Abstract
Inexpensive biodegradable and biocompatible materials, which enable a combination of high hydrophobicity with good adhesion of water droplets, as on rose petals, are in demand for modern microfluidic systems. To obtain surfaces with rose petal-effect we used nanocellulose as bio-based non-toxic material with nanoscale structure. Two types of lightweight flexible nanocellulose films were investigated, differing in raw material and manufacturing method, NCm from Miscanthus x giganteus and NCp from Phragmites australis. They were coated with semiconductor cuprous iodide (CuI) films using Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction method, thereby creating hierarchical structures. The deposition of CuI films increased roughness of the NCp and NCm surfaces and ensured high hydrophobicity of the obtained CuI/NCp and CuI/NCm film samples due to chemical modification of nanocellulose. These samples have water contact angles 143°, and large wetting hysteresis above 80°. The water droplets sticking on them testify to the Cassie-impregnating state. On the inclined surfaces of the CuI/NCp and CuI/NCm film samples water droplets do not roll down even if tilt angles reach 90°. So, in this study, we report a facile process for making green, renewable, and biodegradable material with surface functionalities that are relevant for lab-on-a-chip microfluidic devices.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU), grant No 128/02.2020, and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine for funding the study (topic 2301).
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Klochko, N.P., Barbash, V.A., Klepikova, K.S. et al. Highly hydrophobic surfaces with rose petal-effect based on nanocellulose films coated by nanostructured CuI layers. Cellulose 28, 9395–9412 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-04116-x
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