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Dent FJ, Harbottle D, Warren NJ, Khodaparast S. Exploiting breath figure reversibility for in situ pattern modulation and hierarchical design. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:2737-2744. [PMID: 36987660 PMCID: PMC10091834 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01650h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The breath figure (BF) method employs condensation droplets as dynamic templates for patterning polymer films. In the classical approach, dropwise condensation and film solidification are simultaneously induced through solvent evaporation, leading to empirically derived patterns with limited predictability of the final design. Here we use the temporally arrested BF methodology, controlling condensation and polymerisation independently to create diverse BF patterns with varied pore size, arrangement and distribution. External temperature control enables us to further investigate and exploit the inherent reversibility of the phase change process that governs the pattern formation. We modulate the level of subcooling and superheating to achieve subsequent regimes of condensation and evaporation, permitting in situ regulation of the droplet growth and shrinkage kinetics. The full reversibility of the phase change processes joined with active photopolymerisation in the current approach thus allows arresting of predictable BF kinetics at intermediate stages, thereby accessing patterns with varied pore size and spacing for unchanged material properties and environmental conditions. This simultaneous active control over both the kinetics of phase change and polymer solidification offers affordable routes for the fabrication of diverse predictable porous surfaces; manufacture of monolithic hierarchical BF patterns are ultimately facilitated through the advanced control of the BF assembly using the method presented here.
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- Francis J Dent
- School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Liang J, Li B, Wu L. Recent advances on porous interfaces for biomedical applications. SOFT MATTER 2020; 16:7231-7245. [PMID: 32734999 DOI: 10.1039/d0sm00997k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Porous structures on solid surfaces prepared artificially through the water droplet template method have the features of easy operation, low cost and self-removal of templates, and thus are widely applied in the fields of medicine, biomedicine, adsorption, catalysis, and separation, optical and electronic materials. Due to their tunable dimensions, abundant selection of materials, mechanical stability, high porosity, and enlarged pore surface, the formed porous interfaces show specific significance in bio-related systems. In this study, recent achievements related to applications of porous interfaces and a focus into biological and medical-related systems are summarized. The discussion involves the preparation of porous interfaces, and porous interface-induced cell behaviors including culture, growth, proliferation, adhesion, and differentiation of cells. The inhibitory effect of bacteria and separated features of microorganisms supported by porous interfaces, the immobilization of biomolecules related to proteins, DNA and enzymes, and the controllable drug delivery are also discussed. The summary of recent advances pointed out in the study, are suggestive of insights for motivating unique potential applications including their extension to porous interfaces in biomedical materials.
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- Jing Liang
- Key Laboratory of Straw Biology and Utilization, The Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
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Guan X, Gong J, Xu B. Three-Dimensional Conformal Porous Microstructural Engineering of Textile Substrates with Customized Functions of Brick Materials and Inherent Advantages of Textiles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:17967-17978. [PMID: 32208603 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c01557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The conventional use of textiles as substrates for the incorporation of brick materials (i.e., polymers and nanomaterials) is ubiquitously developed with primary purposes for introducing desired technical/functional performance rather than maintaining the aesthetic/decorative characteristics and inherent advantages (i.e., flexibility and permeability) of textiles. Such kinds of modified textiles with typical solid coating layers, however, are becoming more and more unsuitable for some emerging applications, such as smart wearable devices. Herein, we presented a brand-new kind of modified textiles with brick materials formed contouring to the nonplanar fiber surfaces of a fabric substrate as a three-dimensional (3D) conformal layer of porous microstructures by a unique breath figure self-assembling strategy of employing water microdroplet arrays as soft dynamic templates that can be controlled, formed, and removed spontaneously. In this paper, the main influential factors such as solution concentration, relative humidity, temperature, brick materials, and fabric substrates were studied systematically to control and adjust the formation of 3D conformal porous microstructures (3CPMs). The obtained 3D conformal porous microstructured textiles (3CPMTs) hierarchically combining the inherent texture features of the porous network of textiles and honeycomb porous microstructures templated from water microdroplet arrays not only possess new functions of introduced brick materials (such as triboelectric performance and wettability) and maintain the excellent inherent advantages (such as flexibility, air permeability, water vapor permeability, and unique texture features) of fabrics but also enhance the tensile strength and thermal insulation performance of substrates. Taking advantage of the introduced functions, they can be either used for conventional applications (i.e., oil/water separation) with enhanced performance or explored for new applications (i.e., self-powered sensors with textile breathability and comfort) with truly wearable potential. We believe this efficient, robust, and versatile strategy opens up numerous possibilities for designing and developing a broad range of advanced multifunctional textiles upon end uses.
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- Xiaoyang Guan
- Nanotechnology Center, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- Nanotechnology Center, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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- Nanotechnology Center, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, P. R. China
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Electric breath figure: mechanism and application. J Solid State Electrochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-019-04487-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang W, Zhao Q, Yuan J. Porous Polyelectrolytes: The Interplay of Charge and Pores for New Functionalities. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:6754-6773. [PMID: 29124842 PMCID: PMC6001701 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201710272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The past decade has witnessed rapid advances in porous polyelectrolytes and there is tremendous interest in their synthesis as well as their applications in environmental, energy, biomedicine, and catalysis technologies. Research on porous polyelectrolytes is motivated by the flexible choice of functional organic groups and processing technologies as well as the synergy of the charge and pores spanning length scales from individual polyelectrolyte backbones to their nano-/micro-superstructures. This Review surveys recent progress in porous polyelectrolytes including membranes, particles, scaffolds, and high surface area powders/resins as well as their derivatives. The focus is the interplay between surface chemistry, Columbic interaction, and pore confinement that defines new chemistry and physics in such materials for applications in energy conversion, molecular separation, water purification, sensing/actuation, catalysis, tissue engineering, and nanomedicine.
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- Weiyi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074China
- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Center for Advanced Materials ProcessingClarkson UniversityPotsdamNY13699-5814USA
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and StorageMinistry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHuazhong University of Science and TechnologyWuhan430074China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Center for Advanced Materials ProcessingClarkson UniversityPotsdamNY13699-5814USA
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK)Stockholm University10691StockholmSweden
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Zhang W, Zhao Q, Yuan J. Poröse Polyelektrolyte: Zusammenspiel zwischen Poren und Ladung für neue Funktionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201710272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Weiyi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan 430074 China
- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Center for Advanced Materials Processing; Clarkson University; Potsdam NY 13699-5814 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage; Ministry of Education; School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Wuhan 430074 China
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- Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Center for Advanced Materials Processing; Clarkson University; Potsdam NY 13699-5814 USA
- Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry (MMK); Stockholm University; 10691 Stockholm Schweden
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Vargas-Alfredo N, Dorronsoro A, Cortajarena AL, Rodríguez-Hernández J. Antimicrobial 3D Porous Scaffolds Prepared by Additive Manufacturing and Breath Figures. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:37454-37462. [PMID: 28934545 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b11947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We describe herein a novel strategy for the fabrication of efficient 3D printed antibacterial scaffolds. For this purpose, both the surface topography as well as the chemical composition of 3D scaffolds fabricated by additive manufacturing were modified. The scaffolds were fabricated by fused deposition modeling (FDM) using high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) filaments. The surface of the objects was then topographically modified providing materials with porous surfaces by means of the Breath Figures approach. The strategy involves the immersion of the scaffold in a polymer solution during a precise period of time. This approach permitted the modification of the pore size varying the immersion time as well as the solution concentration. Moreover, by using polymer blend solutions of polystyrene and polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) (PS23-b-PAA18) and a quaternized polystyrene-b-poly(dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PS42-b-PDMAEMAQ17), the scaffolds were simultaneously chemically modified. The surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and infrared spectroscopy. Finally, the biological response toward bacteria was explored. Porous surfaces prepared using quaternized PDMAEMA as well as those prepared using PAA confer antimicrobial activity to the films, i.e., were able to kill on contact Staphylococcus aureus employed as model bacteria.
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- Nelson Vargas-Alfredo
- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (ICTP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , C/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- CIC biomaGUNE , Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Paseo Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- CIC biomaGUNE , Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Paseo Miramón 182, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science , Ma. Díaz de Haro 3, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros (ICTP), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) , C/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Noor N, Koll J, Abetz C, Notzke H, Abetz V. Continuous Production of Macroporous Films: an Alternative to Breath Figure Assembly. Sci Rep 2017; 7:8050. [PMID: 28808251 PMCID: PMC5556099 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08027-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Despite the need for sophisticated instrumentation, breath figure assembly (BFA) methods are restricted to produce macroporous films on a tiny scale so far. The current study narrates the fabrication of macroporous films in hollow fiber geometry which extends to adopt the method for continuous production of isoporous surfaces from commercially available low-priced polymer materials. The fabrication of the films in the hollow fiber geometry is carried out by a co-centric quadruple orifice spinneret through which four different liquids are co-extruded simultaneously: bore fluid (to fill the lumen of the fiber), support layer solution, glycerol, and an isoporous film forming solution through the outer most orifice. The extruded entities plunge into a coagulation bath after passing a definite air gap. The implementation of the concept of diffuse-in, droplet formation, and then condense-out behavior of glycerol in a co-extrusion method of hollow fiber spinning makes macroporous film formation possible in an interminable way sidestepping the use of breath figure assembly method. Moreover, the continuous film formation by the proposed mechanism is also authenticated in flat sheet geometry by employing two casting blades in a casting machine. The structure of the films is analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
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- Nazia Noor
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Str.1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany. .,University of Hamburg, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146, Hamburg, Germany.
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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: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [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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Gao JP, Wu W, Rong L, Mao GL, Ning YN, Zhao QL, Huang J, Ma Z. Well-defined monocarboxyl-terminated polystyrene with low molecular weight: A candidate for the fabrication of highly ordered microporous films and microspheres via a static breath-figure process. Eur Polym J 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2014.07.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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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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Wan LS, Zhu LW, Ou Y, Xu ZK. Multiple interfaces in self-assembled breath figures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2014; 50:4024-39. [DOI: 10.1039/c3cc49826c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Progress in the breath figure method is reviewed by emphasizing the role of the multiple interfaces and the applications of honeycomb films in separation, biocatalysis, biosensing, templating, stimuli-responsive surfaces and adhesive surfaces.
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- Ling-Shu Wan
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310027, China
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Bai H, Du C, Zhang A, Li L. Kondensationsmuster: Erzeugung, Funktionalisierung und Anwendungen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201303594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Bai H, Du C, Zhang A, Li L. Breath Figure Arrays: Unconventional Fabrications, Functionalizations, and Applications. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2013; 52:12240-55. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201303594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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