Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity

This paper reports a fabrication method generating biomimetic hierarchical structures simulating the lotus leaf’s surface resulting in superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning functions. The surface micro-patterns were imprinted on a hard sol–gel protective coating by a template made by the laser direc...

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Main Authors: Wu, Linda Y. L., Shao, Qi, Wang, X. C., Zheng, H. Y., Wong, Chee Cheong
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Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96671
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-966712020-06-01T10:13:40Z Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity Wu, Linda Y. L. Shao, Qi Wang, X. C. Zheng, H. Y. Wong, Chee Cheong School of Materials Science & Engineering A*STAR SIMTech This paper reports a fabrication method generating biomimetic hierarchical structures simulating the lotus leaf’s surface resulting in superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning functions. The surface micro-patterns were imprinted on a hard sol–gel protective coating by a template made by the laser direct ablation technique. Bump structures were precisely controlled. The nano-structures were superimposed by self-assembled surface modified silica nanoparticles, forming two scale hierarchical structures. The water contact angle of the micropatterned surface after imprinting was 138°, which was further increased to 160.3° with hysteresis of 0.9° by superimposing nanoparticles. The superhydrophobicity is comparable to the natural lotus leaf and the hierarchical structure is an optimal combination of micro- and nano-structures, which mimics the lotus leaf’s surface. A comprehensive theoretical model which combines Wenzel and Cassie–Baxter states including the transition mode and the roughness factor predicted the air-trapping fraction as being 83% on the optimum structure. This fabrication method is fast, cost effective and reproducible for large areas. This paper also provides a design guideline for predetermined experimental parameters to achieve the lotus leaf effect. 2013-06-13T07:11:10Z 2019-12-06T19:33:46Z 2013-06-13T07:11:10Z 2019-12-06T19:33:46Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Wu, L. Y. L., Shao, Q., Wang, X. C., Zheng, H. Y., & Wong, C. C. (2012). Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity. Soft Matter, 8(23), 6232-6238. 1744-683X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96671 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10351 10.1039/c2sm25371b en Soft matter © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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description This paper reports a fabrication method generating biomimetic hierarchical structures simulating the lotus leaf’s surface resulting in superhydrophobicity and self-cleaning functions. The surface micro-patterns were imprinted on a hard sol–gel protective coating by a template made by the laser direct ablation technique. Bump structures were precisely controlled. The nano-structures were superimposed by self-assembled surface modified silica nanoparticles, forming two scale hierarchical structures. The water contact angle of the micropatterned surface after imprinting was 138°, which was further increased to 160.3° with hysteresis of 0.9° by superimposing nanoparticles. The superhydrophobicity is comparable to the natural lotus leaf and the hierarchical structure is an optimal combination of micro- and nano-structures, which mimics the lotus leaf’s surface. A comprehensive theoretical model which combines Wenzel and Cassie–Baxter states including the transition mode and the roughness factor predicted the air-trapping fraction as being 83% on the optimum structure. This fabrication method is fast, cost effective and reproducible for large areas. This paper also provides a design guideline for predetermined experimental parameters to achieve the lotus leaf effect.
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author_facet School of Materials Science & Engineering
Wu, Linda Y. L.
Shao, Qi
Wang, X. C.
Zheng, H. Y.
Wong, Chee Cheong
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author Wu, Linda Y. L.
Shao, Qi
Wang, X. C.
Zheng, H. Y.
Wong, Chee Cheong
spellingShingle Wu, Linda Y. L.
Shao, Qi
Wang, X. C.
Zheng, H. Y.
Wong, Chee Cheong
Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
author_sort Wu, Linda Y. L.
title Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
title_short Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
title_full Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
title_fullStr Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
title_full_unstemmed Hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
title_sort hierarchical structured sol–gel coating by laser textured template imprinting for surface superhydrophobicity
publishDate 2013
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96671
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10351
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