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Major influence of the hydrophobic chain length in the formation of poly(3,4-propylenedioxypyrrole) (PProDOP) nanofibers with special wetting properties
- Source :
- Materials Today Chemistry. 7:65-75
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2018.
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Abstract
- Several species in nature have special wetting properties such as Lotus leaves or rose petals. Both the surface morphology and surface energy play a fundamental role. In particular, nanofibers were found to be exceptional surface structures due to a possible control in both water hydrophobicity and water adhesion as a function of their length, diameter, their orientation to the substrate or the spacing between them. Here, in the aim to prepare nanofibers with high liquid-repellent properties using conducting polymers, we have synthesized 3,4-propylenedioxypyrrole (ProDOP) derivatives with hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon chains in the 3-position, keeping the NH group free (important condition to lead to nanofibers thanks to hydrogen bonds). Different hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon chain lengths are studied. We obtain, for example, nanofibers of different size with octyl, decyl and C4F9 chains (intermediate hydrophobicity) with different liquid-repellent properties and liquid adhesion properties. More precisely, PProDOP-H8 is close to superhydrophobic properties (low water adhesion) while PProDOP-H10 is parahydrophobic (high water adhesion). This works could find many potential applications in the nanotechnology field as water harvesting surfaces, liquid separation membrane, and in anti-bioadhesion. Due to the presence of free NH groups, these materials could also be used as pH-sensitive materials while the nitrogen could also be easily functionalized.
- Subjects :
- Conductive polymer
Materials science
Polymers and Plastics
02 engineering and technology
Adhesion
010402 general chemistry
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
01 natural sciences
Catalysis
Surface energy
0104 chemical sciences
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Biomaterials
Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Membrane
Chemical engineering
Nanofiber
Materials Chemistry
Lotus effect
Wetting
Fluorocarbon
0210 nano-technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 24685194
- Volume :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Materials Today Chemistry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ef8ace693ac442230de1063e7396f6ff