Combination of Bioinspiration: A General Route to Superhydrophobic Particles
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- 6 June 2012
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Vol. 134 (24), 9879-9881
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ja303037j
Abstract
We combine two amazing abilities found in nature: the superhydrophobic property of lotus leaf and the adhesive ability of mussel adhesive protein. The molecular structure mimic of the single units of adhesive proteins, dopamine, was polymerized in an alkaline aqueous solution to encapsulate microparticles. The as-formed thin polydopamine walls worked as reactive templates to generate silver nanoparticles on the capsuled particles. As a result, core/shell/satellite composite particles were generated with a hierarchical structure similar to the micromorphology of lotus leaf. The composite particles exhibited extremely water repellence after fluorination. Because dopamine can deposit and adhere to all kinds of materials, this method can be applied to diverse microparticles, from organic to inorganic. In addition, particles of different sizes and matters can be modified to superhydrophobic particles in one pot. Magnetic particles have also been prepared which could be used as oil-absorbent and magnetic controlled carriers. “Oil marbles” formed underwater were achieved for the first time.Keywords
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