Abstract
This review describes the bottom-up design of ultra-thin fluorinated polymer films. Fluorinated polymer assemblies offer unique and application-oriented properties strongly correlated with surface chemistry. We focus on our recent topic of research, fluorinated polymer nanosheets, which are ultra-thin polymer films fabricated from amphiphilic fluorinated polyalkylacrylamides using the elegant Langmuir-Blodgett technique. These fluorinated polymer nanosheets have excellent hydrophobicity, extremely low surface energy and a low friction coefficient. Therefore, fluorinated polymer nanosheets are attractive nanomaterials for surface modification in terms of tailoring of wettability, frictional properties, adhesion and surface chemistry. The nanocoating technique using reactive fluorinated polymer nanosheets and surface modification of hard disks andmicrochannels are also reviewed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 583-596 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Polymer International |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 May |
Keywords
- Fluorinated polymer
- Langmuir-Blodgett technique
- Nanocoating
- Nanosheets
- Surface modification
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Polymers and Plastics
- Organic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry