An Anodized Titanium/Sol-Gel Composite Coating with Self-Healable Superhydrophobic and Oleophobic Property

• Published in: Frontiers in materials Vol. 8
• Main Authors: Li, Tinghua, Dong, Chongjian, Liu, Yupeng, Wu, Jun, Zhang, Xia, Gong, Xiaowei, Zhao, Wei, Wang, Daoai, Zhu, Donglai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 13.04.2021
• Subjects: anodized titanium; composite coating; self-healing; sol-gel; superhydrophobicity
• ISSN: 2296-8016; 2296-8016
• DOI: 10.3389/fmats.2021.618674

Superhydrophobic and oleophobic surfaces have attracted increasing attention because of their self-cleaning properties. A composite coating composed of anodized titanium and sol-gel (TiAO/SG) was developed and has good superhydrophobic and oleophobic property. The anodized titanium coating was prepared on the titanium substrate and then a sol-gel layer was coated on the surface of the anodized titanium layer to obtain a composite coating with superhydrophobic and oleophobic properties. The adhesion weight of glycerol on the surface of the superhydrophobic titanium wire decreased to 4.8% of that of untreated titanium wire, which showed that the material had good oleophobic property. This new composite coating could achieve self-healing superhydrophobicity by releasing loaded perfluorodenytriethoxysilane to the surface of the coating. Given its superhydrophobicity, self-healing and wear resistance, the TiAO/SG coating was expected to achieve healable self-cleaning protection in titanium devices.