Preparation of Strongly Hydrophobic Film with Large Area and Flexibility Based on Micro Fabrication

Abstract:

In order to gain strongly hydrophobic film with large area and flexibility conveniently and effectively, how to prepare film with combination of technologies including micro fabrication, chemical grafting and micro molding is discussed. Firstly, micro channel arrays that the width is 5μm on the silicon wafer are prepared by micro fabrication. Then after spraying PVDF (Polyvinylidene Fluoride) lotion and pouring PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) glue solution onto the silicon wafer as the mould successively, the mixture need to be precured, which constructs rough structures in micro and nanoscale on the low surface energy film. Finally chemical grafting for film is carried out under the condition of O₂ and 130°C so that the modification layer easy to adhesive on the boundary between PVDF and PDMS can be formed. Through the above technical routes, the strongly hydrophobic film that the general contact angle exceeds above 145o, the area is 180mm×64mm, the thickness is 0.9mm and the composite layer is firmly combined is gained. Compared to other hydrophobic materials the film is available in large area and has an advantage of flexibility. Meanwhile, the way that the film prepared by micro molding and in virtue of the silicon wafer with micro channel arrays as the mould contributes to large scale production.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 645-646)
• Pages: 195-200
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.645-646.195
• Online since: May 2015
• Authors: Yi Bo Zeng, Ting Ting Wang, Jian Yan Wang, Hang Guo*
• Keywords: Flexible Film, Hydrophobic, Large Area, Micro Fabrication, Micro Molding

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