Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 367, Issue -, Pages 432-437Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.01.215
Keywords
Superhydrophilic surface; Polyaniline nanofiber; Wettability; Surface modification; Patterned surface
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- National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea - Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea [2013R1A2A1A01016911]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2013R1A2A1A01016911] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Superhydrophilic surfaces have attracted much interest owing to their great potential for practical applications. Conventional methods for fabricating superhydrophilic surfaces result in unstable wetting properties and less conformability with respect to a target object. Here, we report an integrative method that improves the stability of surface wettability and extends adaptability to various materials and shape structures through the direct growth of a silica layer on polyaniline nanofibers. The wetting behavior of the fabricate surface was greatly enhanced by our fabrication method, and the modified surface maintained superhydrophilicity for more than 2 months. Taking advantage of the adhesive property of polyaniline, we further realized a conformable superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic patterned surface by photopatterning a hydrophobic alkylthiol coating on the polyaniline surface. The proposed method is expected to open up various applications, particularly in water harvesting. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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