Molecular aggregation states and wetting behavior of a poly{2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl acrylate} brush-immobilized nano-imprinted surface

Antifouling Properties of Fluoropolymer Brushes toward Organic Polymers: The Influence of Composition, Thickness, Brush Architecture, and Annealing

“…The excellent antifouling properties can be explained in terms of relatively small (enthalpic) interactions between brush and the solvent and fouling polymer compared to the interchain interactions within the brush, which thus yield insufficient compensation of the loss of entropy for an adsorbing polymer. Combining these fluoropolymer brushes with, e.g., micro- and nanostructuring and other advanced materials properties, is expected to yield even better long-term antifouling behavior under harsh environments, − and such studies are currently on going in our laboratories.…”

6. Recent advances in the reversible deactivation radical (co)polymerization of fluorinated alkenes/acrylates/ methacrylates/styrenes

“…Shinohara and co-workers [91] reported the preparation of fluoropolymer brushes on nanoimprinted surfaces. Nanoimprinting (NI) is a technology used to fabricate nanotopography on a polymer surface.…”

Novel Fluorinated Polymers Containing Short Perfluorobutyl Side Chains and Their Super Wetting Performance on Diverse Substrates

“…14 The uniformly organized structure and the crystallization of the perfluoroalkyl side chains actually account for their special surface wettability. 10,15,16 Therefore, these fluoropolymers have been extensively researched and applied in industry for the production of various surface modifiers, such as water and oil repellents for textiles, paper, and liquid-crystal-display screens. 17−21 The tight packing of perfluoroalkyl groups and high area density of trifluoromethyl terminal groups are important factors that determine the hydrophobicity and nonstickiness.…”

“…Fluorinated polymers have attracted significant attention in the areas of science and industry over recent decades because of their ultralow surface energy, unique water and oil repellency, self-cleaning property, and excellent thermal and chemical stability as well as the potential for practical applications in functional coatings, fabric finishing, biochemical systems, aerospace engineering, and the microelectronic field. − Perfluoroalkyl-substituted acrylate polymers are considered to be one of the most effective fluoropolymer resins that maintain both the original performance of acrylate and the special surface physicochemical properties. − Especially, poly­(perfluoroalkyl acrylate)­s with side chains of more than eight fluorinated carbon atoms (C 8 ) exhibit quite low surface energy of 8–10 mN/m, which makes them promising as ideal materials for the production of functional coatings with low surface energy . The uniformly organized structure and the crystallization of the perfluoroalkyl side chains actually account for their special surface wettability. ,, Therefore, these fluoropolymers have been extensively researched and applied in industry for the production of various surface modifiers, such as water and oil repellents for textiles, paper, and liquid-crystal-display screens. − The tight packing of perfluoroalkyl groups and high area density of trifluoromethyl terminal groups are important factors that determine the hydrophobicity and nonstickiness. , …”