Abstract
A coating must remain intact to perform its inherent functions on a surface, and often functional organic coatings fail due to deterioration because of their intrinsic vulnerabilities. In this work, we present a biomimetic material based on a glass sponge to provide a robust silica composite nanocoating with an antifog effect. The silica composite nanocoating was constructed with a binary film structure consisting of (1) a Fe(III)-tannic acid (TA) nanofilm for adhesion to coat the substrates and (2) a SiO2 layer to enhance the durability of the coating. Due to the universal coating property of Fe(III)-TA nanofilms, we demonstrated that the silica composite nanocoating was effective regardless of the substrate. By layer-by-layer assembly of the silica composite, it is possible to precisely control the nanocoating thickness. The superhydrophilic nature of the SiO2 layer showed an exceptional antifog effect that remained intact against multiple deteriorative conditions, including acid treatment, peroxide degradation, sudden temperature change, severe heat conduction, and oil contamination. In addition, the silica composite nanocoating is scalable for surfaces of different shapes and sizes with the aid of a spray-assisted deposition technique. The bioinspired, multicomposite nanocoating strategy herein contributes to the improvement of organic coatings for uses in applications to tackle current technological problems.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 42109-42118 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 37 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 16 Sep 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Nano·Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2009-0082580). We also are thankful for the generous financial support by the NRF grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (NRF-2018R1C1B5045778 and NRF-2020R1F1A1049212).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- antifog effect
- cysteamine
- layer-by-layer assembly
- nanocoating
- silica composite nanofilm
- tannic acid