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MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 40, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201900395
Keywords
antibiofouling; ionogels; renewability; self-replenishing surfaces
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- ERC [340391-SUPRO]
- China Scholarship Council
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The synthesis of ionogels with a responsive, self-replenishing surface for combating biofouling is described. Ionogels are prepared by infiltrating poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) with binary mixtures of ionic liquids (IL): 1-octadecyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl sulfonyl)imide ([C(18)C(1)im][NTf2], melting point T-m = 55 degrees C) and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethyl sulfonyl)imide ([C(6)C(1)im][NTf2], T-m = -9 degrees C). The IL mixtures release spontaneously from the gel matrix and eventually crystallize on the surface. This leads to self-replenishment of the surface of ionogels even after mechanical damage. The incorporation of [C(6)C(1)im][NTf2] provides the antimicrobial efficacy of ionogels while the crystals of [C(18)C(1)im][NTf2] serve as a skeleton maintaining [C(6)C(1)im][NTf2] on the surface. By heating, the ionogel surface transforms from solid to liquid-infused state-the removal of biofilms/bacteria developed under a long time of colonization is facilitated. The antimicrobial efficacy is maintained even after several cycles of biofilm formation and detachment. This work provides an opportunity to apply ionogels as functional coatings with renewable antibiofouling properties.
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