Superhydrophobic Hybrid Inorganic–Organic Thiol-ene Surfaces Fabricated via Spray-Deposition and Photopolymerization

We report a simple and versatile method for the fabrication of superhydrophobic inorganic–organic thiol-ene coatings via sequential spray-deposition and photopolymerization under ambient conditions. The coatings are obtained by spray-deposition of UV-curable hybrid inorganic–organic thiol-ene resins...

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Published in:ACS applied materials & interfaces 2013-03, Vol.5 (5), p.1811-1817
Main Authors: Sparks, Bradley J, Hoff, Ethan F. T, Xiong, Li, Goetz, James T, Patton, Derek L
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Language:English
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Summary:We report a simple and versatile method for the fabrication of superhydrophobic inorganic–organic thiol-ene coatings via sequential spray-deposition and photopolymerization under ambient conditions. The coatings are obtained by spray-deposition of UV-curable hybrid inorganic–organic thiol-ene resins consisting of pentaerythritol tetra(3-mercaptopropionate) (PETMP), triallyl isocyanurate (TTT), 2,4,6,8-tetramethyl-2,4,6,8-tetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane (TMTVSi), and hydrophobic fumed silica nanoparticles. The spray-deposition process and nanoparticle agglomeration/dispersion provide surfaces with hierarchical morphologies exhibiting both micro- and nanoscale roughness. The wetting behavior, dependent on the concentration of TMTVSi and hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, can be varied over a broad range to ultimately provide coatings with high static water contact angles (>150°), low contact angle hysteresis, and low roll off angles (
ISSN:1944-8244
1944-8252
DOI:10.1021/am303165e