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Fajstavr D, Fajstavrová K, Frýdlová B, Slepičková Kasálková N, Švorčík V, Slepička P. Biopolymer Honeycomb Microstructures: A Review. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:772. [PMID: 36676507 PMCID: PMC9863042 DOI: 10.3390/ma16020772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this review, we present a comprehensive summary of the formation of honeycomb microstructures and their applications, which include tissue engineering, antibacterial materials, replication processes or sensors. The history of the honeycomb pattern, the first experiments, which mostly involved the breath figure procedure and the improved phase separation, the most recent approach to honeycomb pattern formation, are described in detail. Subsequent surface modifications of the pattern, which involve physical and chemical modifications and further enhancement of the surface properties, are also introduced. Different aspects influencing the polymer formation, such as the substrate influence, a particular polymer or solvent, which may significantly contribute to pattern formation, and thus influence the target structural properties, are also discussed.
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Wei L, Demir T, Grant A, Tsukruk V, Brown PJ, Luzinov I. Attainment of Water and Oil Repellency for Engineering Thermoplastics without Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyls: Perfluoropolyether-Based Triblock Polyester Additives. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:12934-12946. [PMID: 30272982 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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For decades, water and oil repellency of engineering thermoplastics has been achieved with introduction of long-chain perfluoroalkyl substances and moieties (C nF2 n+1, n ≥ 7). However, their bioaccumulative and toxicological impact is now widely recognized and, consequently, the substances have been phased out of industrial production and applications. To this end, we have synthesized fluorinated oligomeric triblock polyesters (FOPBs), which do not possess the long-chain perfluoroalkyl segments and serve as effective low-surface-energy additives to engineering thermoplastics. More specifically, we obtained original perfluoropolyether (PFPE)-based triblock copolymers, in which two identical fluorinated blocks were separated by a short nonfluorinated polyester block made of poly(ethylene isophthalate) (PEI). It was found that when FOPBs were added to poly(ethylene terephthalate), nylon-6, and poly(methyl methacrylate) films they readily migrate to the film surface and in doing so imparted significant water and oil repellency to the thermoplastic boundary. The water/oil wettability of the films modified with FOPB is considerably lower than the wettability of the films modified with an analogous PFPE-based polyester, which differs from FOPB only by the absence of the short nonfluorinated PEI middle block. We associate the superiority of the triblock copolymers in terms of water and oil repellency with their ability to form brushlike structures on polymer film surfaces.
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- Liying Wei
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Clemson University , Clemson , South Carolina 29634 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Clemson University , Clemson , South Carolina 29634 , United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering , Ankara University , Tandogan, 06100 Ankara , Turkey
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta , Georgia 30332 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Clemson University , Clemson , South Carolina 29634 , United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering , Clemson University , Clemson , South Carolina 29634 , United States
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Patiño-Herrera R, Catarino-Centeno R, González-Alatorre G, Gama Goicochea A, Pérez E. Enhancement of the hydrophobicity of recycled polystyrene films using a spin coating unit. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Rosalba Patiño-Herrera
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química; Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya; Av. Tecnológico y Antonio García Cubas s/n. Celaya Gto 38010 México
- Doctorado en Ingeniería y Ciencia de Materiales de la UASLP; Sierra Leona 530 San Luis Potosí S.L.P. 78210 México
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- Facultad de Ciencias; UASLP; Álvaro Obregón 64 San Luis Potosí S.L.P. 78000 México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química; Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya; Av. Tecnológico y Antonio García Cubas s/n. Celaya Gto 38010 México
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- División de Ingeniería Química y Bioquímica; Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Ecatepec; Av. Tecnológico s/n Ecatepec Estado de México 55210 México
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- Instituto de Física, UASLP; Álvaro Obregón 64 San Luis Potosí S.L.P. 78000 México
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V L, Raju A, V G R, Pancrecious JK, T P D R, C P. Amino-functionalized breath-figure cavities in polystyrene-alumina hybrid films: effect of particle concentration and dispersion. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:7367-73. [PMID: 26899425 DOI: 10.1039/c6cp00012f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report the formation of breath-figure (BF) patterns with amino-functionalized cavities in a BF incompatible polystyrene (PS) by incorporating functionalized alumina nanoparticles. The particles were amphiphilic-modified and the modifier ratio was regulated to achieve a specific hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance of the particles. The influence of the physical and chemical properties of the particles like particle concentration, the hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance, etc., on particle dispersion in solvents having different polarity and the corresponding changes in the BF patterns have been studied. The amphiphilic-modified alumina particles could successfully assist the BF mechanism, generating uniform patterns in polystyrene films with the cavity walls decorated with the functionalized alumina particles, even from water-miscible solvents like THF. The possibility of fabricating free-standing micropatterned films by casting and drying the suspension under ambient conditions was also demonstrated. The present method opens up a simple route for producing functionalized BF cavities, which can be post-modified by a chemical route for various biological applications.
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- Lakshmi V
- Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSIR-NIIST), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Thiruvananthapuram 695019, India.
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Wu CH, Ting WH, Lai YW, Dai SA, Su WC, Tung SH, Jeng RJ. Tailored honeycomb-like polymeric films based on amphiphilic poly(urea/malonamide) dendrons. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra15636c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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A series of hydrogen bond-rich poly(urea/malonamide) dendrons were utilized as surfactants to facilitate the formation of honeycomb-like porous structures from the breath figure (BF) process.
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- Chien-Hsin Wu
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Chung Hsing University
- Taichung 402
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- National Chung Hsing University
- Taichung 402
- Taiwan
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- National Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology
- Taoyuan 325
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering
- National Taiwan University
- Taipei 106
- Taiwan
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Gurr PA, Zhang Z, Hao X, Hughes TC, Qiao GG. Highly Ordered Honeycomb Film Formation of Linear Polymers by the Breath Figure Technique. Aust J Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1071/ch16119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Highly ordered, porous honeycomb (HC) films were prepared by the breath figure technique from linear polymers poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and polystyrene (PS). Typically HC films are difficult to form from such simple linear polymers. The addition of a novel fluorinated polymer (FP) additive with as little as 1 wt-% to PMMA or 5 wt-% to PS was required to obtain regular porous HC films. Through investigation of the influence of the additive on the polymer properties, three parameters based on interfacial tension, polymer solution viscosity, and polymer solidification rate were identified as key factors affecting the ability of polymer systems to form regular porous HC films. A new hypothesis was subsequently developed based on the relationships of these parameters to explain the unusual behaviour associated with HC film formation from linear PMMA and PS with addition of FP additive. This work will provide a new tool to guide the formation of HC films and will greatly broaden the range of polymers used to form HC films in the future.
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Zhang A, Bai H, Li L. Breath Figure: A Nature-Inspired Preparation Method for Ordered Porous Films. Chem Rev 2015; 115:9801-68. [PMID: 26284609 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Aijuan Zhang
- College of Materials, Xiamen University , Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials, Xiamen University , Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials, Xiamen University , Xiamen, 361005, People's Republic of China
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Colombo RN, Petri DF, Córdoba de Torresi SI, Gonçales VR. Porous Polymeric Templates on ITO Prepared by Breath Figure Method for Gold Electrodeposition. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.01.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang Z, Wang P. Fluorinated Latex Particles Prepared by Semibatch Miniemulsion Polymerization and its Film Surface Properties. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2014.903807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Zhenqian Zhang
- a School of Materials Science and Engineering , Changzhou University , Changzhou , P. R. China
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- a School of Materials Science and Engineering , Changzhou University , Changzhou , P. R. China
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Muñoz-Bonilla A, Fernández-García M, Rodríguez-Hernández J. Towards hierarchically ordered functional porous polymeric surfaces prepared by the breath figures approach. Prog Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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de León AS, Campo AD, Labrugère C, Fernández-García M, Muñoz-Bonilla A, Rodríguez-Hernández J. Control of the chemistry outside the pores in honeycomb patterned films. Polym Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3py00394a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dong X, He L, Wang N, Liang JY, Niu MJ, Zhao X. Diblock fluoroacrylate copolymers from two initiators: synthesis, self-assembly and surface properties. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm35400d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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de León AS, Muñoz-Bonilla A, Fernández-García M, Rodríguez-Hernández J. Breath figures method to control the topography and the functionality of polymeric surfaces in porous films and microspheres. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.25826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ferrari E, Fabbri P, Pilati F. Solvent and substrate contributions to the formation of breath figure patterns in polystyrene films. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:1874-1881. [PMID: 21226506 DOI: 10.1021/la104500j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The generation of ordered porous polymer structures by the breath figures (BFs) method has long been described as a complex phenomenon, in which several parameters combine in a fairly unknown way. The type of polymer and solvent, degree of humidity, and additives are just a few examples of the several parameters that have been described as playing a role in the generation of BFs. This work reports a detailed investigation over the role played by the solvent in the process of BFs generation from polystyrene (PS) solutions spread over different substrates, and discusses the geometrical aspects of the pores via a quantitative point of view by using a purposely developed software for image analysis. Results show that thermodynamic affinity between polymer and solvent is the key parameter for BFs formation, along with other solvent characteristics such as water miscibility, boiling point, and enthalpy. According to our findings, the role played by the substrate is strictly related to the type of solvent used in the generation of BFs.
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- Elisa Ferrari
- Department of Materials and Environmental Engineering, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Strada Vignolese 905/a, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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Muñoz-Bonilla A, Ibarboure E, Papon E, Rodriguez-Hernandez J. Engineering polymer surfaces with variable chemistry and topography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.23305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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