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Superhydrophobic surfaces generated by one-pot spray-coating of chitosan-based nanoparticles.

Carbohydrate polymers (2018-05-29)
Shuangfei Wang, Jiulong Sha, Wei Wang, Chengrong Qin, Wei Li, Caiqin Qin
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Superhydrophobic surfaces have attracted great attention due to their attractive properties. Biopolymer-based low-cost and environmentally-friendly superhydrophobic coatings with easy-to-perform fabrication methods are always desirable. Herein, we report superhydrophobic surfaces using a one-step spray-coating of chitosan-based nanoparticles. The particles were easily prepared by a nanoprecipitation strategy using synthesized organosoluble chitosan stearoyl ester (CSSE). The resulting particles had an average size of 165 ∼ 235 nm depending on the applied concentration. Subsequently, spray-coating of such particles onto silicon wafer generated a surface with a water contact angle of 155 ± 1°. SEM and AFM images exhibited a nano/microscaled roughness appeared on the coated surface. The superhydrophobic surfaces showed a stable superhydrophobic performance even after storage for 15 days, pH stability between pH 1 to pH 11 and thermal stability until a temperature no more than 50 °C. These properties would broaden the application fields of superhydrophobic surfaces as well as the chitosan itself.

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Stearoyl chloride, technical, ≥90% (GC), strongly brown