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Superomniphobic coatings and methods of preparation

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OSTI ID:1892863

A composition useful for producing a superomniphobic coating on a substrate, the composition comprising a colloidal suspension of a fluorinated siloxane in a non-silicon-containing fluorinated solvent. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises particles of a hydrophobized metal oxide, e.g., silicon oxide, wherein the hydrophobized metal oxide may be fluorinated. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a non-silicon-containing fluorinated polymer. The invention is also directed to methods for making the above composition. The invention is also directed to methods for using the above-described composition for rendering a substrate superomniphobic. The aforesaid method comprises depositing a liquid coating solution onto a substrate to form a coated substrate, followed by subjecting the coated substrate to a drying step to remove a liquid phase of the liquid coating solution, wherein the liquid coating solution comprises a colloidal suspension of a fluorinated siloxane in a non-silicon-containing fluorinated solvent.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
11,311,907
Application Number:
16/227,442
OSTI ID:
1892863
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Transparent, Flexible, Superomniphobic Surfaces with Ultra-Low Contact Angle Hysteresis journal November 2013
Superomniphobic Surfaces for Effective Chemical Shielding journal December 2012
Superomniphobic surfaces: Design and durability journal May 2013