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Synthesis of super‐hydrophobic polymer nanocomposites as a smart self‐cleaning coating films
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Saber,
Labeeb Ahmad,
Mabied Ahmed F.,
Soliman Omar,
Ward Azza,
AbdElMessieh Salwa L.,
Abdelhakim Abouelfotouh A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.24023
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , polymer , coating , scanning electron microscope , crystallinity , differential scanning calorimetry , contact angle , composite material , dynamic light scattering , surface roughness , polymer nanocomposite , chemical engineering , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , physics , engineering , thermodynamics
Super‐hydrophobic (SH) surfaces have garnered significant attention due to their potentially diverse range of applications (e.g., self‐cleaning surfaces, waterproof fabrics, non‐stick containers, and microfluidics). The manufacturing methods of SH surfaces are generally expensive and often require specialized tools. In this study, we employed simplified production methods, and we focused on cheap chemical modification of common polymers using nanocomposites to create SH surfaces. Polymer nanocomposites have many advantages as a coating by increasing volume/area of nanoparticles. Coating clarity, surface hydrophobicity, roughness, electrical properties, and crystallinity are some unique behaviors of nanocomposites. We studied the physical properties of these chemically modified polymers to explore the acquired SH property. We investigated SH films using many techniques such as size‐exclusion chromatography (SEC), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Our goal was to verify that these materials could be used as SH films that acted as cleaned, solid surfaces in direct contact with packaging surfaces. POLYM. COMPOS., 38:E147–E156, 2017. © 2016 Society of Plastics Engineers