Hydrothermal preparation of diatomaceous earth combined with calcium silicate hydrate gels

A novel composite for the removal of color in waste water was prepared by subjecting slurries consisting diatomaceous earth and slaked lime to a hydrothermal reaction at 180 °C. Subsequently, calcium silicate hydrate gels covered the surface of diatomaceous earth due to the reaction between the amorphous silica of diatomaceous earth and slaked lime. The formation of calcium silicate hydrate gels led to an increase in the specific surface area. The composites showed higher methylene blue adsorption capacity compared with diatomaceous earth. The improved adsorption capacity of the composites depended on the amount of the calcium silicate hydrate gels and their silicate anion chain-lengths.     

Morphologies and Superhydrophobicity of Hybrid Film Surfaces Based on Silica and Fluoropolymer

Fluoropolymer and different kinds of silica particles were used for controlling surface chemistry and morphology, respectively. A superhydrophobic surface originated from strawberry-like or quincunx-shaped composite silica particles was obtained. The dual size particles are obtained by utilizing the graft of different modified silica particles with epoxy functional group and amine functional group, This makes the surface of film form a composite interface to have irregular binary structure which plays an essential role in trapping air between the substrate surface and the liquid droplets to be necessary for high contact angle and low contact angle hysteresis. The maximum contact angle for water on the hybrid film is about 174±2° and the contact angle hysteresis is less than 2°. The surface morphologies, roughness and the wettability on the surface of films containing different structural silica particles were compared. It was shown that the hierarchical irregularly structure with a low roughness factor and high air-trapped ratio is indispensable for superhydrophobic surface. Although this structural surfaces based on composite silica particles play a vital role in governing the surface wettability, it is necessary to combine with a low surface energy to make the surface superhydrophobic.     

Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces: multiscale approach

Micro- and macrodroplet evaporation and condensation upon micropatterned superhydrophobic surfaces built of flattop pillars are investigated with the use of an environmental scanning electron microscope. It is shown that the contact angle hysteresis depends upon both kinetic effects at the triple line and adhesion hysteresis (inherently present even at a smooth surface) and that the magnitude of the two contributions is comparable. The transition between the composite (Cassie) and wetted (Wenzel) states is a linear effect with the microdroplet radius proportional to the pitch over pillar diameter. It is shown that wetting of a superhydrophobic surface is a multiscale phenomenon that involves three scale lengths. Although the contact angle is the macroscale parameter, the contact angle hysteresis and the Cassie--Wenzel transition cannot be determined from the macroscale equations and are governed by micro- and nanoscale effects.     

透明超疏水聚乙烯薄膜的制备及性能分析

目的研究包装透明超疏水聚乙烯(PE)薄膜的制备方法及其性能。方法以纳米二氧化硅和无水乙醇为原料,将纳米二氧化硅溶于无水乙醇制得二氧化硅半透明溶液,采用浸渍提拉法将PE膜在二氧化硅溶液中浸泡数分钟后提拉取出并自然干燥,然后用扫描电子显微镜、接触角测量仪、透光率雾度测定仪测量膜表面的性能,并进行研究分析,用污水浸泡样品数天后测量其抗污性。结果成功制备了透明超疏水PE薄膜,其表面与水的接触角高达(171±2)°,滚动角低至1°。当纳米二氧化硅的质量浓度为10 mg/mL时,其薄膜表面表现出了优异的透明性、防水性和抗污染自清洁性。结论采用简易方法制备了透明超疏水聚乙烯塑料薄膜,提高了聚乙烯膜超疏水自清洁的性能,大大增强了聚乙烯膜在包装领域的应用前景。     

碱式硫酸镁晶须复合SiO2纳米粒子制备高/低黏附性超疏水涂层

超疏水材料因性能独特,应用前景广阔而被广泛关注。本文采用碱式硫酸镁晶须(MOSWs)与二氧化硅纳米粒子制备超疏水涂层,首先对MOSWs及50 nm、500 nm SiO₂进行表面改性以降低表面能,然后基于混料实验将三者按比例混合以构造表面粗糙度,以接触角、滚动角及平均粗糙度R_a为响应变量建立回归模型,分析了混合分量的形貌、尺寸与混合比例对响应变量的影响,并探讨了超疏水涂层微观结构对水滴黏附性的影响以及粗糙度与超疏水性能之间的关系。结果表明：MOSWs复合SiO₂纳米粒子可制备具有不同黏附性的超疏水涂层,单独使用MOSWs可制备高黏附性超疏水涂层,其接触角达152.59°,涂层水平倒置水滴不滴落;而MOSWs与50 nm SiO₂以相同质量分数混合,可制备低黏附性超疏水涂层,其接触角达163.25°,滚动角可趋近0°。所制备涂层的平均粗糙度R_a值位于5～10μm之间时,接触角较大,滚动角较小,超疏水性能较佳。     

A geometry controllable approach for the fabrication of biomimetic hierarchical structure and its superhydrophobicity with near-zero sliding angle

A simple, geometry controllable method is presented for fabricating multiscale hierarchical polymer structures that exhibit superhydrophobic water-repellent properties with near-zero sliding angle over a large area. A UV-assisted micromolding technique is used to create a microtexture with an ultraviolet (UV)-curable resin containing Al(2)O(3) nanoparticles. A subsequent treatment of ultraviolet ozone (UVO) leads to the formation of nanoscale roughness over the as-formed microstructured surface, resulting in a dual-scale surface texture similar to a lotus leaf, in a reproducible manner. After hydrophobization with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) in the liquid phase, this hierarchical surface exhibits stable superhydrophobic characteristics, having a water contact angle close to 160° and a contact angle (CA) hysteresis as low as 1°. These characteristics did not change even after exposure to ambient conditions for 6?months.     

Water-Repellent Approaches for 3-D Printed Internal Passages

In this work, two different manufacturing approaches are presented that create water-repellency (hydrophobicity and super-hydrophobicity) for acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) structures. In particular, this is the first study to render three-dimensional (3-D) printed ABS surfaces with internal flow paths to be superhydrophobic. The first approach uses standard wet-based chemical processing for surface preparation after which a fluorocarbon layer is deposited by dip coating or with vapor deposition. This first approach creates hydrophobic surfaces with roll-off angles of less than 30°. In the second approach, the ABS structures are dip-coated with a commercial rubber coating solution and subsequently surface-modified by reactive ion etching (RIE) with fluorinated gases to render the samples superhydrophobic, with roll-off angles as low as 6°. In order to further enhance their water-repellency, the dip-coating rubber solution is mixed with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) colloidal dispersions to form a nanocomposite layer prior to the RIE process. The PTFE particles induce surface roughness as well as hydrophobicity. The modified surfaces created by the two approaches are further characterized by scanning electron microscopy and water drainage performance. Water drainage (prevention of water retention) is especially important for high thermal efficiency of 3-D printed heat exchangers. However, water-repellency for ABS is also interesting for a broader range of applications that use this material.     

Motion of liquid droplets on a superhydrophobic oleophobic surface

Developing a superhydrophobic oleophobic material is achieved by two criteria: low surface energy and properly designed surface morphology. The relationships among surface tensions, contact angles, contact angle hystereses, roll-off angles, and surface morphologies of such materials are studied. Numerical formulae related to the surface energy of liquids and solids are used to predict the wetting behavior of superhydrophobic and oleophobic materials. Using chemical and geometrical modifications, a superhydrophobic oleophobic surface was prepared. Good agreement between the predicted and measured contact angles and roll-off angles were obtained. The effect of the contact angle hysteresis on the roll-off angle is described to understand the motion of a droplet when the droplet begins to roll off.     

纳米微结构涂层的制备及其超疏水性研究

通过简便的纳米粒子填充法制备超疏水表面,将SiO2纳米粒子与含氟丙烯酸酯聚合物按不同比例混溶制备出具有不同微结构的表面,并探讨了表面微结构对润湿性能的影响.接触角测试表明,随着SiO2纳米粒子含量的增加,涂层与水接触角逐渐增大,并且当SiO2与聚合物质量比＞1.2时发生突跃,显示出超疏水性质.采用X射线光电子能谱分析了涂层表面化学环境,通过扫描电子显微镜、原子力显微镜、孔结构分析等方法观察和分析了不同SiO2纳米粒子含量时涂层表面微结构.研究结果表明,涂层表面润湿特性的变化主要归因于其表面微结构的不同.并通过粗糙表面润湿理论的Wenzel模型和Cassie模型解释了表面微结构对润湿性的影响及接触角的突跃现象.     

电纺制备聚丙烯腈/聚偏氟乙烯复合纤维膜及其空气过滤性能

以聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)为芯层,聚丙烯腈(PAN)为皮层,通过同轴法静电纺丝技术制备PAN/PVDF纳米复合纤维膜。通过向纤维膜的皮层中加入纳米硅粉、气相白炭黑、硅溶胶三种不同的纳米粒子和改变皮芯层溶液挤出速度对PAN/PVDF纳米纤维膜进行结构优化。同时,采用BET、SEM、水接触角、纤维强度仪等对纤维膜的孔结构参数、表面形貌、亲水性、力学性能等进行研究。结果表明:在皮层中加入硅溶胶后的溶液导电能力达到32.90 μL/cm,PAN/PVDF纤维膜力学性能最好,纵向断裂强度达到13.02 MPa。含有硅溶胶的口罩布的品质因子达到0.0236,远大于纯聚丙烯(PP)无纺布的品质因子(0.0127),过滤性显著提高。      

仿生超疏水棉织物的制备与表面分析

以荷叶表面微/纳米结构为参考模型,先用硅溶胶处理天然棉织物,再用N-β-氨乙基-γ-氨丙基聚二甲基硅氧烷(ASO-1)对其进行修饰,获得了微/纳米二元粗糙的超疏水织物,水滴在该织物表面接触角可达160.5°。场发射扫描电子显微镜(FE-SEM)观察发现超疏水纤维表面存在大量均匀分布的纳米微凸体。接触角分析表明织物织造过程中形成的微米级粗糙度和ASO-1膜的存在是织物疏水的主要原因,纳米微凸体能减少纤维与水的接触面积,提高水在纤维表面的接触角,使织物由疏水转变为超疏水。最后用X射线光电子能谱仪(XPS)证实了纤维表面SiO2粒子和ASO-1膜的存在。     

Fabrication of raspberry-like superhydrophobic hollow silica particles

Raspberry-like superhydrophobic hollow silica particles were prepared through a sacrificial polymer template method. The Stöber method was adopted to coat silica onto the surface of cationic polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA) particles by electrostatic interaction. The surface of the PMMA-silica composite particles exhibited raspberry-like morphology with high surface roughness. Hollow silica particles were then obtained by calcination to selectively remove the PMMA core. Subsequent modification with nonafluorohexyltriethoxysilane (NFH-silane) conferred superhydrophobicity on the hollow silica particles. The surface property of this particles were investigated by measuring their water contact angle, and the results showed that such perfluorinated raspberry-like hollow particles had unique superhydrophobic.     

Dramatic improvements in toughness in poly(lactide-co-glycolide) nanocomposites

Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG), a biocompatible and biodegradable polymer, is dramatically toughened by adding small amounts of surface modified clay nanoparticles. The elongation during tensile tests increases from 7% for the pure polymer to 210% for the nanocomposite, accompanied with a modest increase in modulus. In contrast, PLG nanocomposites based on fumed silica treated with hexamethyldisilazane show only modest improvements in toughness. Electron microscopy, X-ray scattering, rheometry, and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy are used to investigate the toughening mechanism. Multiple crazing occurs in the clay nanocomposite after yielding. Small angle X-ray scattering studies show significant orientation of the clay nanoparticles along the tensile stress direction during deformation. The clay nanocomposites show a new, slow relaxation mode, most likely due to interfacial adsorbption of PLG chains on the surface of the clay nanoparticles. The dramatic increase in toughness is attributed to physical crosslinks introduced by the clay nanoparticles, a mechanism absent in the PLG/silica nanocomposites. The physical crosslinks increase the brittle fracture strength of the polymer and, consequently, trigger a toughening mechanism via multiple crazing and shear yielding.     

Superhydrophobic optically transparent silica films formed with a eutectic liquid

A eutectic liquid (choline chloride and urea) that served as a templating agent in sol-gel processing was used to prepare thin silica films on glass microscope slides. Subsequent extraction of the eutectic liquid yielded a film with a rough surface. After treating the film surface with a fluoroalkyl silane, the surface became superhydrophobic with a contact angle ∼ 170° and a contact angle hysteresis < 10°. The optical transmittance of the film coated on the glass slide was comparable to that of the microscope glass slide. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) was used to characterize the surface structures; a tipless probe allowed measurement of the force of interaction with superhydrophobic surfaces. The interaction force between the AFM probe and the superhydrophobic surface was reduced greatly compared to that between the probe and the flat surface treated with fluoroalkyl silane.     

Modulation of physical properties of polyvinylsiloxane impression materials by filler type combination

Polyvinylsiloxanes (PVS), used as dental impression materials, were formulated with the variation of loading combination of six types of fillers including nano-sized fumed silica. The fillers were blended with three types of silicone polymers together with cross-linker and inhibitor in base paste and with plasticizer and platinum catalyst in catalyst paste. By replacing parts of crystalline quartz with other fillers, the setting time became much faster. The test group in which quarter of quartz was replaced with fumed silica showed the most ideal working and setting time for clinical use. There was a negative correlation between pH and setting time (p < 0.05). Combining the fumed silica was effective in increasing the viscosity, tensile strength and maximum% strain. Combining the diatomaceous earth reduced the setting time and maximum% strain, and dramatically increased the viscosity and tensile strength. The best modulation of physical properties of PVS material was possible by combining fillers during the formulation.     

溶胶-凝胶原位生长制备超疏水木材

采用溶胶-凝胶原位生长的方法制备超疏水木材,在木材表面形成一层纳米结构超疏水薄膜,水滴在木材表面接触角达到150.6°。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅立叶变换红外光谱仪(FTIR)分别对超疏水木材样品的物相组成、表面形貌及表面化学官能团进行检测,分析表明木材的超疏水性是表面纳米级突起粗糙结构和乙烯基疏水基团共同作用的结果。     

Fabrication of sticky and slippery superhydrophobic surfaces via spin-coating silica nanoparticles onto flat/patterned substrates

Silica nanoparticles were spin-coated onto a flat/patterned (regular pillar-like) substrate to enhance the surface roughness. The surface was further modified by a self-assembled fluorosilanated monolayer. The advancing/receding contact angle and sliding angle measurements were performed to determine the wetting behavior of a water droplet on the surface. It is interesting to find that a transition from a Wenzel surface to a sticky superhydrophobic surface is observed due to the spin-coating silica nanoparticles. A slippery superhydrophobic surface can be further obtained after secondary spin-coating with silica nanoparticles to generate a multi-scale roughness structure. The prepared superhydrophobic substrates should be robust for practical applications. The adhesion between the substrate and nanoparticles is also examined and discussed.     

Reduction of liquid pumping power by nanoscale surface coating

The objective of the present study is to reduce the liquid pumping power by controlling the contact angle of the riser surface with the nanoscale surface treatment. The efficiency of a bubble pump is examined depending on the size of the riser, submersion ratio, gas inlet flow rate, and contact angle variations by nanoscale surface coating between 23.7° and 153.8°. By the nanoscale surface coating, the efficiency is improved by 22.5%, 25%, and 18%, respectively, for the 11 mm, 8 mm, and 5 mm risers compared to the uncoated surface. However, the superhydrophobic surface with a contact angle of 153.8° shows a lower efficiency compared to other surfaces due to the reversed liquid vibration flow. The highest efficiency of the liquid pumping power is obtained at the contact angle of 90.3°. An experimental correlation for the dimensionless volumetric liquid flow rate is developed with an error band of ±20%.     

Wet-Style Superhydrophobic Antifogging Coatings for Optical Sensors

Transparent substrates are widely used for optical applications from lenses for personal and sports eyewear to transparent displays and sensors. While these substrates require excellent optical properties, they often suffer from a variety of environmental challenges such as excessive fogging and surface contamination. In this work, it is demonstrated that a wet-style superhydrophobic coating, which simultaneously exhibits antifogging, antireflective, and self-cleaning properties, can be prepared by pattern transferring low-surface-energy microstructures onto a heterostructured nanoscale thin film comprising polymers and silica nanoparticles. The polymer–silica nanocomposite base layer serves as a hydrophilic reservoir, guiding the water molecules to preferentially condense into this underlying region and suppress reflection, while the low-surface-energy microstructure enables contaminants adsorbed on the surface to be easily removed by rinsing with water.     

Vi-PDMS/S-SiO2超疏水聚酯纤维织物的制备及性能研究

目的 基于普通织物材料防水性较差的问题,制备一种具有超疏水涂层的聚酯纤维织物,并对其性能进行研究。方法 以聚酯纤维织物为基材,基于紫外光固化技术通过浸涂法,使用商用气相纳米SiO₂颗粒(S-SiO₂)、端乙烯基聚二甲基硅氧烷(Vi-PDMS)在织物表面构筑微纳粗糙结构,获得超疏水的织物。采用扫描电子显微镜、水接触角测量仪对其微观结构和疏水性能进行表征,并通过机械摩擦实验对其超疏水稳定性进行考察。结果 当Vi-PDMS和S-SiO₂质量比为1∶4时,选择交联剂为三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯(TMPTA)制备的聚酯纤维织物表面的水接触角可达到151°,滚动角可达9°;且经过40次循环摩擦后,其表面水接触角仍大于140°,具有一定的耐磨性。结论 基于紫外光固化技术,采用操作简便的浸涂法制备的聚酯纤维织物具有优异的超疏水性能和一定的耐磨性,为织物超疏水性能研究提供参考,有望应用于超疏水聚酯纤维织物领域。