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Demaude A, Baert K, Petitjean D, Zveny J, Goormaghtigh E, Hauffman T, Gordon MJ, Reniers F. Simple and Scalable Chemical Surface Patterning via Direct Deposition from Immobilized Plasma Filaments in a Dielectric Barrier Discharge. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2200237. [PMID: 35343108 PMCID: PMC9130873 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202200237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, immobilization of the often unwanted filaments in dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) is achieved and used for one-step deposition of patterned coatings. By texturing one of the dielectric surfaces, a discharge containing stationary plasma filaments is ignited in a mix of argon and propargyl methacrylate (PMA) in a reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. From PMA, hydrophobic and hydrophilic chemical and topographical contrasts at sub-millimeter scale are obtained on silicon and glass substrates. Chemical and physical characterizations of the samples are performed by micrometer-scale X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and infrared imaging and by water contact angle and profilometry, respectively. From the latter and additional information from high-speed imaging of the plasma phase and electrical measurements, it is suggested that filaments, denser in energetic species, lead to higher deposition rate with higher fragmentation of the precursor, while surface discharges igniting outwards the filaments are leading to smoother and slower deposition. This work opens a new route for a one-step large-area chemical and morphological patterning of surfaces at sub-millimeter scales. Moreover, the possibility to separately deposit coatings from filaments and the surrounding plasma phase can be helpful to better understand the processes occurring during plasma polymerization in filamentary DBD.
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- Annaëlle Demaude
- Faculty of SciencesChemistry of SurfacesInterfaces and Nanomaterials (ChemSIN)Université libre de BruxellesAvenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, CP 255BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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- Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Materials and ChemistryElectrochemical and Surface Engineering Research Group (SURF)Vrije Universiteit BrusselPleinlaan 2BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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- Faculty of SciencesChemistry of SurfacesInterfaces and Nanomaterials (ChemSIN)Université libre de BruxellesAvenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, CP 255BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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- Faculty of SciencesChemistry of SurfacesInterfaces and Nanomaterials (ChemSIN)Université libre de BruxellesAvenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, CP 255BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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- Structure and Function of Biological MembranesCenter for Structural Biology and BioinformaticsUniversité libre de BruxellesAvenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, CP 206/2BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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- Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Materials and ChemistryElectrochemical and Surface Engineering Research Group (SURF)Vrije Universiteit BrusselPleinlaan 2BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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- Department of Chemical EngineeringEng II #3351University of California – Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCA93106‐5080USA
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- Faculty of SciencesChemistry of SurfacesInterfaces and Nanomaterials (ChemSIN)Université libre de BruxellesAvenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, CP 255BrusselsB‐1050Belgium
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Ma Q, Izu N, Masuda Y. Self-assembly patterning of ultrafine zirconia nanocrystal films fabricated on chemically patterned templates. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 29:495702. [PMID: 30207291 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aae0ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ultra-thin zirconia (ZrO2) nanocrystal films were fabricated by using a controlled dip-coating process. ZrO2 nanocrystals possess a cubic crystalline phase and large surface-to-volume area. The film composite with only several layers of nanocrystals were obtained by controlling the withdrawal speed and mass concentration of the colloidal solution. The optical properties of ZrO2 nanocrystal films were accessed by UV-vis spectroscopy, which indicated the dense and uniform structure of the nanocrystal films. The high reflection index suggested that the films could be used in the reflection coating industry. Furthermore, a micro-pattern of self-assembled monolayers of silane molecular was used as a chemical mold for selective deposition of ZrO2 nanocrystals. As a result, a self-assembly patterning of ZrO2 nanocrystals with a neat edge was fabricated on silicon substrate. The low-cost fabricating method is compatible with conventional very-large-scale integration processes and can be extended to other kinds of nanocrystals.
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Light-Induced Ion Rectification in Zigzag Nanochannels. Chem Asian J 2015; 10:2733-7. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.201500720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Liu K, Cao M, Fujishima A, Jiang L. Bio-Inspired Titanium Dioxide Materials with Special Wettability and Their Applications. Chem Rev 2014; 114:10044-94. [DOI: 10.1021/cr4006796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 427] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Kesong Liu
- Key
Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology
of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China
- Institute
for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, University of Wollongong, Innovation Campus, Squires Way, North Wollongong, NSW 2500, Australia
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- Key
Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology
of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China
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- Research
Institute for Science and Technology, Photocatalysis International
Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan
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- Key
Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology
of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, PR China
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory
of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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Li J, Ji S, Zhang G, Guo H. Surface-modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) membrane with self-assembled monolayers for alcohol permselective pervaporation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:8093-102. [PMID: 23701288 DOI: 10.1021/la400930y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The use of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) has recently been recognized as an effective way to tailor the surface properties of films used in various applications. However, application of SAMs in the preparation of separation membranes remains unexplored. In the present study, surface-modified poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) membranes were prepared using SAMs to fabricate a membrane for use in pervaporation separation of ethanol/water mixtures. A cross-linked PDMS/polysulfone (PSf) composite membrane was transformed by introducing hydroxyl functionalities on the PDMS surface through a UV/ozone conversion process. (Tridecafluoroctyl)triethoxysilane was allowed to be adsorbed on the resulting Si-OH substrate to increase the hydrophobicity of the membrane. Results from Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, atomic force microscopy, and contact angle analyses suggest that the fluoroalkylsilane monolayer was successfully formed on the modified PDMS/PSf membrane treated by 60 min UV/ozone exposure. The newly SAM-modified membrane exhibited a separation factor of 13.1 and a permeate flux of 412.9 g/(m(2) h), which are higher than those obtained from PDMS membranes.
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- Jie Li
- Center for Membrane Technology, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, PR China
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Kim JY, Kim EK, Kim SS. Micro-nano hierarchical superhydrophobic electrospray-synthesized silica layers. J Colloid Interface Sci 2013; 392:376-381. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2012.09.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Her EK, Ko TJ, Lee KR, Oh KH, Moon MW. Bioinspired steel surfaces with extreme wettability contrast. NANOSCALE 2012; 4:2900-2905. [PMID: 22456538 DOI: 10.1039/c2nr11934j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The exterior structures of natural organisms have continuously evolved by controlling wettability, such as the Namib Desert beetle, whose back has hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast for water harvesting by mist condensation in dry desert environments, and some plant leaves that have hierarchical micro/nanostructures to collect or repel liquid water. In this work, we have provided a method for wettability contrast on alloy steels by both nano-flake or needle patterns and tuning of the surface energy. Steels were provided with hierarchical micro/nanostructures of Fe oxides by fluorination and by a subsequent catalytic reaction of fluorine ions on the steel surfaces in water. A hydrophobic material was deposited on the structured surfaces, rendering superhydrophobicity. Plasma oxidization induces the formation of superhydrophilic surfaces on selective regions surrounded by superhydrophobic surfaces. We show that wettability contrast surfaces align liquid water within patterned hydrophilic regions during the condensation process. Furthermore, this method could have a greater potential to align other liquids or living cells.
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- Eun Kyu Her
- Future Conversion Technology Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 130-650, Korea
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Zhang X, Qiao Y, Xu L, Buriak JM. Constructing metal-based structures on nanopatterned etched silicon. ACS NANO 2011; 5:5015-5024. [PMID: 21545116 DOI: 10.1021/nn201109s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Silicon surfaces with nanoscale etched patterns were obtained using polystyrene-block-poly(4-vinylpyridine) (PS-b-P4VP) block copolymer films as templates, followed by brief immersion in HF(aq). The resulting interfaces were comprised of pseudohexagonal arrays of pits on the silicon, whose shapes depended upon the chosen silicon orientation. The top unetched face of silicon remains capped by the native oxide, and the pit interiors are terminated by Si-H(x). Selective chemical functionalization via these two chemical handles was demonstrated to be a viable approach toward building nanostructured metal oxide and metal features within these silicon pits and on the top face. Using a series of interfacial chemical reactions, including oxidation (of Si-H(x)-terminated regions), hydrosilylation, and alkoxysilane-based chemistry on silicon oxide, the growth of metal-based structures can be spatially controlled. In the first approach, titania nanobowls were grown within the etch pits, and in the second, galvanic displacement was used to produce gold nanoparticles either within the etch pits, on the top silicon face, or both.
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- Xiaojiang Zhang
- National Institute for Nanotechnology, 11421 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2M9
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Priest C. Surface patterning of bonded microfluidic channels. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2010; 4:32206. [PMID: 21045927 PMCID: PMC2967238 DOI: 10.1063/1.3493643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Microfluidic channels in which multiple chemical and biological processes can be integrated into a single chip have provided a suitable platform for high throughput screening, chemical synthesis, detection, and alike. These microchips generally exhibit a homogeneous surface chemistry, which limits their functionality. Localized surface modification of microchannels can be challenging due to the nonplanar geometries involved. However, chip bonding remains the main hurdle, with many methods involving thermal or plasma treatment that, in most cases, neutralizes the desired chemical functionality. Postbonding modification of microchannels is subject to many limitations, some of which have been recently overcome. Novel techniques include solution-based modification using laminar or capillary flow, while conventional techniques such as photolithography remain popular. Nonetheless, new methods, including localized microplasma treatment, are emerging as effective postbonding alternatives. This Review focuses on postbonding methods for surface patterning of microchannels.
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- Craig Priest
- Ian Wark Research Institute, ARC Special Research Centre for Particle and Material Interfaces, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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Tran DN, Whitby CP, Fornasiero D, Ralston J. Foamability of aqueous suspensions of fine graphite and quartz particles with a triblock copolymer. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010; 348:460-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.04.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2010] [Revised: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 04/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Järn M, Xu Q, Lindén M. Wetting studies of hydrophilic-hydrophobic TiO2@SiO2 nanopatterns prepared by photocatalytic decomposition. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:11330-11336. [PMID: 20369868 DOI: 10.1021/la1006583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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TiO(2)@SiO(2) nanopatterns were prepared with the evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) technique. The material consists of an ultrathin (approximately 2 nm) layer of titania with hexagonally ordered craters of roughly 30 nm in diameter, on a silica substrate. The open pore structure and high homogeneity of the pattern makes these materials ideal for detailed wetting studies. The nanopatterns were functionalized with a fluoroalkylsilane (FAS), which attached on both titania and silica, resulting in a hydrophobic surface. By irradiating the composite material with UV light for different lengths of time, the hydrophilic/hydrophobic contrast in the nanopattern could be tuned. This is a result of the very different photocatalytic properties of titania and silica. The area fraction covered with FAS, f(FAS), as a function of UV irradiation time was calculated from water contact angle measurements of the composite film and corresponding reference samples, by using existing wetting models for heterogeneous surfaces. The results were compared to area fractions derived from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). f(FAS)-values determined from static water contact angles gave the best agreement with XPS, while advancing and receding contact angles overestimated and underestimated the f(FAS)-values, respectively. The Cassie model gave a slightly better fit to the XPS data than the Israelachivili model.
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- Mikael Järn
- Center for Functional Materials, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Department of Natural Sciences, Abo Akademi University, Porthansgatan 3-5, FI-20500 Finland
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Yang SH, Park JH, Cho WK, Lee HS, Choi IS. Counteranion-directed, biomimetic control of silica nanostructures on surfaces inspired by biosilicification found in diatoms. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2009; 5:1947-1951. [PMID: 19544316 DOI: 10.1002/smll.200900440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Zhang F, Sautter K, Davis RC, Linford MR. Subsurface oxidation for micropatterning silicon (SOMS). LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2009; 25:1289-1291. [PMID: 19133726 DOI: 10.1021/la803408x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Here we present a straightforward patterning technique for silicon: subsurface oxidation for micropatterning silicon (SOMS). In this method, a stencil mask is placed above a silicon surface. Radio-frequency plasma oxidation of the substrate creates a pattern of thicker oxide in the exposed regions. Etching with HF or KOH produces very shallow or much higher aspect ratio features on silicon, respectively, where patterning is confirmed by atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and optical microscopy. The oxidation process itself is studied under a variety of reaction conditions, including higher and lower oxygen pressures (2 and 0.5 Torr), a variety of powers (50-400 W), different times and as a function of reagent purity (99.5 or 99.994% oxygen). SOMS can be easily executed in any normal chemistry laboratory with a plasma generator. Because of its simplicity, it may have industrial viability.
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- Feng Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Fabrication of silica-on-titania and titania-on-silica nanoparticle assemblies. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2006.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The interaction between a liquid and a solid surface is the key to understanding wetting phenomena. A very large number of natural and industrial processes rely on the delicate manipulation of this interaction. Controlled wetting is of central importance in microfluidics, mineral flotation, high speed coating, electronic display technologies, oil recovery, lubrication, and plant protection.
At the molecular level, one can alter the distribution and charge of surface groups on functional surfaces, vary the number of hydrogen bonds, change molecular configuration, perform chemical grafts, and so forth. External stimuli such as light, electric potential, and heat can lead to subtle control of wettability, which is based strictly on thermodynamics.
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