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Self-cleaning MOF: realization of extreme water repellence in coordination driven self-assembled nanostructures.


ABSTRACT: Bio-inspired self-cleaning surfaces have found industrial applications in oil-water separation, stain resistant textiles, anti-biofouling paints in ships etc. Interestingly, self-cleaning metal-organic framework (MOF) materials having high water contact angles and corrosion resistance have not been realized so far. To address this issue, we have used the fundamentals of self-assembly to expose hydrophobic alkyl chains on a MOF surface. This decreases the surface free energy and hence increases hydrophobicity. Coordination directed self-assembly of dialkoxyoctadecyl-oligo-(p-phenyleneethynylene)dicarboxylate (OPE-C18 ) with ZnII in a DMF/H2O mixture leads to a three dimensional supramolecular porous framework {Zn(OPE-C18)·2H2O} (NMOF-1) with nanobelt morphology. Inherently superhydrophobic and self-cleaning NMOF-1 has high thermal and chemical stability. The periodic arrangement of 1D Zn-OPE-C18 chains with octadecyl alkyl chains projecting outward reduces the surface free energy leading to superhydrophobicity in NMOF-1 (contact angle: 160-162°). The hierarchical surface structure thus generated, enables NMOF-1 to mimic the lotus leaf in its self-cleaning property with an unprecedented tilt angle of 2°. Additionally, superhydrophobicity remains intact over a wide pH range (1-9) and under high ionic concentrations. We believe that such a development in this field will herald a new class of materials capable of water repellent applications.

SUBMITTER: Roy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5977372 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Self-cleaning MOF: realization of extreme water repellence in coordination driven self-assembled nanostructures.

Roy Syamantak S   Suresh Venkata M VM   Maji Tapas Kumar TK  

Chemical science 20151211 3


Bio-inspired self-cleaning surfaces have found industrial applications in oil-water separation, stain resistant textiles, anti-biofouling paints in ships <i>etc.</i> Interestingly, self-cleaning metal-organic framework (MOF) materials having high water contact angles and corrosion resistance have not been realized so far. To address this issue, we have used the fundamentals of self-assembly to expose hydrophobic alkyl chains on a MOF surface. This decreases the surface free energy and hence incr  ...[more]

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