Stable Hydrophobic Metal-Oxide Photocatalysts via Grafting Polydimethylsiloxane Brush.

Wooh, Sanghyuk; Encinas, Noemí; Vollmer, Doris; Butt, Hans-Jürgen · Adv Mater · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) can be grafted to metal-oxide photocatalysts such as titanium oxide by simple UV irradiation in solution or melt. The PDMS graft metal oxides are still photocatalytically active. They are hydrophobic, liquid repellent, self-cleaning, prevent biofouling and are long-term stable even in UV light.