Shabnam Pathan and Sharif Ahmad
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., Just Accepted
Publication Date (Web): March 18, 2016 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b00024
High-performance vegetable oil based organic-inorganic bio hybrid materials are of great interest in the current scenario as the utilization of vegetable oil meets the 7th principle out of the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry that contributes to ...
Zefeng Wang, Weiwei Ye, Xinran Luo, and Zhonggang Wang
Langmuir, 2016, 32 (12), pp 3079–3084
Publication Date (Web): March 17, 2016 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00328
Highly cross-linked poly(divinylbenzene) (PDVB) spherical colloidal particles with nano-, submicron-, and micron-sizes of 157.2 nm, 602.1 nm, and 5.1 μm were synthesized through emulsion and dispersion polymerization methods. The influences of particle ...
Vinay Kumar, Axel Elfving, Hanna Koivula, Douglas Bousfield, and Martti Toivakka
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (12), pp 3603–3613
Publication Date (Web): March 7, 2016 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b00417
Current environmental concerns have encouraged the food packaging industry to search for biobased barriers produced from renewable material sources. One candidate for renewable barrier applications is nanocellulose which has been found to possess ...
Alex A. Cavallaro, Melanie N Macgregor-Ramiasa, and Krasimir Vasilev
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (10), pp 6354–6362
Publication Date (Web): February 22, 2016 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b00330
Infections caused by the bacterial colonization of medical devices are a substantial problem to patients and healthcare. Biopassive polyoxazoline coatings are attracting attention in the biomedical field as one of the potential solutions to this problem. ...
Fang Li, Miao Du, and Qiang Zheng
ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (2), pp 2910–2921
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2016 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b00036
Artificial superamphiphobic surfaces, which could repel both water and low surface tension organic liquids, have been limited to particular kinds of materials or surfaces thus far. In this work, a kind of microscale porous coating was developed. Taking ...
A. Evren Özçam, Kirill Efimenko, Richard J. Spontak, Daniel A. Fischer, and Jan Genzer
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (8), pp 5694–5705
Publication Date (Web): January 27, 2016 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b12216
In this work, we report on the development of a highly functionalizable polymer coating prepared by the chemical coupling of trichlorosilane (TCS) to the vinyl groups of poly(vinylmethyl siloxane) (PVMS). The resultant PVMS-TCS copolymer can be coated as ...
Caroline R. Szczepanski, Thierry Darmanin, and Frédéric Guittard
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (5), pp 3063–3071
Publication Date (Web): January 21, 2016 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b10222
While the development of polymer coatings with controlled surface topography is a growing research topic, a fabrication method that does not rely on lengthy processing times, bulk solvent solution, or secondary functionalization has yet to be identified. ...
Mina Abdolah Zadeh, Sybrand van der Zwaag, and Santiago J. Garcia
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2016, 8 (6), pp 4126–4136
Publication Date (Web): January 18, 2016 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11867
Self-healing polymeric coatings aiming at smart and on-demand protection of metallic substrates have lately attracted considerable attention. In the present paper, the potential application of a dual network hybrid sol–gel polymer containing reversible ...
Li Yu, George Y. Chen, Haolan Xu, and Xiaokong Liu
ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (1), pp 1076–1085
Publication Date (Web): January 5, 2016 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06404
Herein we report a simple and substrate-independent approach to fabricate transparent oil-repellent coatings, which involves alternate deposition of poly(diallyldimethylammonium) (PDDA) and poly(styrenesulfonate) (PSS) onto substrates, followed by ...
Hao Song, Jie Xiao, and Yinlun Huang
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2016, 55 (12), pp 3351–3359
Publication Date (Web): December 30, 2015 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b03167
Nanopaint is a new type of coating material that could offer significantly improved coating performance and/or a number of new functionalities, such as super-scratch-resistance, self-healing, surface texture alteration control, and toxic chemical/acid/...
Ying Pan, Jing Zhan, Haifeng Pan, Wei Wang, Gang Tang, Lei Song, and Yuan Hu
ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2016, 4 (3), pp 1431–1438
Publication Date (Web): December 24, 2015 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01423
A fully biobased coating containing chitosan (CS) and lignosulfonate (LS) was facilely fabricated on the surface of flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF) using layer-by-layer assembly method. The CS/LS based coatings were successfully deposited on the ...
A simple, biobased coating, fabricated by chitosan and lignosulfonate, enhanced the thermal, flame retardancy, and mechanical properties of polyurethane foam.
Kunlin Chen, Shuxue Zhou, and Limin Wu
ACS Nano, 2016, 10 (1), pp 1386–1394
Publication Date (Web): December 21, 2015 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5b06816
Marine biofouling has been plaguing people for thousands of years. While various strategies have been developed for antifouling (including superoleophobic) coatings, none of these exhibits self-healing properties because the bestowal of a zoetic self-...
William J. Durand, Matthew C. Carlson, Michael J. Maher, Gregory Blachut, Logan J. Santos, Summer Tein, Venkat Ganesan, Christopher J. Ellison, and C. Grant Willson
Macromolecules, 2016, 49 (1), pp 308–316
Publication Date (Web): December 17, 2015 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02262
Use of block copolymer thin films in lithographic applications requires orientation of domains perpendicular to a substrate. Algebraic models were used to predict conditions that are favorable for perpendicular versus parallel domain orientation in films ...
Qiang Matthew Zhang and Michael J. Serpe
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (49), pp 27547–27553
Publication Date (Web): December 7, 2015 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09875
A versatile surface modification technique was developed to yield poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgel-based thin films on a variety of substrates, e.g., metals, nonmetals, and polymers. Because the chemistry, and hence functionality and ...
Md J. Nine, Martin A. Cole, Lucas Johnson, Diana N. H. Tran, and Dusan Losic
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (51), pp 28482–28493
Publication Date (Web): December 3, 2015 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09611
Superhydrophobic surfaces for self-cleaning applications often suffer from mechanical instability and do not function well after abrasion/scratching. To address this problem, we present a method to prepare graphene-based superhydrophobic composite ...
Yong Han Yeong, Athanasios Milionis, and Eric Loth , Jack Sokhey , Alexis Lambourne
Langmuir, 2015, 31 (48), pp 13107–13116
Publication Date (Web): November 13, 2015 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02725
Recent studies have shown the potential of water-repellent surfaces such as superhydrophobic surfaces in delaying ice accretion and reducing ice adhesion. However, conflicting trends in superhydrophobic ice adhesion strength were reported by previous ...
Ferdinand Singer, Magdalena Schlesak, Caroline Mebert, Sarah Höhn, and Sannakaisa Virtanen
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (48), pp 26758–26766
Publication Date (Web): November 11, 2015 (Research Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08760
Polydopamine layers were polymerized directly from Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane-buffered solution in a one-step immersion process onto magnesium surface. Scanning electron microscopy showed successful formation of a ∼1 μm thick layer. ASTM D3359–09 “...
Phanindhar Shivapooja, Qian Yu, Beatriz Orihuela, Robin Mays, Daniel Rittschof, Jan Genzer, and Gabriel P. López
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7 (46), pp 25586–25591
Publication Date (Web): November 10, 2015 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b09199
We present a method for dual-mode-management of biofouling by modifying surface of silicone elastomers with zwitterionic polymeric grafts. Poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) was grafted from poly(vinylmethylsiloxane) elastomer substrates using thiol−ene ...
Yan Wang, Tianqi Li, Siheng Li, and Junqi Sun
Chem. Mater., 2015, 27 (23), pp 8058–8065
Publication Date (Web): November 10, 2015 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03705
Polymeric antifogging/frost-resisting coatings are suitable for use on flexible substrates but are vulnerable to accidental scratches and cuts. To solve this problem, we present the fabrication of healable, highly transparent antifogging and frost-...
Anujit Ghosal, Obaid Ur Rahman, and Sharif Ahmad
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2015, 54 (51), pp 12770–12787
Publication Date (Web): October 30, 2015 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.5b02098
The projected fossil fuel deposits depletion by near future and detrimental effects of petroleum products on environment has led to the development of volatile organic compound (VOC) free low molecular weight sustainable polymers, with promising ...
