Rapid and Robust Surface Treatment for Simultaneous Solid and Liquid Repellency.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.

Published: November 2021

A wide range of liquid and solid contaminants can adhere to everyday functional surfaces and dramatically alter their performance. Numerous surface modification strategies have been developed that can reduce the fouling of some solids or repel certain liquids but are generally limited to specific contaminants or class of foulants. This is due to the typically distinct mechanisms that are employed to repel liquids vs solids. Here, we demonstrate a rapid and facile surface modification technique that yields a thin film of linear chain siloxane molecules covalently tethered to a surface. We investigate and characterize the liquid-like morphology of these surfaces in detail as the key contributing factor to their anti-fouling performance. This surface treatment is extremely durable and readily repels a broad range of liquids with varying surface tensions and polarities, including water, oils, organic solvents, and even fluorinated solvents. Additionally, the flexible, liquid-like nature of these surfaces enables interfacial slippage, which dramatically reduces adhesion to various types of solids, including ice, wax, calcined gypsum, and cyanoacrylate adhesives, and also minimizes the nucleation of inorganic scale. The developed surfaces are durable and simple to fabricate, and they minimize fouling by both liquids and solids simultaneously.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c14174DOI Listing

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