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A simple strategy for fabricating honeycomb patterns on commercially available polymer film under a wide humidity range

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 November 2020

Kai Huang ,
Qi Cheng ,
Honglei Zhang ,
Ligang Lin  and
Qiying Wang
Kai Huang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin300387, P.R. China
Qi Cheng
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin300387, P.R. China
Honglei Zhang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin300387, P.R. China
Ligang Lin*
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin300387, P.R. China
Qiying Wang
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin300387, P.R. China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: phdlinligang@163.com
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Abstract

A simple and effective strategy is proposed for fabricating honeycomb-patterned ethyl cellulose (EC) films via a combination of the dip-coating and breath figure methods under a wide humidity range (40–90%). A mixture of toluene and methanol as a volatile solvent/nonsolvent pair was used to effectively control the surface morphology. Additionally, honeycomb patterns were successfully formed via dip-coating under a low humidity (relative humidity less than 40%), when water was directly added into the mixed solution. The important factors that influenced the morphology of EC honeycomb-patterned films were investigated, such as the humidity, solution concentration, and the withdrawal speed during dip-coating. The pore sizes could be controlled by changing the film-formation conditions. Water contact angle enables a transition from hydrophilic to hydrophobic. The possible mechanisms of honeycomb pattern formation are discussed. The fabrication of an ordered honeycomb-patterned film in a cost-effective and convenient manner will have broad application potential in the future.

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dip-coatingfilmhoneycomb patternethyl cellulosehumidity
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 23-24 , 14 December 2020 , pp. 3210 - 3221
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