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Jamnongpak W, Tiptipakorn S, Arumugam H, Charoensuk K, Karagiannidis P, Rimdusit S. Development of NIR light-responsive shape memory composites based on bio-benzoxazine/bio-urethane copolymers reinforced with graphene. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:499-510. [PMID: 38235100 PMCID: PMC10790969 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00647f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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In this work, shape memory polymers (SMPs) were developed from a combination of a bio-based benzoxazine (BZ) monomer and polyurethane prepolymer (PU-prepolymer), both derived from bio-based raw materials. The bio-based BZ monomer (V-fa monomer) was synthesized through a Mannich condensation reaction using vanillin, paraformaldehyde, and furfurylamine. The bio-based PU-prepolymer was obtained by reacting palm oil polyol (MW = 1400 Da) and toluene diisocyanate (TDI). To investigate the curing behavior of poly(V-fa/urethane), with a mass ratio of 50/50, differential scanning calorimetry was employed. The structure of the resulting poly(V-fa/urethane) was confirmed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Furthermore, the synthesized V-fa/urethane copolymers with weight ratios of 70/30, 60/40, 50/50 and 40/60 were observed to exhibit shape memory behaviors induced by near-infrared irradiation (808 nm). Poly(V-fa/urethane), specifically with a mass ratio of 50/50, demonstrated superior shape memory performance. It exhibited a remarkable capacity to retain the temporary shape up to 90%, achieve 99% shape recovery, and exhibit a recovery time of 25 s. The shape memory properties were further improved with the addition of 3 wt% graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), exhibiting an improvement in the shape fixity value to 94%, and shape recovery time value to 16 s. Moreover, our findings suggest that 60/40 poly(V-fa/urethane) reinforced with 3 wt% GNPs possesses favorable characteristics for applications as multiple SMPs, with shape fixity values of 97% and 94%, and shape recovery values of 96% and 89% for the first and second shapes, respectively.
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- Weerapong Jamnongpak
- Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University Nakhon Pathom 73140 Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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- Center of Excellence in Polymeric Materials for Medical Practice Devices, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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Long J, Liu S, Li N, Yuan G, Liu Y, Huang Q, Li J, Zhang H, Wang M. Smart Surfaces with pH-Responsiveness Enhanced by Multiscale Hierarchical Structures Fabricated by Laser Direct Writing. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:56490-56499. [PMID: 37976307 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c13079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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In contemporary applications, smart surfaces capable of altering their properties in response to external stimuli have garnered significant attention. Nonetheless, the efficient creation of smart surfaces exhibiting robust and rapid responsiveness and meticulous controllability on a large scale remains a challenge. This paper introduces an innovative approach to fabricate smart surfaces with strong pH-responsiveness, combining femtosecond laser direct writing (LDW) processing technology with stimulus-responsive polymer grafting. The proposed model involves the grafting of poly(2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PDEAEMA) onto rough and patterned Au/polystyrene (PS) bilayer surfaces through Au-SH bonding. The incorporation of LDW processing technology extends the choice of microstructures and roughness achievable on material surfaces, while PDEAEMA imparts pH responsiveness. Our findings revealed that the difference in contact angle between acidic and basic droplets on the rough PDEAEMA-g-Au surface (∼118°) greatly surpasses that on the flat PDEAEMA-g-Au surface (∼72°). Next, by leveraging the precision control over surface microstructures enabled by the LDW processing technique, this difference was further augmented to ∼127° on the optimized patterned PDEAEMA-g-Au surface. Further, we created two distinct combined smart surfaces with varying wettability profiles on which the hydrophilic-hydrophobic boundaries exhibit reliable asymmetric wettability for acidic and basic droplets. Additionally, we prepared a separator, realizing a better visual distinction between acid and base and collecting them separately. Given the effective abilities found in this study, we postulate that our smart surfaces hold substantial potential across diverse applications, encompassing microfluidic devices, intelligent sensors, and biomedicine.
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- Jiazhao Long
- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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- College of Material Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, People's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People's Republic of China
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Song H, Dong H, Dong W, Luo Y. Atomic-Level Insights into Hollow Silica-Based Materials for Drug Delivery: Effects of Wettability and Porosity. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2023; 9:6156-6164. [PMID: 37831542 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c01063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Experimental evidence has demonstrated that the drug carrier capacity can be significantly enhanced through the use of hollow silica particles. Nevertheless, the effects of varying functional drug carrier surfaces and porous structures remain ambiguous. This study employs molecular dynamics simulations to examine the effects of varying the surface wettability, pore size, and flow velocity on the transfer process. The different levels of wettability of the silica surface with the coarse-grained water model is illustrated by adjusted interaction parameters. The effect of wettability is investigated. With weak interactions, the flow molecules form a nanodroplet to transfer through the porous structure. A strong interaction will lead to molecules flowing as a liquid film to transfer through the structure. Interestingly, the "contradiction effect" is observed when the flow molecules fail to penetrate the porous structure with weak interactions, during which surface tension dominates their flow behavior. Moreover, different porous structures are considered. The flow behaviors are divided into three processes: (1) fast flowing, (2) transient point, and (3) penetration flowing. Furthermore, the concept of surface molecules is defined to quantitatively measure the effect of porosity. A recommended contact angle is proposed. The results will pave the way for more carrier structures in medical engineering.
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- Haoxin Song
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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Gibalova A, Kortekaas L, Simke J, Ravoo BJ. Multi-responsive Electropolymer Surface Coatings Based on Azo Molecular Switches and Carbazoles: Light, pH, and Electrochemical Control of Z→E Isomerization in Thin Films. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302215. [PMID: 37565655 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023]
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Light-responsive surfaces are attracting increasing interest, not least because their physicochemical properties can be selectively and temporally controlled by a non-invasive stimulus. Most existing immobilization strategies involve the chemical attachment of light-responsive moieties to the surface, although this approach often suffers from a low surface concentration of active species or a high inhomogeneity of applied coatings. Herein, electropolymerization of carbazoles as a facile and rapid approach for preparing light-responsive azo-based surface coatings is presented. The electrochemical oxidative polymerization of bis-carbazole containing azo-monomers yields stable films, in which the photochemical properties and specific pH sensitivity of azo molecular switches are retained. Moreover, the molecular design enables electrocatalytic control over Z→E azo double bond isomerization facilitated by the conductive polycarbazole backbone. Ultimately, the high degree of control over macromolecular properties yields conductive surface coatings responsive to a range of stimuli, showing great promise as a strategy for versatile application in organic electronics.
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- Anna Gibalova
- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149, Münster, Germany
- Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149, Münster, Germany
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Guan H, Li R, Lian R, Cui J, Ou M, Liu L, Chen X, Jiao C, Kuang S. A biomimetic design for efficient petrochemical spill disposal: CoFe-PBA modified superhydrophobic melamine sponge with mechanical/chemical durability and low fire risk. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 459:132041. [PMID: 37487334 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Due to frequent petrochemical spills, environmental pollution and the threat of secondary marine fires have arisen, necessitating an urgent need for petrochemical spill treatment strategies with high-performance oil-water separation capabilities. To address the challenges of poor durability, instability in hydrophobic conditions, and difficulty in absorbing high-viscosity crude oil associated with hydrophobic absorbent materials, the authors of this study took inspiration from the unique micro and nanostructures of springtails' water-repellent skin. We engineered a superhydrophobic melamine sponge using interfacial assembly techniques designated as Si@PBA@PDA@MS. This material demonstrated improved mechanical and chemical durability, enhanced photothermal performance, and reduced fire risk. The metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived cobalt-iron Prussian blue analog (CoFe-PBA) was firmly anchored to the sponge framework by the chelation of cobalt ions using polydopamine (PDA). The results demonstrated that Si@PBA@PDA@MS demonstrated excellent superhydrophobicity (WCA=163.5°) and oil absorption capacity (53.4-97.5 g/g), maintaining high durability even after 20 cycles of absorption-squeezing. Additionally, it could still exhibit excellent mechanical properties, hydrophobic stability, and absorption performance across a wide temperature range (0-100 °C), pH range (1-14), and high compression strength (ε = 80%), with excellent mechanical/chemical durability. Furthermore, Si@PBA@PDA@MS demonstrated remarkable photothermal performance and low fire risk, offering efficient, safe, and sustainable practical value for effective petrochemical spill treatment.
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- Haocun Guan
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China.
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China.
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- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, Shandong 266042, China
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Kap Ö, Hartmann S, Hoek H, de Beer S, Siretanu I, Thiele U, Mugele F. Nonequilibrium configurations of swelling polymer brush layers induced by spreading drops of weakly volatile oil. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:2888849. [PMID: 37144718 DOI: 10.1063/5.0146779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023] Open
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Polymer brush layers are responsive materials that swell in contact with good solvents and their vapors. We deposit drops of an almost completely wetting volatile oil onto an oleophilic polymer brush layer and follow the response of the system upon simultaneous exposure to both liquid and vapor. Interferometric imaging shows that a halo of partly swollen polymer brush layer forms ahead of the moving contact line. The swelling dynamics of this halo is controlled by a subtle balance of direct imbibition from the drop into the brush layer and vapor phase transport and can lead to very long-lived transient swelling profiles as well as nonequilibrium configurations involving thickness gradients in a stationary state. A gradient dynamics model based on a free energy functional with three coupled fields is developed and numerically solved. It describes experimental observations and reveals how local evaporation and condensation conspire to stabilize the inhomogeneous nonequilibrium stationary swelling profiles. A quantitative comparison of experiments and calculations provides access to the solvent diffusion coefficient within the brush layer. Overall, the results highlight the-presumably generally applicable-crucial role of vapor phase transport in dynamic wetting phenomena involving volatile liquids on swelling functional surfaces.
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- Özlem Kap
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Sustainable Polymer Chemistry Group, Department of Molecules & Materials MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Center for Nonlinear Science (CeNoS), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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Arndt NB, Adolphs T, Arlinghaus HF, Heidrich B, Ravoo BJ. Arylazopyrazole-Modified Thiolactone Acrylate Copolymer Brushes for Tuneable and Photoresponsive Wettability of Glass Surfaces. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:5342-5351. [PMID: 37011284 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Photoswitches have long been employed in coatings for surfaces and substrates to harness light as a versatile stimulus to induce responsive behavior. We previously demonstrated the viability of arylazopyrazole (AAP) as a photoswitch in self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on silicon and glass surfaces for photoresponsive wetting applications. We now aim to transfer the excellent photophysical properties of AAPs to polymer brush coatings. Compared to SAMs, polymer brushes offer enhanced stability and an increase of the thickness and density of the functional organic layer. In this work, we present thiolactone acrylate copolymer brushes which can be post-modified with AAP amines as well as hydrophobic acrylates, making use of the unique chemistry of the thiolactones. This strategy enables photoresponsive wetting with a tuneable range of contact angle change on glass substrates. We show the successful synthesis of thiolactone hydroxyethyl acrylate copolymer brushes by means of surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization with the option to either prepare homogeneous brushes or to prepare micrometer-sized brush patterns by microcontact printing. The polymer brushes were analyzed by atomic force microscopy, time-of-flight secondary ion spectrometry, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Photoresponsive behavior imparted to the brushes by means of post-modification with AAP is monitored by UV/vis spectroscopy, and wetting behavior of homogeneous brushes is measured by static and dynamic contact angle measurements. The brushes show an average change in static contact angle of around 13° between E and Z isomer of the AAP photoswitch for at least five cycles, while the range of contact angle change can be fine-tuned between 53.5°/66.5° (E/Z) and 81.5°/94.8° (E/Z) by post-modification with hydrophobic acrylates.
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- Niklas B Arndt
- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Münster, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Physics Institute, University of Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Physics Institute, University of Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- MEET Battery Research Center, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 46, 48149 Münster, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 29, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, University of Münster, Busso-Peus-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Gibalova A, Arndt NB, Burg L, Ravoo BJ. Light-Responsive Conductive Surface Coatings on the Basis of Azidomethyl-PEDOT Electropolymer Films. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:12363-12371. [PMID: 36848114 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c21995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The design of responsive coatings has gained increasing attention recently, with light-responsive interfaces receiving particular appreciation, as their surface properties can be modulated with excellent spatiotemporal control. In this article, we present light-responsive conductive coatings acquired through a copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction between electropolymerized azide-functionalized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT-N3) and arylazopyrazole (AAP)-bearing alkynes. The UV/vis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) data indicate a successful post-modification, supporting a covalent attachment of AAP moieties to PEDOT-N3. The thickness and degree of PEDOT-N3 modification are accessible by varying the amount of passed charge during electropolymerization and time of reaction, respectively, providing a degree of synthetic control over the physicochemical material properties. The produced substrates demonstrate a reversible and stable light-driven switching of photochromic properties in both "dry" and swelled states, as well as efficient electrocatalytic Z → E switching. The AAP-modified polymer substrates exhibit a light-controlled wetting behavior, demonstrating a consistently reversible switching of the static water contact angle with a difference up to 10.0° for CF3-AAP@PEDOT-N3. The results highlight the application of conducting PEDOT-N3 for the covalent immobilization of molecular switches while preserving their stimuli-responsive features.
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- Anna Gibalova
- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 36, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 36, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 36, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute and Center for Soft Nanoscience, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Corrensstr. 36, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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Syed Mohamed SMD, Ansari NF, Md Iqbal N, Anis SNS. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA)-based responsive polymers. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2021.1962874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Department of Biotechnology, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia
- Research Unit for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (RUBIC), International Islamic University of Malaysia, Kuantan, Malaysia
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- IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Münch AS, Simon F, Merlitz H, Uhlmann P. Investigation of an oleophobic-hydrophilic polymer brush with switchable wettability for easy-to-clean coatings. Eur Polym J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Gudkov MV, Stolyarova DY, Shiyanova KA, Mel’nikov VP. Polymer Composites with Graphene and Its Derivatives as Functional Materials of the Future. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES C 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1811238222010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hmede R, Chapelle F, Lapusta Y. Review of Neural Network Modeling of Shape Memory Alloys. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 22:s22155610. [PMID: 35957170 PMCID: PMC9370891 DOI: 10.3390/s22155610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Shape memory materials are smart materials that stand out because of several remarkable properties, including their shape memory effect. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are largely used members of this family and have been innovatively employed in various fields, such as sensors, actuators, robotics, aerospace, civil engineering, and medicine. Many conventional, unconventional, experimental, and numerical methods have been used to study the properties of SMAs, their models, and their different applications. These materials exhibit nonlinear behavior. This fact complicates the use of traditional methods, such as the finite element method, and increases the computing time necessary to adequately model their different possible shapes and usages. Therefore, a promising solution is to develop new methodological approaches based on artificial intelligence (AI) that aims at efficient computation time and accurate results. AI has recently demonstrated some success in efficiently modeling SMA features with machine- and deep-learning methods. Notably, artificial neural networks (ANNs), a subsection of deep learning, have been applied to characterize SMAs. The present review highlights the importance of AI in SMA modeling and introduces the deep connection between ANNs and SMAs in the medical, robotic, engineering, and automation fields. After summarizing the general characteristics of ANNs and SMAs, we analyze various ANN types used for modeling the properties of SMAs according to their shapes, e.g., a wire as an actuator, a wire with a spring bias, wire systems, magnetic and porous materials, bars and rings, and reinforced concrete beams. The description focuses on the techniques used for NN architectures and learning.
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Sargur Ranganath A, Vellingiri S, Low HY. Tuning response amplitude in nanoimprinted thermoresponsive polymer blend. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Anupama Sargur Ranganath
- Engineering and Product Development (EPD) Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) Singapore
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- Engineering and Product Development (EPD) Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) Singapore
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- Engineering and Product Development (EPD) Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) Singapore
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Yu Y, Cui W, Song L, Liao Q, Ma K, Zhong S, Yue H, Liang B. Design of Organic-Free Superhydrophobic TiO 2 with Ultraviolet Stability or Ultraviolet-Induced Switchable Wettability. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:9864-9872. [PMID: 35138795 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c24083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Superhydrophobic TiO2 with great application potential is mainly obtained by surface modification with low surface energy organics, which is easily degraded under sunlight irradiation, which results in the loss of superhydrophobic properties. Herein, we developed a room-temperature pulsed chemical vapor deposition (pulsed CVD) method to develop amorphous TiO2-deposited TiO2 nanoparticles. The ultraviolet stability/ultraviolet-induced reversible wettability switch had been simultaneously realized by different and controllable deposition cycles of amorphous TiO2. The superhydrophobic properties of the organic-free TiO2 were determined by the micrometer-nanometer-sub-nanometer multiscale structure, the multiscale pore structure, and the large Young's contact angle resulting from carboxylic acid adsorption. Also, we found that the adsorption rate and adsorption stability of oxygen and water at the surface oxygen vacancies were the key to facilitate the reversible switching between superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic states, which was well demonstrated by experimental characterization and theoretical simulation. In addition, we also found that the resistance of dense amorphous TiO2 films on the TiO2 surface to the migration of photogenerated electrons and holes was the key to maintain the stable superhydrophobic properties of superhydrophobic TiO2 under ultraviolet illumination. The powders were strongly ground and the coating surface was rubbed on the surface of the sandpaper, which still maintained superhydrophobic properties, providing favorable conditions for the application of superhydrophobic TiO2. This work modulates the ultraviolet stability and dark/ultraviolet-induced switchable superhydrophobicity/superhydrophilicity of coated TiO2 by simply adjusting the number of deposition times in a pulsed CVD process for the first time, thus contributing to the development of organic-free superhydrophobic TiO2.
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- Yangyang Yu
- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou) & Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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Liu H, Zhang L, Huang J, Mao J, Chen Z, Mao Q, Ge M, Lai Y. Smart surfaces with reversibly switchable wettability: Concepts, synthesis and applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 300:102584. [PMID: 34973464 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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As a growing hot research topic, manufacturing smart switchable surfaces has attracted much attention in the past a few years. The state-of-the-art study on reversibly switchable wettability of smart surfaces has been presented in this systematic review. External stimuli are brought about to render the alteration in chemical conformation and surface morphology to drive the wettability switch. Here, starting from the fundamental theories related to the surfaces wetting principles, highlights on different triggers for switchable wettability, such as pH, light, ions, temperature, electric field, gas, mechanical force, and multi-stimuli are discussed. Different applications that have various wettability requirement are targeted, including oil-water separation, droplets manipulation, patterning, liquid transport, and so on. This review aims to provide a deep insight into responsive interfacial science and offer guidance for smart surface engineering. It ends with a summary of current challenges, future opportunities, and potential solutions on smart switch of wettability on superwetting surfaces.
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- Hui Liu
- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, PR China; National Manufacturing Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing and Finishing Technology, Taian 271000, PR China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, PR China; National Manufacturing Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing and Finishing Technology, Taian 271000, PR China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou 350116, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore, Singapore
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, PR China; National Manufacturing Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing and Finishing Technology, Taian 271000, PR China.
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, School of Textile & Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, PR China; National Manufacturing Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing and Finishing Technology, Taian 271000, PR China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC-CFC), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou 350116, PR China.
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Arndt NB, Schlüter F, Böckmann M, Adolphs T, Arlinghaus HF, Doltsinis NL, Ravoo BJ. Self-Assembled Monolayers of Arylazopyrazoles on Glass and Silicon Oxide: Photoisomerization and Photoresponsive Wettability. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:735-742. [PMID: 34989243 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Surface coatings that respond to external influences and change their physical properties upon application of external stimuli are of great interest, with light being a particularly desirable choice. Photoswitches such as azobenzenes have been employed in a range of photoresponsive coatings. One striking change in physical property of many photoresponsive coatings is their responsive wettability upon illumination. In this work, we present photoswitchable self-assembled monolayers based on arylazopyrazoles (AAPs). In solution, AAPs offer significant improvements in terms of the photostationary state, thermal stability, and fatigue resistance. The AAP photoswitch is coupled to triethoxysilanes for an easy, one-step functionalization of glass and silicon oxide surfaces. We show the synthesis of AAP-based silanes and the successful surface functionalization, and we confirm the excellent photoswitchability of the AAPs in a self-assembled monolayer upon alternating irradiation with UV (365 nm) and green (520 nm) light. The self-assembled monolayers are investigated by UV/vis spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and contact angle goniometry. We furthermore investigate the effect of substitution of the AAPs on the photoresponsive wetting behavior and compare this with density functional theory (DFT) calculations of the dipole moments of the AAPs.
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- Niklas B Arndt
- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Institute of Solid State Theory, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Physics Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Physics Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Institute of Solid State Theory, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Wilhelm-Klemm-Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Center for Soft Nanoscience and Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Busso-Peus Straße 10, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Degirmenci A, Sanyal R, Arslan M, Sanyal A. Benzothiazole-disulfide based redox-responsive polymers: facile access to reversibly functionalizable polymeric coatings. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00133k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Redox-responsive polymers and polymeric coatings containing benzothiazole-disulfide groups provide facile access to reversibly functionalizable platforms.
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- Aysun Degirmenci
- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Polymer Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yalova University, Yalova 77200, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, 34342, Turkey
- Center for Life Sciences and Technologies, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Sui W, Hu H, Lin Y, Yi P, Miao L, Zhang H, He H, Li G. Mussel-inspired pH-responsive copper foam with switchable wettability for bidirectional oil-water separation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Dias J, Correia D, Costa C, Botelho G, Vilas-Vilela J, Lanceros-Mendez S. Thermal degradation behavior of ionic liquid/ fluorinated polymer composites: Effect of polymer type and ionic liquid anion and cation. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This article describes the defining characteristics of photochromic dyes and highlights the subset of properties that are of greatest commercial importance. It outlines the history of the industrial exploitation of photochromic colorants before moving on to discuss current and potential applications. In doing so, a brief tour of key types of photochromic dye is provided.
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Kachwal V, Laskar IR. Mechanofluorochromism with Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) Characteristics: A Perspective Applying Isotropic and Anisotropic Force. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2021; 379:28. [PMID: 34105028 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-021-00341-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Organic mechanofluorochromic (MFC) materials (that change their emission under anisotropic and isotropic pressure) have attracted a great attention in recent years due to their promising applications in sensing pressure, storage devices, security inks, three-dimensional (3D) printing, etc. Stimuli-responsive organic materials with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics would be an interesting class of materials to enrich the chemistry of MFC compounds. A diamond anvil cell (DAC) is a small tool that is employed to generate high and uniform pressure on materials over a small area. This article discusses the relationship between the chemical structure of AIE compounds and the change in emission properties under anisotropic (mechanical grinding) and isotropic (hydrostatic) pressure. The luminescent properties of such materials depend on the molecular rearrangement in the lattice, conformational changes, excited state transitions and weak intermolecular interactions. Hence, studying the change in luminescent property of these compounds under varying pressure will provide a deeper understanding of the excited-state properties of various emissive compounds with stress. The development of such materials and studies into the effect of pressure on their luminescence properties are summarized.
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- Vishal Kachwal
- Department of Chemistry, BITS PILANI, Pilani campus, Pilani, India
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Dutta D, Dubey R, Borah JP, Puzari A. Smart pH-Responsive Polyaniline-Coated Hollow Polymethylmethacrylate Microspheres: A Potential pH Neutralizer for Water Purification Systems. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:10095-10105. [PMID: 34056164 PMCID: PMC8153678 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Smart materials with potential pH controllability are gaining widespread concern due to their versatile applicability in water purification systems. A study presented here demonstrates a successful synthesis of smart pH-responsive polyaniline (PANI)-coated hollow polymethylmethacrylate microspheres (PHPMs) using a combination of solvent evaporation and in situ coating techniques. The material was characterized by using conventional techniques. Images recorded by an optical microscope displayed clear evidence in support of the coating, which was further supported by the SEM images. Surface roughness due to the coating was distinct in the SEM images. The PANI coating has enabled the microsphere to effectively neutralize the pH of water in water purification systems, which is very important in tackling the excessive acidic or basic problem of water resources. This study introduces a simple, facile, and cost-effective synthetic route to develop polyaniline-coated hollow polymethylmethacrylate microspheres with high performance as a pH-responsive material for water purification. The low density of the material and relatively large surface area compared to conventionally used chemicals further enhance the application prospect of the material.
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- Dhiraj Dutta
- National
Institute of Technology Nagaland, Chumukedima, Dimapur 797103, Nagaland, India
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- Defence
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- National
Institute of Technology Nagaland, Chumukedima, Dimapur 797103, Nagaland, India
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- National
Institute of Technology Nagaland, Chumukedima, Dimapur 797103, Nagaland, India
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is widely used in various fields both in daily life and industry owing to its excellent photoelectric properties and its induced superwettability. Over the past several decades, various methods have been reported to improve the wettability of TiO2 and plenty of practical applications have been developed. The TiO2-derived materials with different morphologies display a variety of functions including photocatalysis, self-cleaning, oil-water separation, etc. Herein, various functions and applications of TiO2 with superwettability are summarized and described in different sections. First, a brief introduction about the discovery of photoelectrodes made of TiO2 is revealed. The ultra-fast spreading behaviors on TiO2 are shown in the part of ultra-fast spreading with superwettability. The part of controllable wettability introduces the controllable wettability of TiO2-derived materials and their related applications. Recent developments of interfacial photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical reactions with TiO2 are presented in the part of interfacial photocatalysis and photoelectrochemical reactions. The part of nanochannels for ion rectification describes ion transportation in nanochannels based on TiO2-derived materials. In the final section, a brief conclusion and a future outlook based on the superwettability of TiO2 are shown.
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Nair S, Gao J, Otto C, Duits MHG, Mugele F. In-situ observation of reactive wettability alteration using algorithm-improved confocal Raman microscopy. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 584:551-560. [PMID: 33129164 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 10/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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HYPOTHESIS The wettability of complex fluids on surfaces usually depends on the adsorption of solutes to any of the constituting interfaces. Controlling such interfacial processes by varying the composition of a phase enables the design of smart responsive systems. Our goal is to demonstrate that 3D Confocal Raman Microscopy (CRM) can reveal the mechanistic details of such processes by allowing to simultaneously monitor the contact angle variation and redistribution of the chemical species involved. EXPERIMENTS Motivated by the enhanced oil recovery process of low salinity water flooding, we studied the response of picolitre oil drops on mineral substrates upon varying the ambient brine salinity. The substrates were pre-coated with thin layers of deuterated-stearic acid (surfactant) that display salinity-dependent stability. FINDINGS 3D CRM imaging using a recently proposed faster 'ai' (algorithm-improved) mode reveals that the surfactant layer is stable at high salinities, leading to preferential oil wetting. Upon reducing the ambient brine salinity, this layer decomposes and the investigated surfaces of mica and - somewhat less pronounced - silica become more water wet. Eventually, the surfactant is found to partly dissolve in the oil and partly precipitate at the oil-water interface. We anticipate that ai-3D-CRM will prove useful to holistically study similar systems displaying reactive wetting.
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- Sachin Nair
- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands.
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Medical Cell Bio Physics Group and TechMed Centre, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Physics of Complex Fluids Group and MESA+ Institute, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, the Netherlands.
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Su R, Li S, Wu W, Song C, Liu G, Yu Y. Recent progress in electrospun nanofibrous membranes for oil/water separation. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Reversible wettability switching of piezo-responsive nanostructured polymer fibers by electric field. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-020-01290-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sun W, Tajvidi M, Hunt CG, Howell C. All-Natural Smart Mycelium Surface with Tunable Wettability. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.0c01449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Wenjing Sun
- Laboratory of Renewable Nanomaterials, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Nutting Hall, Orono, Maine 04469-5755, United States
- Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine, 35 Flagstaff Road, Orono, Maine 04469-5755, United States
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- Laboratory of Renewable Nanomaterials, School of Forest Resources, University of Maine, Nutting Hall, Orono, Maine 04469-5755, United States
- Advanced Structures and Composites Center, University of Maine, 35 Flagstaff Road, Orono, Maine 04469-5755, United States
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- USDA Forest Products Laboratory, 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5755, United States
- Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 04469-5755, United States
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Liu X, Yang F, Guo J, Fu J, Guo Z. New insights into unusual droplets: from mediating the wettability to manipulating the locomotion modes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:14757-14788. [PMID: 33125006 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05801g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The ability to manipulate droplets can be utilized to develop various smart sensors or actuators, endowing them with fascinating applications for drug delivery, detection of target analytes, environmental monitoring, intelligent control, and so on. However, the stimuli-responsive superhydrophobic/superhydrophilic materials for normal water droplets cannot satisfy the requirements from some certain circumstances, i.e., liquid lenses and biosensors (detection of various additives in water/blood droplets). Stimuli-responsive wetting/dewetting behaviors of exceptional droplets are open issues and are attracting much attention from across the world. In this perspective article, the unconventional droplets are divided into three categories: ionic or surfactant additives in water droplets, oil droplets, and bubble droplets. We first introduce several classical wettability models of droplets and some methods to achieve wettability transition. The unusual droplet motion is also introduced in detail. There are four main types of locomotion modes, which are vertical rebound motion, lateral motion, self-propulsion motion, and anisotropic wettability controlled sliding behavior. The driving mechanism for the droplet motion is briefly introduced as well. Some approaches to achieve this manipulation goal, such as light irradiation, electronic, magnetic, acid-base, thermal, and mechanical ways will be taken into consideration. Finally, the current researches on unconventional droplets extending to polymer droplets and liquid metal droplets on the surface of special wettability materials are summarized and the prospect of unconventional droplet research directions in the field of on-demand transport application will be proposed.
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- Xianchen Liu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China. and School of Chemistry and Environment Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, People's Republic of China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering and Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China. and State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China.
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Khattab TA, El‐Naggar ME, Abdelrahman MS, Aldalbahi A, Hatshan MR. Facile development of photochromic cellulose acetate transparent nanocomposite film immobilized with lanthanide‐doped pigment: ultraviolet blocking, superhydrophobic, and antimicrobial activity. LUMINESCENCE 2020; 36:543-555. [DOI: 10.1002/bio.3974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science King Saud University Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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Li RH, Ma J, Sun Y, Li H. Tailoring two-dimensional surfaces with pillararenes based host–guest chemistry. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2020.06.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Talha M, Ma Y, Xu M, Wang Q, Lin Y, Kong X. Recent Advancements in Corrosion Protection of Magnesium Alloys by Silane-Based Sol–Gel Coatings. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c03368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mohd Talha
- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
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- School of New Energy and Materials, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
- CNPC Key Lab for Tubular Goods Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei 434023, People’s Republic of China
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Wang Z, Yu P, Zhou J, Liao J, Zhou L, Ran H, Zhai J, Xing J, Tan G, Zhou Z, Li Y, Ning C, Zhou Y. Ultrafast and On-Demand Oil/Water Separation Membrane System Based on Conducting Polymer Nanotip Arrays. NANO LETTERS 2020; 20:4895-4900. [PMID: 32567866 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Ultrafast oil/water separation based on tunable superwettability switch remains a big challenge. Here, inspired by the ultrafast water transport mechanism in sarracenia, we develop a micro/nanostructured porous membrane with conducting polymer nanotip arrays through the surface-initiated polymerizations. By modulating the height (ranging from 49-529 nm) and redox states of nanotips, a smart reversible superwettability switch is facile to obtain with contact angles of water/oil arranging from 161° to about 0°. Besides, liquid transport speed was accelerated more than 1.5 times by increasing the nanotip length. The water flux could reach up to 50326 L m-2 h-1 (1000 times that of a typical industrial ultrafiltration membrane). This is attributed to the stable and continuous water film along the nanotips, which provide a lubrication layer, leading to an increase of permeability. This work provides significant insights into macro/nanostructured membrane design for smart separation, blood lipid filtration, and smart nanoreactors with high permeability.
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- Zhengao Wang
- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Center of Soft Matter Physics and Its Application, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, P. R. China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 511458, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
- National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Materials and Interfacial Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China
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Elkony Y, Mansour ES, Elhusseiny A, Hassan H, Ebrahim S. Novel Grafted/Crosslinked Cellulose Acetate Membrane with N-isopropylacrylamide/N,N-methylenebisacrylamide for Water Desalination. Sci Rep 2020; 10:9901. [PMID: 32555324 PMCID: PMC7303209 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67008-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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This work aims to prepare new types of grafted and crosslinked cellulose acetate (CA) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes by phase inversion technique. The grafting and/or crosslinking processes of the pristine CA-RO membrane were conducted using N-isopropylacrylamide (N-IPAAm) and N,N-methylene bisacrylamide (MBAAm), respectively. The grafting/crosslinking mechanism onto the CA-RO membrane surface was proposed. Atomic force microscope (AFM) images of the pure CA-RO and 0.1 wt% N-IPAAm-grafted CA-RO membranes revealed that the surface roughness was 42.99 nm and 11.6 nm, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the 0.1 wt% grafted/crosslinked membrane indicated the finger-like macrovoids structure. It was observed that the contact angle of the pristine CA-RO membrane was 66.28° and declined to 49.7° for 0.1 wt % N-IPAAm-grafted CA-RO membrane. The salt rejection of the pristine CA-RO membrane was 93.7% and increased to 98.9% for the grafted 0.1 wt % N-IPAAm/CA-RO membrane. The optimum grafted/crosslinked composition was 0.1 wt %/ 0.013 wt % which produced the salt rejection and water flux of 94% and 3.2 L/m2h at low pressure, respectively. It was concluded that both the grafting and crosslinking processes enhanced the performance of the CA-RO membranes.
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- Yasmeen Elkony
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O.Box 426-Ibrahimia, 21321, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O.Box 426-Ibrahimia, 21321, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O.Box 426-Ibrahimia, 21321, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O.Box 426-Ibrahimia, 21321, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Materials Science, Institute of graduate studies and research, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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McCune JA, Mommer S, Parkins CC, Scherman OA. Design Principles for Aqueous Interactive Materials: Lessons from Small Molecules and Stimuli-Responsive Systems. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e1906890. [PMID: 32227391 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201906890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2019] [Revised: 11/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Interactive materials are at the forefront of current materials research with few examples in the literature. Researchers are inspired by nature to develop materials that can modulate and adapt their behavior in accordance with their surroundings. Stimuli-responsive systems have been developed over the past decades which, although often described as "smart," lack the ability to act autonomously. Nevertheless, these systems attract attention on account of the resultant materials' ability to change their properties in a predicable manner. These materials find application in a plethora of areas including drug delivery, artificial muscles, etc. Stimuli-responsive materials are serving as the precursors for next-generation interactive materials. Interest in these systems has resulted in a library of well-developed chemical motifs; however, there is a fundamental gap between stimuli-responsive and interactive materials. In this perspective, current state-of-the-art stimuli-responsive materials are outlined with a specific emphasis on aqueous macroscopic interactive materials. Compartmentalization, critical for achieving interactivity, relies on hydrophobic, hydrophilic, supramolecular, and ionic interactions, which are commonly present in aqueous systems and enable complex self-assembly processes. Relevant examples of aqueous interactive materials that do exist are given, and design principles to realize the next generation of materials with embedded autonomous function are suggested.
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- Jade A McCune
- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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- Melville Laboratory for Polymer Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, UK
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AbstractThis article introduces the general characteristics of the diarylethene class of photochromic dye and the structural features that make photochromism possible. It touches on the methodologies employed to synthesize these compounds as well as the influences that typical substitution patterns exert on photocoloration. A demonstration is then given of the great diversity pertaining to the potential applications in which researchers are seeking to exploit them as functional colorants.
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- Andrew Towns
- Technical, Lambson Ltd, Clifford House, York Road, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS22 7NSUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Sun X, Tyagi P, Agate S, McCord MG, Lucia LA, Pal L. Highly tunable bioadhesion and optics of 3D printable PNIPAm/cellulose nanofibrils hydrogels. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 234:115898. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.115898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Shen B, Erol O, Fang L, Kang SH. Programming the time into 3D printing: current advances and future directions in 4D printing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1088/2399-7532/ab54ea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Dattler D, Fuks G, Heiser J, Moulin E, Perrot A, Yao X, Giuseppone N. Design of Collective Motions from Synthetic Molecular Switches, Rotors, and Motors. Chem Rev 2019; 120:310-433. [PMID: 31869214 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the synthesis of individual molecular actuators and machines has been the subject of intense investigations and debates over the past 60 years. In this review, we focus on the design of collective motions that are achieved by integrating, in space and time, several or many of these individual mechanical units together. In particular, we provide an in-depth look at the intermolecular couplings used to physically connect a number of artificial mechanically active molecular units such as photochromic molecular switches, nanomachines based on mechanical bonds, molecular rotors, and light-powered rotary motors. We highlight the various functioning principles that can lead to their collective motion at various length scales. We also emphasize how their synchronized, or desynchronized, mechanical behavior can lead to emerging functional properties and to their implementation into new active devices and materials.
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- Damien Dattler
- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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- SAMS Research Group, Institute Charles Sadron, CNRS , University of Strasbourg , 23 rue du Loess , BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg Cedex 2 , France
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Li Z, Guo Z. Bioinspired surfaces with wettability for antifouling application. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:22636-22663. [PMID: 31755511 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05870b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Wettability is a special character found in nature, including the superhydrophobicity of lotus leaves, the underwater superoleophobicity of fish scales and the slipperiness of pitcher plants. These surfaces exhibit unique properties such as resistance to icing, corrosion, and the like. The antifouling properties of the material surface have important applications in a variety of areas, such as in hulls, in medical equipment, in water pipes and underwater equipment. However, the traditional anti-fouling surface is usually combined with toxic substances or its manufacturing process is complicated and expensive, which cannot meet the current antifouling demand. These wettable surfaces have always exhibited good anti-biofouling and self-cleaning properties, and their use as antifouling surfaces can well solve the problems of the above-mentioned traditional antifouling surfaces. Here, we divided the wettable surfaces into superhydrophobic surfaces, underwater superoleophobic surfaces and slippery surfaces, respectively, summarizing their development in the field of antifouling. Their research progress in antibacterial, antibiotic flocculation and antiplatelet adhesion is highlighted. Furthermore, we provide our own insights into the shortcomings and development prospects of wettable surface applications in the field of antifouling.
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- Zhihao Li
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China. and State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China. and State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, People's Republic of China
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Hudson AD, Ponte MR, Mahmood F, Pena Ventura T, Saravanamuttu K. A soft photopolymer cuboid that computes with binary strings of white light. Nat Commun 2019; 10:2310. [PMID: 31127099 PMCID: PMC6534534 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10166-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Next-generation stimuli–responsive materials must be configured with local computational ability so that instead of a discrete on-off responsiveness, they sense, process and interact reciprocally with environmental stimuli. Because of their varied architectures and tunable responsiveness to a range of physical and chemical stimuli, polymers hold particular promise in the generation of such “materials that compute”. Here, we present a photopolymer cuboid that autonomously performs pattern recognition and transfer, volumetric encoding and binary arithmetic with incandescent beams. The material’s nonlinear response to incident beams generates one, two or three mutually orthogonal ensembles of white-light filaments, which respectively self-organize into disordered, 1-D and 2-D periodic geometries. Data input as binary (dark-bright) strings generate a unique distribution of filament geometries, which corresponds to the result of a specific operation. The working principles of this material that computes with light is transferrable to other nonlinear systems and incoherent sources including light emitting diodes. Some next-generation computing may be based in physical systems that respond directly and reciprocally to environmental stimuli. Here, the authors describe a photoresponsive material that autonomously performs computations with incident beams of incoherent white light.
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- Alexander D Hudson
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada.
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Wettability Manipulation by Interface-Localized Liquid Dielectrophoresis: Fundamentals and Applications. MICROMACHINES 2019; 10:mi10050329. [PMID: 31100902 PMCID: PMC6562410 DOI: 10.3390/mi10050329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Electric field-based smart wetting manipulation is one of the extensively used techniques in modern surface science and engineering, especially in microfluidics and optofluidics applications. Liquid dielectrophoresis (LDEP) is a technique involving the manipulation of dielectric liquid motion via the polarization effect using a non-homogeneous electric field. The LDEP technique was mainly dedicated to the actuation of dielectric and aqueous liquids in microfluidics systems. Recently, a new concept called dielectrowetting was demonstrated by which the wettability of a dielectric liquid droplet can be reversibly manipulated via a highly localized LDEP force at the three-phase contact line of the droplet. Although dielectrowetting is principally very different from electrowetting on dielectrics (EWOD), it has the capability to spread a dielectric droplet into a thin liquid film with the application of sufficiently high voltage, overcoming the contact-angle saturation encountered in EWOD. The strength of dielectrowetting depends on the ratio of the penetration depth of the electric field inside the dielectric liquid and the difference between the dielectric constants of the liquid and its ambient medium. Since the introduction of the dielectrowetting technique, significant progress in the field encompassing various real-life applications was demonstrated in recent decades. In this paper, we review and discuss the governing forces and basic principles of LDEP, the mechanism of interface localization of LDEP for dielectrowetting, related phenomenon, and their recent applications, with an outlook on the future research.
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Inspired by nature, tunable wettability has attracted a lot of attention in both academia and industry. Various methods of polymer surface tailoring have been studied to control the changes in wetting behavior. Polymers with a precisely controlled wetting behavior in a specific environment are blessed with a wealth of opportunities and potential applications exploitable in biomaterial engineering. Controlled wetting behavior can be obtained by combining surface chemistry and morphology. Plasma assisted polymer surface modification technique has played a significant part to control surface chemistry and morphology, thus improving the surface wetting properties of polymers in many applications. This review focuses on plasma polymerization and investigations regarding surface chemistry, surface wettability and coating kinetics, as well as coating stability. We begin with a brief overview of plasma polymerization; this includes growth mechanisms of plasma polymerization and influence of plasma parameters. Next, surface wettability and theoretical background structures and chemistry of superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces are discussed. In this review, a summary is made of recent work on tunable wettability by tailoring surface chemistry with physical appearance (i.e. substrate texture). The formation of smart polymer coatings, which adjust their surface wettability according to outside environment, including, pH, light, electric field and temperature, is also discussed. Finally, the applications of tunable wettability and pH responsiveness of polymer coatings in real life are addressed. This review should be of interest to plasma surface science communality particularly focused controlled wettability of smart polymer surfaces.
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Yong J, Singh SC, Zhan Z, Chen F, Guo C. Substrate-Independent, Fast, and Reversible Switching between Underwater Superaerophobicity and Aerophilicity on the Femtosecond Laser-Induced Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Selectively Repelling or Capturing Bubbles in Water. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:8667-8675. [PMID: 30698002 PMCID: PMC6396345 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b21465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this paper, the reversible switching between underwater (super-) aerophilicity and superaerophobicity was achieved on various femtosecond (fs) laser-induced superhydrophobic surfaces. A range of materials including Al, stainless steel, Cu, Ni, Si, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), and polydimethylsiloxane were first transformed to superhydrophobic after the formation of surface microstructures through fs laser treatment. These surfaces showed (super-) aerophilicity when immersed in water. In contrast, if the surface was prewetted with ethanol and then dipped into water, the surfaces showed superaerophobicity in water. The underwater aerophilicity of the superhydrophobic substrates could easily recover by drying. The switching between the underwater aerophilicity and superaerophobicity can be fast repeated many cycles and is substrate-independent in stark contrast to common wettability-switchable surfaces based on stimuli-responsive chemistry. Therefore, the as-prepared superhydrophobic surfaces can capture or repel air bubbles in water by selectively switching between underwater superaerophobicity and aerophilicity. Finally, we demonstrated that the underwater bubbles could pass through an underwater aerophilic porous sheet but were intercepted by an underwater superaerophobic porous sheet. The selective passage of the underwater bubbles was achieved by the reversible switching between the underwater aerophilicity and superaerophobicity. We believe that this substrate-independent and fast method of switching air wettability has important applications in controlling air behavior in water.
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- Jiale Yong
- The
Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of
Electronics & Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- The
Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- The
Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Shaanxi
Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of
Electronics & Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China
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- The
Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Li T, Wang J, Wang F, Zhang L, Jiang Y, Arandiyan H, Li H. The Effect of Surface Wettability and Coalescence Dynamics in Catalytic Performance and Catalyst Preparation: A Review. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201801925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Tao Li
- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials Ministry of EducationShandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials Ministry of EducationShandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials Ministry of EducationShandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials Ministry of EducationShandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials Ministry of EducationShandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Advanced Catalysis for Sustainability, School of ChemistryThe University of Sydney Sydney 2006 Australia
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials Ministry of EducationShandong University Jinan 250061 P. R. China
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Cheng M, He H, Zhu H, Guo W, Chen W, Xue F, Zhou S, Chen X, Wang S. Preparation and properties of pH-responsive reversible-wettability biomass cellulose-based material for controllable oil/water separation. Carbohydr Polym 2019; 203:246-255. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.09.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Li JJ, Zhou YN, Luo ZH. Polymeric materials with switchable superwettability for controllable oil/water separation: A comprehensive review. Prog Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Zhang J, Liu J, Wang G, Huang L, Chen F, Liu X. Controllable wettability of laser treated aluminum mesh for on-demand oil/water separation. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2018.1524301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Jichao Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , China
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- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , China
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- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , China
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- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , China
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- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , China
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- Key Laboratory for Precision and Non-Traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology , Dalian , China
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Butt HJ, Berger R, Steffen W, Vollmer D, Weber SAL. Adaptive Wetting-Adaptation in Wetting. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:11292-11304. [PMID: 30110544 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Many surfaces reversibly change their structure and interfacial energy upon being in contact with a liquid. Such surfaces adapt to a specific liquid. We propose the first order kinetic model to describe dynamic contact angles of such adaptive surfaces. The model is general and does not refer to a particular adaptation process. The aim of the proposed model is to provide a quantitative description of adaptive wetting and to link changes in contact angles to microscopic adaptation processes. By introducing exponentially relaxing interfacial energies and applying Young's equation locally, we predict a change of advancing and receding contact angles depending on the velocity of the contact line. Even for perfectly homogeneous and smooth surfaces, a dynamic contact angle hysteresis is obtained. As possible adaptations, we discuss changes and reconstruction of polymer surfaces or monolayers, diffusion and swelling, adsorption of surfactants, replacement of contaminants, reorientation of liquid molecules, or formation of an electric double layer.
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- Hans-Jürgen Butt
- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research , Ackermannweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
- Department of Physics , Johannes Gutenberg University , Staudingerweg 10 , 55128 Mainz , Germany
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Jiang W, Fu H, Zhu Y, Yue H, Yuan S, Liang B. Floatable superhydrophobic Ag 2O photocatalyst without a modifier and its controllable wettability by particle size adjustment. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:13661-13672. [PMID: 29985501 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr02581a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this research, a controlling mechanism of particle size on the wettability of Ag2O particles is reported, and an interesting floatable Ag2O photocatalyst with superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity is prepared based on this mechanism. Stable superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic Ag2O without a low-surface-energy modifier can be obtained only by adjusting its particle size, and its wettability can switch mutually by changing the particle size. The wettability of Ag2O converts from superhydrophilic to hydrophobic when the average particle size is more than 1.08 μm. The operation parameters of the Ag2O crystallization process significantly influence the wettability of the Ag2O particles. The obtained superhydrophobic Ag2O floated on the water surface, and exhibited excellent photodegradation performance with various floating oils. This attractive superhydrophobic Ag2O photocatalyst is promising for practical applications, and provides a strategy for the development of functional photocatalysts and superhydrophobic materials.
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- Wei Jiang
- Multi-Phase Mass Transfer and Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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Cohen E, Soffer Y, Weissman H, Bendikov T, Schilt Y, Raviv U, Rybtchinski B. Hydrophobicity Control in Adaptive Crystalline Assemblies. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201801912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Erez Cohen
- Department of Organic Chemistry; Weizmann Institute of Science; 234 Herzl Street Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Weizmann Institute of Science; 234 Herzl Street Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Weizmann Institute of Science; 234 Herzl Street Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- Department of Chemical Research Support; Weizmann Institute of Science; 234 Herzl Street Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem 91904 Israel
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- Institute of Chemistry; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Jerusalem 91904 Israel
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Weizmann Institute of Science; 234 Herzl Street Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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