability of the PDMS replica surface with oriented microgroove structures can be greatly suppressed via flame treatment. The visible light transmittance of the flame‐treated flat PDMS surface decreases with prolonged flame treatment times. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Superhydrophobic bionic surfaces with hierarchical microsphere/SWCNT composite arrays

Superhydrophobic bionic surfaces with hierarchical micro/nano structures were synthesized by decorating single-walled or multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on monolayer polystyrene colloidal crystals using a wet chemical self-assembly technique and subsequent surface treatment with a low surface-energy material of fluoroalkylsilane. The bionic surfaces are based on the regularly ordered colloidal crystals, and thus the surfaces have a uniform superhydrophobic property on the whole surface. Moreover, the wettability of the bionic surface can be well controlled by changing the distribution density of CNTs or the size of polystyrene microspheres. The morphologies of the synthesized bionic surfaces bear much resemblance to natural lotus leaves, and the wettability exhibited remarkable superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle of about 165 degrees and a sliding angle of 5 degrees.     

Photoreversibly switchable superhydrophobic surface with erasable and rewritable pattern

We report the facile fabrication of a functional nanoporous multilayer film with wettability that is reversibly tunable between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity with UV/visible irradiation. Our approach controls surface roughness with an electrostatic self-assembly process and makes use of the photoresponsive molecular switching of fluorinated azobenzene molecules. Selective UV irradiation onto the nanostructured substrate was used to realize substrates with erasable and rewritable patterns of extreme wetting properties. Our findings will open up new avenues for external stimuli-responsive smart surfaces.     

Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces with hierarchical structure through a solution-immersion process on copper and galvanized iron substrates

Superhydrophobic surfaces were obtained on copper and galvanized iron substrates by means of a simple solution-immersion process: immersing the clean metal substrates into a methanol solution of hydrolyzed 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltrichlorosilane (CF3(CF2)5(CH2) 2SiCl3, FOTMS) for 3-4 days at room temperature and then heated at 130 degrees C in air for 1 h. Both of the resulting surfaces have a high water contact angle (CA) of larger than 150.0 degrees as well as a small sliding angle (SA) of less than 5 degrees . The formation and structure of the superhydrophobic surfaces were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX). SEM images showed that both of the resulting surfaces exhibited special hierarchical structure. The special hierarchical structure along with the low surface energy leads to the high surface superhydrophobicity.     

Fabrication of functionalized aluminum compound petallike structure with superhydrophobic surface

The petallike structures, similar to that of a lotus leaf, were directly fabricated on the surface of aluminum sheets by a simple one‐step solution‐immersion process. It was found that the width of the nanoflakes ranges from 20 to 500 nm, and the length of the flakes is about several micrometers. The wettability of the surface with a hierarchical structure was changed from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity by chemical modification with perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane (PDES). The static contact angles (CAs) for water on both of the modified surfaces were larger than 150° , which was closely related to the chemical modification and hierarchical structure. Furthermore, the surfaces retained good superhydrophobic stability in long‐term storage as well, which should be critical to the application of aluminum materials in engineering. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Low‐Cost,Thermoresponsive Wettability of Surfaces: Poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)/Polystyrene Composite Films Prepared by Electrospinning

Low‐cost, responsive poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide)/polystyrene composite films were prepared by a facile electrospinning technique. The surface structures and wettabilities of the composite films are tunable by simply controlling the concentration of polymer. With a proper proportion of each polymer, the wettability of the surface can be switched between superhydrophilicity and superhydrophobicity when the temperature is changed from 20 °C to 50 °C. The combination of a stimuli‐responsive polymer with micro/nanostructures on the surface of the composite film contributes to this unique surface property.