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Flexible-templated imprinting for fluorine-free, omniphobic plastics with re-entrant structures.

ABSTRACT:

Hypothesis

Compared to vertical micro-pillars, re-entrant micro-structures exhibited superior omniphobicity for suspending liquids to Cassie-Baxter state. However, the existing re-entrant structures rely on complex multi-step deposition and etching procedures. The conventional, rigid-templated imprinting would instead damage the re-entrant structures. This leads to the question: is it possible to preserve the re-entrant curvatures by a flexible-templated imprinting?

Experiments

We facilely imprinted the re-entrant structures on a plastic substrate using a flexible nylon-mesh template. The effect of imprinting time (15-35 min), temperature (110-120 °C) and pressure (15-50 Bar) was investigated. To further improve the liquid-repellency and abrasion resistance, the silica nanoparticles (30-650 nm) along with epoxy resin binder (10 mg/mL) were pre-coated.

Findings

A one-step imprinting is sufficient to fabricate the re-entrant structures by utilizing flexible nylon-mesh template, without damaging the imprinted structures after the demolding process. The pre-coated silica nanoparticles and epoxy resin (1) improved liquid repellency by introducing hierarchical surface structures (e.g. contact angle hysteresis of olive oil reduced > 10°), and (2) acted as a protective layer against mechanical abrasion (omniphobicity maintained after 25 cycles, ~1.6 kPa sand paper abrasion). Additionally, the fluorine-free post-treatment was sufficient for the omniphobicity on the obtained plastic structures.

SUBMITTER: Zhao X

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8483707 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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