Highly Transparent Anti-Smudge Coatings for Self-Cleaning, Controllable Liquid Transport, and Corrosion Resistance.

Hua Xu, Chao Chen, Shunfeng Hu, Yiqi Chen, Dengle Duan, Guowei Liang, Ximing Zhong

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Hua XuKey Laboratory of Agricultural Green Fine Chemicals of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China.

Chao ChenKey Laboratory of Agricultural Green Fine Chemicals of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China.

Shunfeng HuKey Laboratory of Agricultural Green Fine Chemicals of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China.

Yiqi ChenKey Laboratory of Agricultural Green Fine Chemicals of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China.

Dengle DuanKey Laboratory of Green Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing of Lingnan Specialty Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China.

Guowei LiangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5666-4522

Ximing ZhongKey Laboratory of Agricultural Green Fine Chemicals of Guangdong Higher Education Institution, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou 510225, China.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 22108318

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Abstract

Highly transparent anti-smudge coatings are attractive for diverse fields due to their inherent repellency against various contaminants and the ability to keep surfaces clean. In this work, a novel fluorine-free anti-smudge coating system was developed by using poly(dimethysiloxane), tris(hydroxymethyl) aminomethane, and isophorone diisocynate to synthesize a hexa-functional coating precursor and utilizing hexamethylene diisocyanate trimer as a curing agent. The resultant anti-smudge coatings are highly transparent and can be applied to various substrates. These coatings exhibit repellency against water, hexadecane, ink, pump oil, and crude oil and show self-cleaning performance in air and oily environments. Moreover, they display anti-ink ability and can be employed to reduce bacterial contamination. Of note, they can endow substrates with protection against corrosion from strong acids, strong bases, salt solutions, and even aqua regia. The developed coatings also show potential for controllable liquid transport. Moreover, these versatile coatings are mechanically robust, demonstrating tolerance against abrasion, impact, and bending and also exhibiting excellent adhesion to various substrates, indicative of their availability for widespread applications.

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anti-ink abilityanti-smudge coatingscorrosion resistancemechanical robustnessself-cleaning performance

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PMID39940504

DOI10.3390/polym17030302

PMCPMC11820985

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