Spreading of Water Droplets on Cellulose-Based Papers : the Effect of Back-Surface Coating
Regulation of wetting and spreading of liquid on porous material plays an important role in a variety of applications, such as waterproofing, anti-icing, antioxidation, self-cleaning, etc. In this work, we reveal the role of back-surface coating with superhydrophobic nanoparticles in controlling the...
Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 37(2021), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 376-384 |
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Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
Sprache: | English |
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2021
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
Schlagworte: | Journal Article |
Zusammenfassung: | Regulation of wetting and spreading of liquid on porous material plays an important role in a variety of applications, such as waterproofing, anti-icing, antioxidation, self-cleaning, etc. In this work, we reveal the role of back-surface coating with superhydrophobic nanoparticles in controlling the spreading of water droplets on cellulose-based papers. A layer of superhydrophobic polydivinylbenzene (PDVB) nanoparticles is spin-coated on the back surface of different types of papers. The spreading of a water droplet on the top, uncoated surface is dependent on the size of the PDVB nanoparticles in the coating. Using a relationship derived from Darcy's law, we observe that the energy barrier for the spreading of water droplets on three types of papers (heavy-weight, light-weight, and slight-weight papers) decreases with the decrease of the nanoparticle size in the back-surface coating. The spreading of the water droplet is dependent on the porous structure, permeability, and compressibility of the papers. The method presented in this work provides a feasible approach to use the back-surface coating to control the wettability of papers |
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Beschreibung: | Date Revised 12.01.2021 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 1520-5827 |
DOI: | 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02991 |