Surface gradient material : from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity
We have developed a simple method to fabricate a gradient from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity. It is based on the controlled self-assembled monolayer consisting of a thiol molecule on a gold surface and the amplifying effect of the wetting property on a rough surface. Using a relatively...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 22(2006), 10 vom: 09. Mai, Seite 4483-6 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2006
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Schlagworte: | Evaluation Study Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Sulfhydryl Compounds Gold 7440-57-5 |
| Zusammenfassung: | We have developed a simple method to fabricate a gradient from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity. It is based on the controlled self-assembled monolayer consisting of a thiol molecule on a gold surface and the amplifying effect of the wetting property on a rough surface. Using a relatively dilute HS(CH2)11CH3 solution (0.05 mmol/L), we found that the density of molecules on the surface can be controlled by varying the immersion time. Slowly adding the dilute solution to the container holding the rough gold substrate will lead to a density gradient along the surface. After the complementary adsorption of HS(CH2)10CH2OH, the surface exhibits a gradient from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity. The slope of the gradient can be conveniently tuned by varying the speed of addition. Cassie-Baxter and Wenzel equations are employed to explain this special property based on the rough structure and the molecular composition gradient that have been determined by XPS. This kind of material would provide a larger oriented driving force for many important biological and physical processes and might have potential applications in water droplet movement, oriented axonal specification of neurons, protein adhesion, and so on |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 03.08.2007 Date Revised 10.12.2019 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |