Enhancing the effect of the nanofiber network structure on thermoresponsive wettability switching |
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Authors: | Konosu Yuichi Matsumoto Hidetoshi Tsuboi Kazuma Minagawa Mie Tanioka Akihiko |
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Affiliation: | Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-27 Ookayama, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan. |
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Abstract: | This letter reports the enhancing effects of a nanofiber network structure on stimuli-responsive wettability switching. Thermoresponsive coatings composed of nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning from thermoresponsive polymer poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm). The nanofiber coatings showed a large amplitude of thermoresponsive change in the wettability from hydrophilic to hydrophobic states compared to a smooth cast film. In particular, the combination of the surface chemistry and unique topology of the electrospun nanofiber coatings enables a transition from the Wenzel state to the metastable Cassie-Baxter state with an increase in temperature and consequently an enhanced amplitude of change in the water contact angles: the apparent contact angle differences between 25 and 50 °C are Δθ*(25-50?°C?)= 108 and 10° for the nanofiber coatings with a diameter of 830 nm and a smooth cast film, respectively. The fabrication of the 3D nanofiber network structure by electrospinning from stimuli-responsive materials is a promising option for highly responsive surfaces in wettability. |
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