STTR Phase II: Abrasion Resistant Ultrahydrophobic Coatings for Corrosion, Erosion and Wear Resistance

这一小型企业技术转让(STTR)第二阶段项目旨在进一步开发耐磨、环保、超疏水涂料配方。这种超疏水性能是通过优化涂层基质来生成所谓的“荷叶”结构来创造的，这种结构坚固地排斥水，防止水渗透和积聚。除具有超强的拒水活性外，自清洁涂料还具有优越的防腐功能。这些性能降低了故障率，延长了使用寿命，并有效地降低了涂层材料的维护和更换成本。该项目的一个主要目标是改进配方，以改善性能性能。这种超疏水涂层将针对塑料、混凝土、沥青、木材、玻璃、织物和金属等特定商业重要基材的应用进行优化。多功能涂料的更广泛的影响/商业潜力将是为各种不同领域的商业应用提供改进的、耐磨的超疏水涂料，如航运、汽车、建筑和航空工业。这些多功能涂料与环境相容，将对社会和环境产生重大影响。该奖项是根据《2009年美国复苏和再投资法案》(Public Law 111-5)资助的。

This Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II project aims to further the development of abrasion resistant, environmentally friendly, ultrahydrophobic coating formulations. The ultrahydrophobic property is created by optimizing the coating matrices to generate a so-called "lotus leaf" structure that robustly repels water, preventing water penetration and accumulation. In addition to super water repellent activity, the self-cleaning coatings have a superior corrosion protection function. These properties reduce failure rates, increase life time, and effectively lower maintenance and replacement costs of the coated material. A major objective of the project is to refine the formulations to improve the performance properties. This ultrahydrophobic coating will be optimized for application on specific commercially important substrates such as plastic, concrete, asphalt, wood, glass, fabrics, and metal. The broader impact/commercial potential of multi-functional coatings will be to provide improved, abrasion resistant ultrahydrophobic coatings for commercial applications in a variety of different areas such as shipping, automotive, building and aviation industries. These multi-functional coatings are environmentally compatible and will have a significant societal and environmental impact."This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."