NIR-light-induced plasmonic liquid metal/ionic liquid/MXene polyurethane films with excellent antifouling and self-healing capabilities

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.09.034

Abstract

Abstract: The potential of organic coatings in antifouling applications has been well-documented. Beyond their exceptional antifouling effects, these coatings should also possess good mechanical strength and self-healing capabilities. Herein, a novel vinyl-based ionic liquid [VEMIM⁺] [Cl^-] (IL) was in situ polymerized and then assembled onto the surface of liquid metal (GLM) nanodroplets to prepare GLM-IL. Subsequently, Ti₃C₂T_x (MXene) was modified with GLM-IL nanodroplets to obtain GLM-IL/MXene composite, which acts as an efficient photon captor and photothermal converters and can be further composited with PU film (GLM-IL/MXene/PU). Notably, the composite film significantly increases by ∼117 °C after exposure to 200 mW/cm² light irradiation. This increase is attributed to the high photothermal conversion efficiency of MXene and the excellent plasma effect of GLM-IL. Compared with pure PU, the GLM-IL/MXene/PU film shows a 50 % improvement in tensile strength and above 85.8 % healing efficiency with a local temperature increase. Additionally, the as-prepared GLM-IL/MXene/PU film reveals satisfactory antifouling properties, achieving a 99.7 % reduction in bacterial presence and an 80.3 % reduction in microalgae. This work introduces a novel coating with antifouling and self-healing properties, offering a wide range of applications in the fields of marine antifouling and biomedicine.

Key words: Ionic liquid, Mxene, Gallium-based liquid metal, Antifouling, Self-healing

Peng Wang, Haohang Yuan, Baoluo He, Ruisheng Guo, Shujuan Liu, Qian Ye, Feng Zhou, Weimin Liu. NIR-light-induced plasmonic liquid metal/ionic liquid/MXene polyurethane films with excellent antifouling and self-healing capabilities[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 221: 1-10.

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