Stimuli-responsive hierarchical roughness providing superhydrophobicity in a surfactant rich environment

Maax Bath Inc.正在积极寻求改进表面处理或涂层的制造，以增强 浴缸、淋浴和淋浴门的表面特性，人们相信通过创造 超疏水表面我们可以达到预期的“易清洁”或“自清洁”的性能。贾森氏病 集团非常适合提供创新的解决方案，因为它在以下两个关键领域拥有相当多的专业知识 兴趣：表面的化学修饰和大分子和粒子在表面上的附着 水性介质。建议的协作方法解决了以下当前挑战 通过开发新的温度响应型分层结构涂层来实现超疏水性 永久粘合到基材上，并设计为避免使用任何有毒溶剂。 拟议的研究符合工业合作伙伴改进制造工艺和 表面处理的寿命。这可能会对现有涂层产生重大改进 技术和加拿大制造的产品的巨大竞争优势。

MAAX Bath Inc is actively pursuing improved fabrication of surface treatments or coatings for enhancing the surface properties of bathtubs, showers, and shower doors and it is believed that through the creation of superhydrophobic surfaces we can reach the desired property of "easy clean" or "self-cleaning". Giasson's group is ideally suited to provide an innovative solution, as it has considerable expertise in the two key areas of interest: chemical modification of surfaces and attachment of macromolecules and particles to surfaces in water-based media. The proposed collaborative approach addresses the current challenges of superhydrophobicity by developing new thermo-responsive hierarchically structured coatings that can be permanently bond to substrates and designed to avoid any toxic solvent that will be required for the application. The proposed studies are in line with the industrial partner's desire to improve fabrication processes and lifetime of the surface treatments. This could create a significant improvement to the existing coating technology and a great competitive advantage for products made in Canada.