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Temperature controlled water/oil wettability of a surface fabricated by a block copolymer: Application as a dual water/oil on-off switch

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Abstract

A temperature controlled dual water/oil on-off switch is achieved by using a PMMA-b-PNIPAAm block-copolymer coated mesh, determined by the conformational change of the PNIPAAm chain around the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) and also the cooperation between PNIPAAm and PMMA. Water can permeate through the BCP-coated mesh, and oil cannot below the LCST, whereas oil can and water cannot above the LCST.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-277
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced Materials
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Jan 2013

Keywords

  • block copolymer
  • PNIPAAm
  • temperature controlled
  • water/oil on-off switch

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