• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.56 no.3
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• pp.327-334
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• 2018

Water-repellent coating solutions were prepared by sol-gel method using tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) as precursors. The solutions were spin-coated on a cold-rolled steel sheet and thermally cured to prepare a non-fluorine water-repellent coating films. The effects of molar ratios of MTMS/TEOS, water concentration and ammonia concentration on the hydrophobic properties of the coating films were studied. The contact angle of water on coating films prepared by varying the molar ratio of MTMS/TEOS to 1~20 showed a maximum value of $108^{\circ}$ when the MTMS/TEOS molar ratio was 10. With increasing water content, the coating films showed the larger contact angles and the better the water repellency. As the amount of ammonia added was increased, the contact angles of coating films were increased, showing the better the water repellency. It is considered that the larger the amount of ammonia added, the larger the size of the silica particles generated, which increases the surface roughness of the silica particles, thereby increasing the water repellency.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.691-695
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• 2017

Optimization study was carried out to improve the durability of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) in alkaline fuel cell cathode by the use of highly stable PDMS superhydrophobic coating. Two different commercial GDLs were selected as substrates. Coating temperature and viscosity of PDMS were controlled for the stability of structure in microporous layer of GDL as well as uniform coating according to thermal characteristics of GDL. Regardless of PDMS viscosity, highly stable superhydrophobicities were obtained with both GDLs at $200^{\circ}C$. After the accelerated test, however, 28BC GDL coated with 1000 CS PDMS showed the best durability with the lowest loss of superhydrophobicity.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.58-64
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• 2020

This paper describes a simple approach for preparing a superhydrophobic and superoleophobic coating via spraying the mixture of UV-curable polyurethane acrylate and silica nanoparticles dispersed in a solvent. The prepared surface structures can be controlled by changing the types of solvents, the concentration of the polymer, and the amount of spraying. Superhydrophobicity and superoleophobicity are quantified by measuring the contact angle of water and oil, respectively. We also demonstrate the mechanism of spray coating with maximized superhydrophobicity and superoleophobicity through the analysis of re-entrant surface structures. At the appropriate amount and the composition of mixed solutions, the contact angle hysteresis of water and oil on the prepared surface is less than 2° and 30°, respectively. In addition, it shows excellent water-repellent and oil-repellent properties such that the oil droplet bounces off the surface.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2013.05a
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• pp.187-187
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• 2013

알루미늄 표면에 산/알칼리 에칭법을 이용하여 복합구조를 형성시키고 소수성 물질을 코팅한 후 접촉각과 구름각을 측정하여 초발수 특성을 확인하였다. 표면의 복합구조는 전자현미경을 이용하여 정밀하게 관찰되었고 표면의 구조 및 잔류물에 따른 초발수 특성의 변화를 관찰하였다. 이는 향후 다양한 기능성 코팅 소재 분야에 유용하게 적용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.308-308
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• 2011

최근 초발수성 표면은 자동차 표면을 비롯해 안경 렌즈 등 여러 분야에서 사용되고 점차 그 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 이러한 초발수성 표면 제작은 주로 자연 상태에서 초발수 특성을 보이는 연 잎을 모방하는 방법으로 이루어지고 있다. 연 잎의 표면을 살펴보면 표면에 마이크로-나노 구조의 돌기가 존재하고 그 위에 표면에너지가 낮은 물질이 코팅되어 있는 구조이다. 본 연구에서는 이를 응용하여 금속 표면에 마이크로-나노 구조물을 형성하고 그 위에 발수 특성을 지닌 물질을 코팅하는 방법을 이용하여 초발수성 금속 표면을 개발하였다. 이는 건축 외장재, 자동차 및 내연 기관 부품, 모바일 기기 등의 가전제품 외장재 등 발수 특성을 필요로 하는 분야에 적용 가능하고, 이에 대한 수요가 급증하고 있다. 마이크로-나노 구조 형성은 기계적 가공 및 이온 빔 식각 방법을 이용하였다. 그리고 그 위에 plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) 방법을 이용하여 표면에너지가 낮은 fluorinated carbon 혹은 diamond-like-carbon (DLC)를 코팅하였다. 본 연구의 결과, 표면 처리 이전 물과의 접촉각이 $60^{\circ}$ 정도를 보이는 steel 기판이 표면 처리 이후에는 $140^{\circ}$ 이상의 접촉각을 보임으로써 초발수 특성의 표면이 형성되었음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.131-134
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• 2009

본 연구는 가공방법이 다른 투습발수직물의 마찰 속도별 직물마찰음의 소리특성과 주관적 평가간의 관계를 분석하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 스포츠웨어용 투습발수직물 중 가공방법이 다른 4 종(PU 건식코팅, PU습식코팅, 시레가공, 라미네이팅)의 나일론 100% 시료를 대상으로 실험하였다. 마찰속도의 상세 설정이 가능한 직물소리 시뮬레이터 v. 4.0으로 제어가 되는 직물마찰음 발생장치를 사용하여 직물마찰음을 발생시켜 녹음하였다. 직물의 마찰 속도는 동작(walking, jogging, running)시 팔과 몸통 사이의 마찰속도를 분석하여 이 속도에 따라 직물마찰음을 발생시켰고, Sound quality system으로 7 가지(SPL, ${\triangle}L$, ${\triangle}f$, Loudness(Z), Sharpness(Z), Roughness(Z). Fluctuation Strength(Z)) 소리특성을 분석하였다. 주관적 평가는 9 개의 형용사 쌍에 대해 의미미분척도로 평가되었다. 소리특성 분석 결과, 속도별 소리특성은 가공방법에 따른 차이 없이 walking 시가 가장 덜 시끄러운 소리가 발생하였고, 가공방법에 따라서는 마찰속도에 따라 약간 차이가 있지만 라미네이팅가공을 한 시료가 가장 날카로운 소리를 발생시켰다. 주관적 평가 결과, '거슬리는'과 '불쾌한'의 감성에 대해서는 walking, jogging, running의 순서로, 시레가공, 라미네이팅, PU건식코팅, PU 습식코팅의 순서로 증가하였다.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Purpose: To observe changes of coatings and lens materials with varying temperature to understand effect of temperature on plastic lens. Methods: In this study, three lenses of different refractive indices (2 of thiourethane oriented lenses, an allyl diglycol carbonate oriented lens) were exposed to high temperature (50, 80, and 100 degree) for 5 hours and changes of individual coating (anti-refractive coating, hard coating, and water repellent coating) were measured. Results: As a result, high-refractive index lenses did not exhibit significant variation of hardness. However, hardness of mid-refractive index lens were decreased when exposed to high temperature and destructions of hard coating layer was inferred. Surface contact angles of lens were decreased with increasing temperature and water repellent coating layer were damaged at higher than 80 degree. Conclusions: Multi including water repellent coatings on all three lenses with different refractive indices were damaged when exposed to at or higher than 80 degree. The degree of changes in mechanical and physical properties were depended on polymer material type.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.57 no.2
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• pp.177-184
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• 2019

Non-fluorinated water repellent coating solutions were obtained using methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) and trimethylethoxysilane (TMES) as precursors. The solutions were spin-coated on a cold-rolled steel sheet and cured thermally to prepare water repellent coating films. During this process, the effect of molar ratio of TMES/MTMS was studied for the hydrophobic properties of the coating films. Hydrophobic properties of coating films were characterized using contact angle measurement, surface morphology analysis and infrared spectroscopy. When the molar ratio of TMES/MTMS was varied from 0 to 30, the contact angle of the un-coated cold-rolled steel sheet was $30^{\circ}$, whereas when the molar ratio of TMES/MTMS was 1, the contact angle increased to $104^{\circ}$ and water repellency was significantly improved. In the case of TMES/MTMS molar ratios of 10, 15, 25 and 30, the contact angles of coating films showed $109^{\circ}$, $114^{\circ}$, $117^{\circ}$ and $144^{\circ}$, respectively. At this time, the hydrophobicity of the coating films was improved by the increase of the surface roughness and the content of the methyl component at the coating surface. In particular, when the molar ratio of TMES/MTMS was 30, the overall surface roughness was greatly increased due to the presence of surface particles as well as the water repellency due to methyl groups of TMES, resulting in super hydrophobicity of $144^{\circ}$.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.57 no.6
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• pp.749-757
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• 2019

Methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) and trimethylethoxysilane (TMES) as starting materials were dissolved in various types of solvents, and hydrolysis with water and polycondensation reaction were carried out using various types of catalysts to prepare non-fluorinated water-repellent coating solutions. The coating solutions were spin-coated on cold-rolled steel sheets, and thermally cured to prepare water-repellent coating films. The effect of types of catalysts and solvents on the water repellency of the resulting coating films was investigated during this process. When hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, which are strong acids, were used as catalysts, the solutions showed a white opaque state due to the aggregation of siloxane polymers. On the other hand, when acetic acid, phosphoric acid, and oxalic acid, which are weak acids, were used, they were in a stable and transparent state without precipitation. As a result, the contact angles of the coated films, prepared from hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, were $58^{\circ}$ and $92^{\circ}$, respectively, showing low water repellency. On the other hand, when acetic acid, phosphoric acid, and oxalic acid were used, the contact angles of the coated films were $101^{\circ}$, $103^{\circ}$ and $116^{\circ}$, respectively, showing high water repellency. In addition, when isopropanol and ethanol were used as solvents, phase separation occurred in the solutions due to the aggregation of siloxane polymers. On the other hand, when methanol, ethyl acetate, and methyl ethyl ketone were used as solvents, the solutions were transparent and showed a stable state without sedimentation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.273-273
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• 2012

최근 스마트 윈도우, 자가세정(Self-Cleaning), 김서림방지(Anti-Fogging), 디스플레이 표시장치, 대전방지 코팅 등 다각적으로 활용이 가능한 PTFE (Ploytetrafluoroethylene)를 Sol-gel, Sputtering, Spin-Coating, CVD (Chemical vapor deposition)방법을 이용하여 낮은 표면에너지와 나노사이즈의 표면 거칠기를 가지는 $150^{\circ}$ 이상의 초-발수성 표면에 대한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 영구자석을 이용한 고밀도 플라즈마로 높은 점착성과, 균일한 박막 및 대 면적 공정이 가능한 RF-magnetron sputtering방법을 이용하여 Plasma etching으로 표면적의 거칠기와 낮은 표면에너지를 만든 뒤, 발수특성을 가진 PTFE를 증착하여 접촉각 변화와 구조적 및 광학적 특성을 측정하였다. AFM (Atomic Force Microscope)측정결과 100 w에서 가장 높은 1.7 nm의 RMS(Root mean square)값이 측정되었고, 접촉각 측정결과 Plasma etched glass는 25 w에서 125 w로 증가함에 따라 친수성을 나타내었으며, 100 w에서 가장 낮은 $15^{\circ}$의 접촉각을 나타내었다. PTFE박막을 증착하였을 때는 100 w에서 $150^{\circ}$의 초발수 특성을 나타내었고, 투과율 측정 결과 85%이상의 높은 투과율을 나타내었다. Plasma etching을 이용한 PTFE 발수 특성은 비가 오면 자동으로 이물질이 씻겨 내리는 자동차 유리등의 개발이 가능하고, 높은 투과율이 요구되는 액정표시장치(LCD)같은 차세대 대형 디스플레이의 표면 코팅에 사용이 가능 할 것이라 사료된다. 본 연구는 중소기업청에서 지원하는 2011년도 산학연 공동기술개발 지원사업의 연구수행으로 인한 결과물임을 밝힙니다.