Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 334, Issue -, Pages 598-610Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.10.036
Keywords
Superhydrophobic; Sol-gel network; Self-healing; Thiol-ene; Chemical etching
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- National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) [2012AA02A404]
- Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51433008]
- Program of the Science and Technology Foundation of Shenzhen [JCYJ20160331142330969]
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Superhydrophobic films with rapid, lasting self-healing behaviors against physical and chemical damage are very useful for practical applications but remain challenging to realize. Regeneration is time-consuming or invalid as self-healing cycles increase, especially for severe physical damage. Herein, a branched thiol-ene fluoroalkyl siloxane is introduced to design a self-healing superhydrophobic 3D sol-gel network dangling fluoroalkyl chain for coating treatment. The coated fabric was highly durable to withstand at least 1000 cycles of abrasion under 45 kPa and resistant to strong acid/base (e.g., H2SO4, KOH), UV, thermal, and smudge treatments. Moreover, regardless of severe physical or chemical damage, the coating rapidly restored its super liquid-repellent properties using long dangling perfluoroalkyl arms. This robust, rapid and long-term self-healing system may promote the development of long-lived protective films for various applications.
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