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Stable Superhydrophobic and Antimicrobial ZnO/Polytetrafluoroethylene Films via Radio Frequency (RF) Magnetron Sputtering

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MICROMACHINES
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/mi14071292

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superhydrophobic; antimicrobial; ZnO; PTFE; RF magnetron sputtering

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This study prepared superhydrophobic ZnO/PTFE films on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering, exhibiting high water droplet contact angle of 165° and sliding angle of less than 1°. The PTFE coating provided excellent UV resistance compared to HDTMS hydrophobic agents, and the ZnO/PTFE films showed better photocatalytic property and mechanical robustness.
In this study, superhydrophobic ZnO/Polytetrafluoroethylene (ZnO/PTFE) films with water droplet contact angles (CA) observed as high as 165 & DEG; and water droplet sliding angles of (SA) <1 & DEG; have been prepared on glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering. The PTFE was wrapped on a nano-rod made of a ZnO film with superhydrophobic properties while providing excellent UV resistance compared to hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) hydrophobic agents. The upper surface of the rough ZnO film was coated with PTFE, and most of the underlying coating was bare ZnO, which could well make contact with bacteria. For the Gram-negative strain, E. coli, the cell viability count of the ZnO/PTFE sample (3.5 log reduction, 99.96%) was conspicuously lower than that of the ZnO/HDTMS sample (1.2 log reduction, 93.87%) under 1 h illumination of UV light, which showed that the ZnO/PTFE sample has a better photocatalytic property than the ZnO/ HDTMS films. The ZnO/PTFE films also showed good mechanical robustness, which is an important consideration in their widespread real-world adoption.

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