Liu Gonggang,Lu Zhou,Zhu Xiu,Du Xiaoqing,Hu Jinbo,Chang Shanshan,Li Xianjun,Liu Yuan
Bamboo with the outstanding properties, such as good mechanical strength, fast growth rate and low growth cost, is considered as one of utilitarian structural nature materials. But bamboo is easy to get mildewed resulting in disfiguration and fungi corrosion. In this work, a facile method was developed to improve the mildew-proofing capability of bamboo. Mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) with biomimetic adhesion function and highly active functional groups was employed to immobilize highly-dispersed Ag and TiO 2 nanoparticles on the surface of bamboo via an in-situ growth method. Integrating the uniform PDA coating, photocatalytic function of TiO 2 nanoparticles and bactericidal role of Ag nanoparticles, the mildew-proofing capability of bamboo is enhanced significantly. The results show a non-covalent interaction is more likely to account for the binding mechanism of PDA to bamboo. And the prepared bamboo samples show good photocatalytic performance and have excellent resistance leachability. Meanwhile, the mildew-proofing property of prepared bamboo sample was greatly improved.
Yongkang Shi,Yan Nie,Hualong Xu,Pengyu Bi,Boyang Chen,Xinyue Hou,Hongchao Ma,Meiwen Cao
Surface coating technology is an effective anti-corrosion strategy which can form a layer of anti-corrosion film on metal surface , effectively preventing it from oxidation and corrosion. Among various strategies, silanization treatment of metals is the most commonly used one. However, using silane-based coatings alone often leads to poor anti-corrosion performance due to insufficient mechanical strength and presence of surface defects . In order to improve the corrosion resistance of silane coatings, a hybrid surface coating has been constructed by introducing epoxy resin and Ag/TiO 2 nanoparticles into the silane film in this work. After adding epoxy resin, the thickness of the silane film greatly increases, which improves its mechanical properties . Ag/TiO 2 nanoparticles can enhance the cross-linking between silane molecules and epoxy resin, thereby preventing formation of surface defects. The epoxy resin-silane-Ag/TiO 2 composite surface coating is coated on the surface of AA2024 aluminum alloy using spin coating method. Electrochemical and salt spray tests indicate excellent corrosion resistance performance of the composite coating . This composite coating technology may have potential applications on the surfaces of various metal products such as medical devices and aerospace materials, and will shed light on the development of new surface coating technologies.