Direct breath figure formation on PMMA and superhydrophobic surface using in situ perfluoro-modified silica nanoparticles

Breath figure formation was carried out directly on the surface of poly(methylmethacrylate) using a mixture of a good solvent, tetrahydrofuran, and a nonsolvent, water. Direct breath figure formation was coined for this method and a mechanism was proposed to describe the figure formation by the method based on hypothesizes available for the normal breath figure formation. The proposed mechanism is such that the sonication effect, immersion time, and water content on characteristics of the obtained figures can be explained. The figured surface was then made superhydrophobic with a water contact angle of 175° using in situ growing of perfluoro modified silica nanoparticles inside the figure cell by one-pot method. The spherical modified silica nanoparticles were detected being trapped by figure features providing a mechanical entrapment of the low-surface energy nanoparticles. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys, 2013     

防覆冰涂层构建机理及制备

航空、通信、电力和运输设备的覆冰现象给人们的生产、生活带来许多不便,甚至引起重大经济损失,防覆冰涂层主要通过材料表面特殊物理化学性能与微相形貌来实现抗冰目的,这类材料需要兼具防结冰性和疏冰性,从延长结冰时间和降低冰的附着力两方面来减轻甚至消除冰雪积聚,是目前研究的热点。本文从防覆冰机理入手,深入探讨了防结冰性和疏冰性的影响因素,阐述了防覆冰涂层材料的设计与制备方面的最新进展,并对防覆冰涂层目前存在的问题与发展方向进行了分析和展望。     

超疏水超亲油玉米秸秆粉油污吸附剂的制备及其在油水分离中的应用

超疏水超亲油材料因其在油水分离等领域有广泛的应用前景而引起人们极大关注。 目前,有很多方法可以用来制备超疏水超亲油材料,但因其过程复杂、成本高、环境适应性差限制了其在实际生产、生活中应用。 本文以玉米秸秆为原料,经TiO₂ 溶胶浸涂并经辛基三甲氧基硅烷修饰后显示出超疏水和超亲油,水滴、油滴在其表面的接触角分别为160°和0°。 研究结果显示,玉米秸秆粉表面的超疏水性源于其表面微纳米复合阶层结构及低表面能化学组成的协同作用。 利用玉米秸秆粉表面的憎水性和亲油性,能将其用于水面油污的吸附和分离,具有分离效率高、稳定性好、可循环利用的优点。 相比于其它材料,以玉米秸秆为原料制备超疏水超亲油的油污吸附剂,原料丰富、成本低、过程简单、易降解、可循环利用,有望在生产、生活中得到应用。     

Facile preparation of superhydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces via the combination of Cu(0)‐mediated reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization and click chemistry

The fabrication of novel hydrophobic, superhydrophobic, and oleophobic surfaces on glass using nanosilica particles modified with polymer brushes prepared via surface initiated Cu(0)‐mediated reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization was demonstrated. Monomers including n‐butyl acrylate, 2,2,2‐trifluoroethyl methacrylate, and 1,1,1,3,3,3‐hexafluoroisopropyl acrylate were used to synthesize a series of nanosilica–polymer organic/inorganic hybrid materials. Products were analyzed using infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, scanning and transmission electron microscopy. The coated nanosilica showed core–shell structures that contains polymer brushes up to 67 wt %. The application of these particles for modifying surface wettability was examined by covalently attaching them to glass via a recently developed one‐pot “grafting to” methodology using “thio‐bromo click” chemistry. Atomic force microscopy topographic images show up to 25 times increase in roughness of the coated glass compared to blank glass sample. Contact angle measurements showed that nanosilica coated with PBA and PTFEM produced hydrophobic glass surfaces, while a superhydrophobic and oleophobic surface was generated using nanosilica functionalized with PHFIPA. This novel methodology can produce superhydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces in an easy and fast way without the need for tedious and time‐consuming processes, such as layer‐by‐layer deposition, high temperature calcination, and fluorinated oil infusion. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2018     

超疏水表面液滴的振动特性及其与液滴体积的关系

超疏水表面液滴的振动特性与接触线的移动、液滴体积、基底振幅等因素密切相关.本文在基底振幅较小且恒定的条件下,研究了超疏水表面液滴的共振振幅、模式区间、共振频率等振动特性及其与液滴体积(20—500μL)的关系.此外,将基于一般性疏水表面建立的Noblin共振频率计算模型应用于超疏水表面,并提出“虚驻点”的概念,借此对模型进行了误差分析和修正.研究表明:1)共振时,液滴高度变化率即比振幅随体积增大而增大,随阶数增大而减小;2)各模式区间的起止频率首尾相接,其范围随体积增大而减小;3)液滴体积越大,共振频率越小,随着阶数增大,共振频率f与体积V的关系趋于f-V^–0.4,不同于一般性疏水表面上的f-V^–0.5;4)直接应用Noblin模型计算共振频率会产生较大误差,主要原因在于液滴表面波波段数量统计存在较大偏差,而修正后的模型可以准确计算超疏水表面大体积液滴的共振频率.     

Biomimetic superhydrophobic UHMWPE/nanosilica films with different sticky behavior on several metals

A kind of organic–inorganic composite film with biomimetic superhydrophobic performance was prepared on several metals including steel, aluminum, and copper. The organic matrix was ultrahigh‐molecular‐weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), and the inorganic filler was nanosilica. Scanning electron microscope observation indicated addition of nanosilica greatly changed the topography of the UHMWPE film. Special convexities were formed on the surfaces of the composite films, which made the composite films rougher than that of pure UHMWPE film. The nanosilica randomly scattered on the surface of the convexities and formed hierarchical structure similar to that of some plant leaves with superhydrophobic characteristics. Interestingly, it was found that there were remarkable differences between the sliding angles (SA) of water droplet on the composite films on different metals although the contact angles (CA) of water droplet on these films were quite close. The CA on the composite films on steel was about 157°, and the SA was larger than 90°, which demonstrated obvious superhydrophobic and sticky characteristic. But to the films on aluminum and copper, the CAs on them were larger than 160° and the SAs were between 3° and 4°, which meant excellent superhydrophobic and roll‐off performance. Scanning electron microscope observation indicated that there were some micro‐orifices in the film on steel and these micro‐orifices were connected to some extent. It was believed that these micro‐orifices provided capillary force and restrained sliding of water droplet. A sticky model based on capillary mechanism was proposed. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effect of surface morphology on measurement and interpretation of boundary slip on superhydrophobic surfaces

Highly liquid repellent surfaces have been obtained by the combination of roughness and hydrophobicity. Studies have reported that the flow over such surfaces exhibits larger boundary slip as compared to the smooth hydrophobic surfaces. However, the surface roughness can also lead to apparent slip. Thus, the effect of the two factors, that is, wettability and roughness, needs to be segregated. In this study, we have measured the slippage of water on rough hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces using colloidal probe atomic force microscopy technique (CP‐AFM). Results showed that the effect of surface roughness on the measured slip is dominant over that of wettability. It was also found that slip on surfaces with sparsely distributed asperities is highly local and measurements on various locations give dissimilar results. The results suggested that the main reason of the larger slip, on rough hydrophobic surfaces, is likely to be the roughness and not the hydrophobicity. Moreover, it was also found that the slip does not vary considerably with the increase or decrease in the shear rate. Most likely, this kind of slip phenomena is caused by the apparent decrease of the drag force, because the nanoasperities on the surface restrict the probe from reaching the surface properly. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Transformation of hydrophobic surface into superhydrophobic surface by interfacial flower like silver films

Fabrication of superhydrophobic surface was achieved by electroless deposition of silver film and subsequent immersion into a mixture of stearic acid and cysteamine. The resultant superhydrophobic surface with flower and fall‐leaves like structure showed lotus leaf effect with the water contact angle of about 154° making copper surface water repellant. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

超疏水涂层表面粗糙结构对防覆冰性能的影响

结冰给交通、电力输送和航空等领域带来极大的安全隐患,研究防覆冰技术具有重要的应用价值。目前最具前景的防冰方法是涂层防冰,本文介绍了疏水涂层的构建方法,阐述了涂层疏水性和疏冰性之间的关系;重点论证了涂层表面粗糙结构对其防覆冰性能的影响,指出防覆冰涂层研发中存在的问题,并对该领域的发展趋势进行了分析和展望。