Issue 89, 2014

Porous polymer-based monolithic layers enabling pH triggered switching between superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic properties

Abstract

pH-responsive surface layers consisting of porous polymer monoliths containing thiol groups have been prepared via a “thiol-ene” click reaction using a mixture of hydrophobic and ionizable unsaturated “ene” compounds. A proportion of these two “ene” reagents controlled the wettability of the surface that varied with pH, and enabled reversible switching between superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic properties.

Graphical abstract: Porous polymer-based monolithic layers enabling pH triggered switching between superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
30 Jul 2014
Accepted
11 Sep 2014
First published
11 Sep 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 13809-13812

Author version available

Porous polymer-based monolithic layers enabling pH triggered switching between superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic properties

Y. Lv, Y. Cao, F. Svec and T. Tan, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 13809 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC05915H

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