Optimization of Amphiphobic Structural Surface Thickness in Relation to its Functionality on Stainless Steel Plates

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Title:	Optimization of Amphiphobic Structural Surface Thickness in Relation to its Functionality on Stainless Steel Plates
Authors:	Yuan, Wei-Li Su, Chi-Jung Lei, Chien-Ming Mou, Chun-Yueh
Contributors:	化材系
Keywords:	applications coatings microscopy morphology
Date:	2014-11
Issue Date:	2015-01-19 14:32:30 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	Fluorine-based amphiphobic coatings have been widely used in commercial textiles to provide water-and oil-repelling abilities. However, few reports from the literature survey have discussed the surface structural effects of the coated substrate on amphiphobicity. In this research, various thickness amphiphobic coatings based on mixed epoxy, tetraethylorthosilicate, and a particular alkoxysilane with fluorinated side chains (F-silane) were deposited on Grade 420 stainless steel plates. Film amphiphobicity is characterized by measuring the water and oil contact angles of the coating. Film morphology is examined using atomic force microscopy. The deposited films free of F-silane are thinner than 150 nm. The films become thick at high F-silane volume percentage with the surface cavities, ridges, and granules being masked out. On the addition of F-silane, the water contact angle of the deposited films increases up to 105 degrees and then reaches a plateau of similar to 107 degrees with increasing F-silane. In contrast, the oil contact angle increases up to 60 degrees at first and then slowly declines with the F-silane concentration. The total drop of oil contact angle by similar to 20 degrees was attributed to the masking out of surface features on film thickening. This indicates that the surface oleophobicity depends on surface structures. Therefore, improving surface amphiphobicity correlates with creating more refined multiscale surface structures during the industrial manufacturing process of steel plate, prior to surface modification by F-silane. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Relation:	JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE Volume: 131 Issue: 21 Article Number: 41003
Appears in Collections:	[Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering] journal articles

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