Fluorinated Amphiphilic Polymers and Their Blends for Fouling-Release Applications: The Benefits of a Triblock Copolymer Surface

HS Sundaram; Y Cho; MD Dimitriou; John Finlay; Gemma Cone; S Williams; D Handlin; J Gatto; Maureen Callow; James Callow; EJ Kramer; CK Obert

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Fluorinated Amphiphilic Polymers and Their Blends for Fouling-Release Applications: The Benefits of a Triblock Copolymer Surface

HS Sundaram, Y Cho, MD Dimitriou, John Finlay, Gemma Cone, S Williams, D Handlin, J Gatto, Maureen Callow, James Callow, EJ Kramer, CK Obert

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Abstract

Surface active triblock copolymers (SABC) with mixed polyethylene glycol (PEG) and two different semifluorinated alcohol side chains, one longer than the other, were blended with a soft thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ranbutylene)-block-polystyrene (SEBS). The surface composition of these blends was probed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and near edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. The surface reconstruction of the coatings in water was monitored qualitatively by dynamic water contact angles in air as well as air bubble contact angle measurements in water. By blending the SABC with SEBS, we minimize the amount of the SABC used while achieving a surface that is not greatly different in composition from the pure SABC. The 15 wt % blends of the SABC with long fluoroalkyl side chains showed a composition close to that of the pure SABC while the SABC with shorter perfluoroakyl side chains did not. These differences in surface composition were reflected in the fouling-release performance of the blends for the algae, Mg and Navicula.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3366-3374
Number of pages	9
Journal	ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Volume	3
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/am200529u
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2011

Keywords

amphiphilic block copolymer
polymer blends
surface segregation
biofouling
low surface energy materials
surface active block copolymer

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Sundaram, HS., Cho, Y., Dimitriou, MD., Finlay, J., Cone, G., Williams, S., Handlin, D., Gatto, J., Callow, M., Callow, J., Kramer, EJ., & Obert, CK. (2011). Fluorinated Amphiphilic Polymers and Their Blends for Fouling-Release Applications: The Benefits of a Triblock Copolymer Surface. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 3(9), 3366-3374. https://doi.org/10.1021/am200529u

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