Rapid Interfacial Reconfiguration Via Microwave Air Plasma Enables Durable Superamphiphobic Coatings
ABSTRACT The structural and chemical instability of liquid‐repellent coatings remains a major limitation to durable surface protection under harsh conditions. Here, an atmospheric‐pressure microwave air plasma (MAP)‐induced interfacial reconstruction strategy is reported, converting a PFDTES‐modified SiO 2 /epoxy precursor layer into a consolidated hierarchical superamphiphobic interface within 60 s. MAP induces controlled matrix etching to expose and reorganize the fluorosilane‐modified SiO 2 framework, thereby coupling hierarchical roughness, fluorinated surface chemistry, and structural stabilization. The resulting coating exhibits water and oil contact angles of 168° and 155°, respectively, and repels diverse solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. It retains superhydrophobicity after thermal treatment at 500°C and resists sandpaper abrasion, tape peeling, water‐jet impact, sand impact, 1440 h of UV exposure, and 240 h of chemical immersion. It also delays droplet freezing and facilitates the removal of nanoscale powders and liquid stains. This work establishes MAP‐induced interfacial reconfiguration as a rapid route toward durable multifunctional liquid‐repellent coatings.
Authors
- Houkun Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6894-0491)
- Penghao Dong
- Li Gou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1752-9659)
- Song Jia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7063-6610)
- Ting Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-3471)
- Hao Li
- Kama Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-4202)
Institutions
- Sichuan University (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Methods
- Published
- 2026-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.71090
- Primary Topic
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00