Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf

The rice leaf, combining the surface properties of lotus leaves and shark skin, presents outstanding superhydrophobic properties motivating its biomimesis. We created a novel biomimetic rice-leaf superhydrophobic surface by a three-level hierarchical structure, using for a first time stereolithograp...

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Main Authors: Belén Barraza, Felipe Olate-Moya, Gino Montecinos, Jaime H. Ortega, Andreas Rosenkranz, Aldo Tamburrino, Humberto Palza
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2063035
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author Belén Barraza
Felipe Olate-Moya
Gino Montecinos
Jaime H. Ortega
Andreas Rosenkranz
Aldo Tamburrino
Humberto Palza
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Humberto Palza
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description The rice leaf, combining the surface properties of lotus leaves and shark skin, presents outstanding superhydrophobic properties motivating its biomimesis. We created a novel biomimetic rice-leaf superhydrophobic surface by a three-level hierarchical structure, using for a first time stereolithographic (SLA) 3D printed channels (100µm width) with an intrinsic roughness from the printing filaments (10µm), and coated with TiO2 nanoparticles (22 and 100nm). This structure presents a maximum advancing contact angle of 165° characterized by lower both anisotropy and hysteresis contact angles than other 3D printed surfaces, due to the presence of air pockets at the surface/water interface (Cassie-Baxter state). Dynamic water-drop tests show that the biomimetic surface presents self-cleaning, which is reduced under UV-A irradiation. The biomimetic surface further renders an increased floatability to 3D printed objects meaning a drag-reduction due to reduced water/solid contact area. Numerical simulations of a channel with a biomimetic wall confirm that the presence of air is essential to understand our results since it increases the average velocity and decreases the friction factor due to the presence of a wall-slip velocity. Our findings show that SLA 3D printing is an appropriate approach to develop biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces for future applications in anti-fouling and drag-reduction devices.
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spelling doaj-art-5787d8fda14444a99e359dbb870d43e32025-08-20T03:07:27ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScience and Technology of Advanced Materials1468-69961878-55142022-12-0123130032110.1080/14686996.2022.2063035Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leafBelén Barraza0Felipe Olate-Moya1Gino Montecinos2Jaime H. Ortega3Andreas Rosenkranz4Aldo Tamburrino5Humberto Palza6Matemáticas, Universidad de ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y, Santiago, ChileMatemáticas, Universidad de ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y, Santiago, ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Matemática, Universidad de la Frontera, Temuco, ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Matemática, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileMatemáticas, Universidad de ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y, Santiago, ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Civil, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileMatemáticas, Universidad de ChileDepartamento de Ingeniería Química, Biotecnología y Materiales, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y, Santiago, ChileThe rice leaf, combining the surface properties of lotus leaves and shark skin, presents outstanding superhydrophobic properties motivating its biomimesis. We created a novel biomimetic rice-leaf superhydrophobic surface by a three-level hierarchical structure, using for a first time stereolithographic (SLA) 3D printed channels (100µm width) with an intrinsic roughness from the printing filaments (10µm), and coated with TiO2 nanoparticles (22 and 100nm). This structure presents a maximum advancing contact angle of 165° characterized by lower both anisotropy and hysteresis contact angles than other 3D printed surfaces, due to the presence of air pockets at the surface/water interface (Cassie-Baxter state). Dynamic water-drop tests show that the biomimetic surface presents self-cleaning, which is reduced under UV-A irradiation. The biomimetic surface further renders an increased floatability to 3D printed objects meaning a drag-reduction due to reduced water/solid contact area. Numerical simulations of a channel with a biomimetic wall confirm that the presence of air is essential to understand our results since it increases the average velocity and decreases the friction factor due to the presence of a wall-slip velocity. Our findings show that SLA 3D printing is an appropriate approach to develop biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces for future applications in anti-fouling and drag-reduction devices.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.20630353D printingbiomimetichierarchical structurerice leafsuperhydrophobic
spellingShingle Belén Barraza
Felipe Olate-Moya
Gino Montecinos
Jaime H. Ortega
Andreas Rosenkranz
Aldo Tamburrino
Humberto Palza
Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
3D printing
biomimetic
hierarchical structure
rice leaf
superhydrophobic
title Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
title_full Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
title_fullStr Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
title_full_unstemmed Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
title_short Superhydrophobic SLA 3D printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
title_sort superhydrophobic sla 3d printed materials modified with nanoparticles biomimicking the hierarchical structure of a rice leaf
topic 3D printing
biomimetic
hierarchical structure
rice leaf
superhydrophobic
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2063035
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