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Gapeeva, Anna
Kiel University
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- 2024Pull‐Out Testing of Electrochemically Etched NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Wires in Shape Memory Alloy Hybrid Composites
- 2024Pull‐Out Testing of Electrochemically Etched NiTi Shape Memory Alloy Wires in Shape Memory Alloy Hybrid Composites
- 2023Interface failure analysis of embedded NiTi SMA wires using in situ high-resolution X-ray synchrotron tomographycitations
- 2022Preventing algae adhesion using lubricant-modified polydimethylsiloxane/polythiourethane nanocompositecitations
- 2021Polydimethylsiloxane Microdomains Formation at the Polythiourethane/Air Interface and Its Influence on Barnacle Releasecitations
- 2021Electrochemical Surface Structuring for Strong SMA Wire–Polymer Interface Adhesioncitations
- 2021Modification of Nylon Nets with Poly(dimethylsiloxane)/Tetrapodal-Shaped ZnO Composite for Aquaculture Biofouling Controlcitations
- 2017Characterization of a polydimethylsiloxane-polythiourethane polymer blend with potential as fouling-release coatingcitations
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Polydimethylsiloxane Microdomains Formation at the Polythiourethane/Air Interface and Its Influence on Barnacle Release
Abstract
In this study, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/polythiourethane (PTU) composite reinforced with tetrapodal shaped micro-nano ZnO particles (t-ZnO) was successfully produced by a versatile, industrially applicable polymer blending process. On the surface of this composite, PDMS is distributed in the form of microdomains embedded in a PTU matrix. The composite inherited not only good mechanical properties originating from PTU but also promising fouling-release (FR) properties due to the presence of PDMS on the surface. It was shown that the preferential segregation of PDMS domains at the polymer/air interface could be attributed to the difference in the surface free energy of PDMS and PTU. The PDMS microdomains at the PTU/air interface significantly reduced the barnacle adhesion strength on the composite. Both the pseudo-and natural barnacle adhesion strength on the composite was approximately 0.1 MPa, similar to that on pure PDMS. The pseudo-barnacle adhesion on reference surfaces AlMg3 and PTU reached approximately 4 and 6 MPa, respectively. Natural barnacles could not be removed intact from AlMg3 and PTU surfaces without breaking the shell, indicating that the adhesion strength was higher than the mechanical strength of a barnacle shell (approximately 0.4 MPa). The integrity of PDMS microdomains was maintained after 12 months of immersion in seawater and barnacle removal. No surface deteriorations were found. In short, the composite showed excellent potential as a long-term stable FR coating for marine applications.