A strategy for preparing controllable, superhydrophobic, strongly sticky surfaces using SiO2@PVDF raspberry core–shell particles

In nature, wetting by water droplets on superhydrophobic materials is governed by the Cassie–Baxter or Wenzel models. Moreover, sticky properties, derived from these types of wettings, are required for a wide range of applications involving superhydrophobic materials. As a facile new strategy, a met...

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Published in:RSC advances 2021-07, Vol.11 (38), p.23631-23636
Main Authors: Seung-Hyun, Kim, Kang, Hong Suk, Eun-Ho, Sohn, Bong-Jun, Chang, In Jun Park, Sang Goo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adhesion
Adhesive strength
Attitude (inclination)
Centrifugal force
Chemistry
Coating
Contact angle
Core-shell particles
Droplets
Fluorine
Hydrophobic surfaces
Hydrophobicity
Polyvinylidene fluorides
Scanning electron microscopy
Silicon dioxide
Stability
Substrates
Water drops
Wetting
X ray photoelectron spectroscopy
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Summary:In nature, wetting by water droplets on superhydrophobic materials is governed by the Cassie–Baxter or Wenzel models. Moreover, sticky properties, derived from these types of wettings, are required for a wide range of applications involving superhydrophobic materials. As a facile new strategy, a method employing a gaseous fluorine precursor to fabricate core–shell particles, comprising perfectly shaped fluorine shells with adjustable adhesive strength, is described in this paper. Silica was used as the hydrophilic core, while polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was used for the hydrophobic shell coating, forming a raspberry-like shape. In addition, controlling the amount of PVDF coated on the silica surface enabled the water droplets to come into contact with both the PVDF of the shell and the silica of the core, thereby controlling both the superhydrophobicity and the adhesive strength. Thus, the synthesized particles formed a structured coating with controllable stickiness and contact angles of 131–165°. Furthermore, on surfaces with high adhesivity, the water droplets remained stable at tilt angles of 90° and 180° even under a strong centrifugal force, whereas on surfaces with low adhesivity, the water droplets slid off when the substrate was tilted at 4°.
ISSN:2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/d1ra03928h