Study on Preparation of Fluorinated Photosensitive Copolymer and Surface Wettability Light Regulation

Abstract

Low surface energy and micro/nano structure are two key factors affecting the construction of hydrophobic surfaces. In this paper, a series of tetrafluoropropyl methacrylate (TFPMA) and 6- [4- [2- [4- (trifluoromethoxy) phenyl] diazenyl] phenoxy] hexyl acrylate (FAzo) random copolymer [P(TFPMA-co-FAzo)] of different monomer molar ratios were prepared by free radical solution polymerization; and the chemical structure of the copolymer was characterized in detail using FTIR and 1HNMR. The introduction of long-chain flexible acrylate components with high fluorine content can effectively reduce the surface energy of the material. When the molar ratio of TFPMA is increased to 70%, the static water contact angle on the surface of the copolymer film is increased to 90°. By doping 10 wt% micron-sized PTFE particles, the water contact angle on the surface of the copolymer film can be further increased to 105°; Meanwhile, based on the cis-trans isomerization reaction of the azobenzene component in the copolymer, light irradiation with different wavelengths can realize the rapid and reversible regulation of hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties on the surface of copolymer film. This method of combining low surface energy fluorine-containing component with photosensitive azobenzene to construct light-responsive hydrophobic surface has a good research prospect.