Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin Films

The formation of polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMSs)-based layer-by-layer multilayer ultrathin films on charged surfaces prepared from water and phosphate buffer solutions has been investigated. The multilayer films prepared under these conditions showed different surface roughness. Nanoscale islands and...

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Main Authors: Hongyan Gao, Karen Xiaohe Xu, Bin Chen, Li-Zhu Wu, Chen-Ho Tung, Hai-Feng Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Nanotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/709748
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Karen Xiaohe Xu
Bin Chen
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Chen-Ho Tung
Hai-Feng Ji
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description The formation of polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMSs)-based layer-by-layer multilayer ultrathin films on charged surfaces prepared from water and phosphate buffer solutions has been investigated. The multilayer films prepared under these conditions showed different surface roughness. Nanoscale islands and network structures were observed homogeneously on the multilayer film prepared from pure water solutions, which is attributing to the ultrahydrobic property of the multilayer film. The formation of nanoscale islands and network structures was due to the aggregation of PDMS-based polyelectrolytes in water. This work provides a facile approach for generating ultrahydrophobic thin films on any charged surfaces by PDMS polyelectrolytes.
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spelling doaj-art-9cc92ae6ed2a4d69bcfcc34855ca3f0e2025-08-20T02:20:19ZengWileyJournal of Nanotechnology1687-95031687-95112009-01-01200910.1155/2009/709748709748Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin FilmsHongyan Gao0Karen Xiaohe Xu1Bin Chen2Li-Zhu Wu3Chen-Ho Tung4Hai-Feng Ji5Department of Chemistry, Yili Normal University, Yili, Xinjiang 835000, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USATechnical Institute for Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, ChinaTechnical Institute for Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, ChinaTechnical Institute for Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USAThe formation of polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMSs)-based layer-by-layer multilayer ultrathin films on charged surfaces prepared from water and phosphate buffer solutions has been investigated. The multilayer films prepared under these conditions showed different surface roughness. Nanoscale islands and network structures were observed homogeneously on the multilayer film prepared from pure water solutions, which is attributing to the ultrahydrobic property of the multilayer film. The formation of nanoscale islands and network structures was due to the aggregation of PDMS-based polyelectrolytes in water. This work provides a facile approach for generating ultrahydrophobic thin films on any charged surfaces by PDMS polyelectrolytes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/709748
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Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin Films
Journal of Nanotechnology
title Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin Films
title_full Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin Films
title_fullStr Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin Films
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title_short Ultrahydrophobicity of Polydimethylsiloxanes-Based Multilayered Thin Films
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