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Superhydrophobic and Superparamagnetic Composite Coatings: A Comparative Study on Dual-Sized Functional Magnetite Nanoparticles/Silicone Rubber

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In this work, superhydrophobic and superparamagnetic composite coating was prepared by directly dispersing methacryloxypropyl functionalized Fe3O4@SiO2 (f-Fe3O4@SiO2) nanoparticles into silicon rubber (SR) and casting the mixture on the substrate then curing. While single-sized f-Fe3O4@SiO2(~100 nm) was used, it was found that coatings hydrophobicity increased with f-Fe3O4@SiO2 content increasing, and coatings surface became superhydrophobic when f-Fe3O4@SiO2 content climbed to 50%. In order to further increase the coatings hydrophobicity, dual-sized f-Fe3O4@SiO2(~20 and ~100 nm) were utilized together and the effect of their mutual weight ratio on coatings surface property and morphology was investigated. The experimental results showed that coatings surface water contact angle (CA) could reach the maximum 159.2° at the optimal weight ratio 2/1(wt/wt, ~20/~100 nm). Meanwhile, the coatings remained superparamagnetic and its saturation magnetization was 21.48 emu/g. Based on the coatings surface hydrophobicity test and morphology analysis, the excellent superhydrophobicity should be attributed to the combined result of micro-nano rough structure and low free energy, which derived from the dual-sized f-Fe3O4@SiO2 and methacryloxypropyl functional group, respectively. The Fe3O4@SiO2/SR composite coatings are expected to enlarge potential applications in the field of self-cleaning and electromagnetic shielding due to its unique superparamagnetism and superhydrophobicity.

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We gratefully acknowledge the funding support from the Department of Scientific and Technology of Zhejiang Province (2016C31020) and start up program (2012QDL020) in Hangzhou Normal University. We also acknowledge the support from the Project for the Innovation of High Level Returned Overseas Scholars (or team) in Hangzhou.

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    Kai Zhang, Qingyu Han, Chun Liu, Yongbing Pei, Longcheng Tang, Li Zhao & Lianbin Wu

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Zhang, K., Han, Q., Liu, C. et al. Superhydrophobic and Superparamagnetic Composite Coatings: A Comparative Study on Dual-Sized Functional Magnetite Nanoparticles/Silicone Rubber. J Inorg Organomet Polym 27, 1816–1825 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-017-0646-1

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