Hydrophobic Performance of Core/Shell Nanoarrays Modified by Stearic Acid

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-268
Author(s):  
Hongxing Han ◽  
Lin Pan ◽  
Manying Zhang ◽  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Zhifeng Liu

In this paper, we successfully prepare hydrophobic surface of ZnO/ZnS nanorods arrays modified by stearic acid. The morphology, microstructure, optical transmittance and self-cleaning property are examined by SEM, XRD, UV-vis and water contact angle measurements, respectively. The ZnO/ZnS core/shell nanoarrays shows a higher value of water contact angle in compare with that of pure ZnO nanorods arrays. After treatment by stearic acid, the resulting ZnO/ZnS nanostructure exhibits the best hydrophobicity with water droplets about 146.5 . The results show that the surface hydrophobicity of ZnO/ZnS nanoarrays can be improved by using stearic acid with low-surface-energy.

2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 2524-2527
Author(s):  
Masazumi Okido ◽  
Kensuke Kuroda

Surface hydrophilicity is considered to have a strong influence on the biological reactions of bone-substituting materials. However, the influence of a hydrophilic or hydrophobic surface on the osteoconductivity is not completely clear. In this study, we produced super-hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface on Ti-and Zr-alloys. Hydrothermal treatment at 180 oC for 180 min. in the distilled water and immersion in x5 PBS(-) brought the super-hydrophilic surface (water contact angle < 10 (deg.)) and heat treatment of as-hydrothermaled the hydrophobic surface. The osteoconductivity of the surface treated samples with several water contact angle was evaluated by in vivo testing. The surface properties, especially water contact angle, strongly affected the osteoconductivity and protein adsorbability, and not the surface substance.


2012 ◽  
Vol 152-154 ◽  
pp. 9-13
Author(s):  
Jing Tao Yang ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Zheng Yuan Huo ◽  
Jie Feng ◽  
Feng Chen ◽  
...  

A super-hydrophobic surface on the polypropylene matrix was fabricated via micromolding and photograft polymerization. A micro-convex body structure was molded by etching templates. The water contact angle could be increased to 138°. The fluoro methacrylate monomers were further grafted to the surface through UV-induced photograft polymerization. The morphology characterization and the spectroanalysis indicated that the rough hierarchical structure (confirmed by scanning electron microscope) and the grafted fluoropolymers (measured by fourier transform infrared spectrum and X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer) made a critical difference. A water contact angle of 160° was arrived.


2020 ◽  
Vol 985 ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Kenta Nisogi ◽  
Satoshi Okano ◽  
Sengo Kobayashi ◽  
Kensuke Kuroda ◽  
Takeaki Okamoto

Surface wettability is thought to influence the osteoconductivity of bone-substituting materials; however, the effects of surface wettability on osteoblast behavior are not well understood. In this study, we prepared both an as-polished pure titanium with a water contact angle (WCA) of 57° and heat-treated pure titanium with more hydrophobic surface and WCAs of 68°-98°. The effects of the surface wettability of pure titanium on osteoblast behaviors were evaluated by in vitro assays. Compared with the as-polished titanium, the proliferation rate of osteoblast increased on heat-treated titanium. This suggested that surface wettability affects osteoblast behaviors, meaning osteoconductivity is influenced by surface wettability.


2013 ◽  
Vol 423-426 ◽  
pp. 1159-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Feng ◽  
Ling Min Liao ◽  
Liang Chen ◽  
Cheng Jing Xiao ◽  
Shan Feng Wang ◽  
...  

Its of great importance to develop various outstanding protective concrete coating with favorable impermeability and crack-resistance properties. In this study, the polyaspartic ester polyurea was prepared, and its adhesion to concrete was evaluated by universal testing machine and SEM technology. The optimal formula of polyurea was obtained by investigating the effects of each component's content on the bonding strength to concrete and the water contact angle. Subsequently, the mechanical and surface properties of these polyurea coating were tested. The results showed that the polyurea was obtained by the following formula: the weight ratio of A1/A2/B was 0.612/ 0.408/ 1, and the fluoride filler content was 3%. The coating exhibited excellent mechanical properties, such as high bonding strength (4.5 MPa), sufficient tensile strength (16.4 MPa) and elongation at break (456%). Meanwhile, the coating showed a hydrophobic surface with its water contact angle of 105°. Hence, the polyurea coating is likely to improve the crack-resistance and impermeability properties of hydraulic concrete. Till now, the polyurea coating has been applied to the concrete repair and protection engineering in the South-to-North Water Transfers Project.


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