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ArticlePolymers2024

Structure-Property Relationships for Fluorinated and Fluorine-Free Superhydrophobic Crack-Free Coatings.

Sevil Turkoglu, Jinde Zhang, Hanna Dodiuk, Samuel Kenig, Jo Ann Ratto Ross, Saurabh Ankush Karande, Yujie Wang, Nathalia Diaz Armas, Margaret Auerbach, Joey Mead

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Article in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sevil TurkogluPlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2366-8738
Jinde ZhangPlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Hanna DodiukDepartment of Polymer Materials Engineering, Shenkar College, Ramat Gan 5252626, Israel.
Samuel KenigDepartment of Polymer Materials Engineering, Shenkar College, Ramat Gan 5252626, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-1547-9125
Jo Ann Ratto RossPlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Saurabh Ankush KarandePlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Yujie WangPlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Nathalia Diaz ArmasPlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Margaret AuerbachU.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, Natick, MA 01760, USA.
Joey MeadPlastics Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
University of Massachusetts Lowell · USShenkar College of Engineering and Design · ILCombat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center · US

Funding

U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center 000000000035407
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, particle loading, polyfluorinated alkyl silanes (PFAS or FAS) content, superhydrophobicity, and crack formation for nanocomposite coatings created by the spray coating process were investigated. The formulations comprised hydrophobic silica, epoxy resin, and fluorine-free or FAS constituents. The effect of FAS content and FAS-free compositions on the silica and epoxy coatings' chemistry, topography, and wetting properties was also studied. All higher particle loadings (~30 wt.%) showed superhydrophobicity, while lower particle loading formulations did not show superhydrophobic behavior until 13% wt. FAS content. The improved water repellency of coatings with increased FAS (low particle loadings) was attributed to a combination of chemistry and topography as described by the Cassie state. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) spectra showed fluorine enrichment on the coating surface, which increases the intrinsic contact angle. However, increasing the wt.% of FAS in the final coating resulted in severe crack formation for higher particle loadings (~30 wt.%). The results show that fluorine-free and crack-free coatings exhibiting superhydrophobicity can be created.

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crack-free coatingsPFAS-free coatingssuperhydrophobic coatingssurface wetting

Identifiers

PMID38611143
PMCPMC11013294
OpenAlexW4393142101

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