Research on superhydrophobic surfaces (i.e. surfaces with a water contact angle larger than 150� and low hysteresis and sliding angle) has exponentially-grown for the last decade because of the interest in both scientific and industrial communities. Superhydrophobicity results from the combination of low surface energy materials with an appropriate surface structuration. In nature, many biological materials exhibit water-repellency properties. These surfaces inspired scientists to develop various biomimetic and bioinspired approaches to build materials with superhydrophobic properties.In literature, the general strategy to make superhydrophobic surfaces is to use highly fluorinated compounds during the process or in a post-treatment step. However, as observed in nature, fluorine is not necessary to obtain high water-repellent surfaces. In addition, long fluorinated chains present consequent impacts on environment because of bioaccumulation of these chains.Electropolymerization is a fast, reproducible and versatile method to make superhydrophobic surfaces. Morphology and surface growth are governed not only by the monomer chemical structure (polymerizable core, substituent)1-3 but also by the electrochemical parameters (deposition charge, solvent, doping agent, electropolymerization technique,�)2. This work presents some examples of bioinspired superhydrophobic polymer surfaces made by electrochemical polymerization.1) T. Darmanin, F. Guittard, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009 , 131, 7928.2) M. Wolfs, T. Darmanin, F. Guittard, Macromolecules 2011 , 44, 9286.3) M. Wolfs, T. Darmanin, F. Guittard, RSC Advances 2013 , 3, 647.

Superhydrophobic bioinspired surfaces by electrochemical polymerization

246th National Meeting (2013)

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