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Facile fabrication of pufferfish-like structured ZIF-8 on cellulose fibers with superhydrophobicity and anti-bacterial adhesion properties

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Recently, papers with superhydrophobic surfaces and unique antibacterial and self-cleaning capabilities have attracted great attention due to its potential applications in cold chain logistics packaging. Therefore, a facile and versatile route to fabricate superhydrophobic and anti-bacterial adhesion dual-functional paper was reported. The approach was based on pufferfish-like structured ZIF-8 incorporated cellulose fibers. Specifically, cellulose fibers without any chemical pretreatment were used as templates for the in situ aqueous construction of pufferfish-like structured ZIF-8 with zinc nitrate as zinc source and dimethylimidazole as organic ligand. After paper-making and hydrophobicity treatment, the obtained paper possessed excellent superhydrophobic and anti-bacterial adhesion properties. These surfaces retained their water resistance after 30 finger-wipe cycles and 10 sandpaper abrasions. Moreover, the hydrophobic surface prepared also showed excellent anti-adhesion performance toward bacteria. This strategy route proposed here can significantly reduce or eliminate potential risks associated with various contamination.

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This work was financially supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22208063), Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan Project (202201011426), Key Project of Biomedicine and Health in Colleges and Universities of Guangdong Province (2021ZDZX2055), Medical Science and Technology Research Fund of Guangdong Province (A2022004), which are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Qing Wang, Mingyu Qiu, Shijuan Yu & Xiaomin Yang

  2. Guangdong Key Laboratory for Hydrogen Energy Technologies, School of Materials Science and Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China

    Liqin Lao, Zhiwei Wu, Qianjun Deng & Mingguang Yu

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Wang, Q., Qiu, M., Yu, S. et al. Facile fabrication of pufferfish-like structured ZIF-8 on cellulose fibers with superhydrophobicity and anti-bacterial adhesion properties. J Mater Sci 59, 289–303 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09200-0

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