Slippery Alkoxysilane Coatings for Antifouling Applications

dc.citation.firstpage17353en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber13en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleACS Applied Materials & Interfacesen_US
dc.citation.lastpage17363en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber15en_US
dc.contributor.authorApsey, Henryen_US
dc.contributor.authorHill, Donalden_US
dc.contributor.authorBarron, Andrew R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Shirinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-25T14:48:06Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-04-25T14:48:06Zen_US
dc.date.issued2023en_US
dc.description.abstractHerein, we report the wettability and antifouling behavior of a range of different siloxane coatings on plastic and glass substrates. The films investigated are prepared using trimethoxysilane precursors with different alkyl chain lengths (1–18 C atoms) in order to study how the nature of the hydrophobic group affects the different parameters used to characterize wettability (contact angles, sliding angles, and contact angle hysteresis). Atomic force microscopy analysis shows that the coatings possess low surface topography [root mean squared roughness (rms) < 50 nm] and are highly transparent as studied using UV–vis spectroscopy. The sliding properties of H2O, CH2I2, methanol, and ethylene glycol were observed to be strongly influenced by the chain length of the alkoxysilane precursor used. The coatings formed from the longer chain analogues show comparable water sliding angles to superhydrophobic surfaces. These coatings show similar performance to analogous alkoxysilane coating-bearing fluorinated groups, indicating that they could act as viable environmentally friendly alternatives to some of the fluorinated films that have been widely adopted. Furthermore, these surfaces are highly durable toward common forms of abrasion and are observed to show low adhesion toward synthetic feces, indicating that their utility extends further than repelling liquids alone. Consequently, these coatings could show promise for potential use in applications in the medical sector where fouling by biological mixtures leads to an unsustainable use of materials.en_US
dc.identifier.citationApsey, Henry, Hill, Donald, Barron, Andrew R., et al.. "Slippery Alkoxysilane Coatings for Antifouling Applications." <i>ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,</i> 15, no. 13 (2023) Amerian Chemical Society: 17353-17363. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c00555.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalacsami-3c00555en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c00555en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114834en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerian Chemical Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.titleSlippery Alkoxysilane Coatings for Antifouling Applicationsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
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