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Superhydrophobic adhesive surface on titanate nanotube brushes through surface modification by capric acid

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A superhydrophobic adhesive surface is applied to titanate nanotube (TNT) brushes through surface modification using capric acid. Hydroxyl groups on the TNT brushes are reacted with carboxylic acids via esterification using a chemical vapor deposition method at 110 °C. The alignment of the titanate nanostructures and the surface modification with capric acid resulted in a hydrophobic surface. The hydrophobicity increases with surface modification time; the contact angle, θ CA, increases from 0° to 152°. After 4 h modification, the surface shows superhydrophobicity with water adhesion ability. The use of carboxylic acids as modifiers offers advantages that include low cost, environmental compatibility, and non-toxicity and is capable of adapting TNT-based functional interfaces toward a variety of applications.

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This work was partially supported by Grand-in-Aids from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), administrated by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (Nos. 26288108 and 26630322).

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  1. Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, 595-0871, Japan

    Kenji Okada

  2. Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan

    Yasuaki Tokudome & Masahide Takahashi

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Okada, K., Tokudome, Y. & Takahashi, M. Superhydrophobic adhesive surface on titanate nanotube brushes through surface modification by capric acid. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 79, 389–394 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-016-4106-0

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