Influence of Fluorine-Containing Monomer Content on the Hydrophobic and Transparent Properties of Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Coating Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Organic–Inorganic Grafting Silica Polyacrylate Material
2.3. Preparation of the Silica-Polyacrylate Coating Film
2.4. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation of Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Coating Materials
3.2. Physical Properties of the As-Prepared Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Material
3.3. Morphology Analyses of the As-Prepared Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Film
3.4. Hydrophobicity and Transparent Properties of Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Film
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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First Stage (Free Radical Polymerization) | Second Stage (Sol–Gel Route) | |||||||||
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DFMA (g) | MMA (g) | DFMA/MMA (Weight Ratio) | DFMA/MMA (Molar Ratio) | 2-EHA (g) | KH-570 (g) | THF (g) | AIBN (g) | TEOS (g) | HCl(aq) (g) | THF (g) |
0 | 9.0 | 0/9 | - | 1.0 | 0.05 | 40 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
0.5 | 8.5 | 1/17 | 1/68 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 40 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
1.0 | 8.0 | 1/8 | 1/32 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 40 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
1.5 | 7.5 | 1/5 | 1/20 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 40 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
2.0 | 7.0 | 2/7 | 1/14 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 40 | 0.02 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
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Huang, C.-M.; Wang, H.-Y.; Fang, S.-Y.; Yang, W.-D. Influence of Fluorine-Containing Monomer Content on the Hydrophobic and Transparent Properties of Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Coating Materials. Materials 2021, 14, 4261. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154261
Huang C-M, Wang H-Y, Fang S-Y, Yang W-D. Influence of Fluorine-Containing Monomer Content on the Hydrophobic and Transparent Properties of Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Coating Materials. Materials. 2021; 14(15):4261. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154261
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Chih-Ming, Her-Yung Wang, Sing-Yuan Fang, and Wein-Duo Yang. 2021. "Influence of Fluorine-Containing Monomer Content on the Hydrophobic and Transparent Properties of Nanohybrid Silica Polyacrylate Coating Materials" Materials 14, no. 15: 4261. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14154261