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US20190300717A1 - Antifouling structure precursor, antifouling structure, surface modification composition and surface modification method - Google Patents

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US20190300717A1
US20190300717A1 US16/317,737 US201716317737A US2019300717A1 US 20190300717 A1 US20190300717 A1 US 20190300717A1 US 201716317737 A US201716317737 A US 201716317737A US 2019300717 A1 US2019300717 A1 US 2019300717A1
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  • the present invention relates to an antifouling structure precursor, an antifouling structure, a surface modification composition and a surface modification method.
  • the present invention relates to an antifouling structure precursor and an antifouling structure that can be produced by a simple process and to a surface modification composition for producing the antifouling structure precursor and a surface modification method.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses that a surface treatment agent that contains a silane compound having a specific perfluoro (poly) ether group can form a layer that has high surface slipperiness and high abrasion resistance as well as water repellency, oil repellency, antifouling property and waterproofing property.
  • Patent Document 1 JP 5835512 B
  • Patent Document 1 the surface modification of Patent Document 1 is achieved by vapor deposition, which is not a simple process and requires large equipment.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the problem in the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a surface modification method that enables forming an antifouling structure on a base material with low heat resistance, such as resin, by a simple process.
  • an antifouling structure precursor can be produced in an environment at ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure in a short time by modifying the surface of an oxide layer with a surface modification composition that concurrently contains a modification accelerator for accelerating hydrolysis and a modification accelerator for accelerating dehydration condensation.
  • the present invention has been thus completed.
  • the surface modification method of the present invention involves producing a surface modification composition and applying the surface modification composition to the surface of an oxide layer.
  • a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain is mixed with a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid, and a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt, and an organometallic compound.
  • the surface modification composition of the present invention concurrently contains: a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain; and
  • a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound.
  • a surface modification composition set of the present invention is a combination of the above-descried modifier, the above-described first modification accelerator and the above-described second modification accelerator.
  • the antifouling structure precursor of the present invention includes: an oxide layer; and a modification layer containing a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain that covers an entire surface of the oxide layer.
  • the modification layer has an uneven film thickness, and a coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with a comparatively thick area is equal to or greater than 10%.
  • the antifouling structure of the present invention includes the above-described antifouling structure precursor that is impregnated with a lubricant oil.
  • the surface of the oxide layer is modified with the surface modification composition that concurrently contains the modification accelerator for accelerating hydrolysis and the modification accelerator for accelerating dehydration condensation. Therefore, it is possible to provide the surface modification method that enables producing the antifouling structure precursor at ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure in a short time.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the antifouling structure precursor of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the antifouling structure of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is AFM phase images of examples and a comparative example.
  • the surface modification composition of the present invention concurrently contains a modifier, a first modification accelerator and a second modification accelerator. It may further contain water, if necessary.
  • the modifier contains a compound having a perfluoropolyether chain.
  • Such modifiers include silane coupling agents known in the art that have a hydrolysable group capable of binding to an oxide such as alkoxy group or ester group.
  • the first modification accelerator contains a hydrolysis catalyst that mainly accelerates hydrolysis of the modifier.
  • Such hydrolysis catalysts include inorganic acids, and such inorganic acids include phosphoric acid, diphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, boric acid and the like.
  • the second modification accelerator contains a dehydration condensation catalyst that mainly accelerates dehydration condensation of the modifier.
  • dehydration condensation catalysts include metal catalysts, metal salts, organometallic compounds and the like.
  • catalysts include metal catalysts such as platinum and rhodium, metal carboxylates such as zinc octoate, tin octoate, cobalt octoate and tin oleate, dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin dioctoate, dibutyltin diacetate, and hydrosilylation catalysts such as Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex and hexachloroplatinic (IV) acid.
  • metal catalysts such as platinum and rhodium
  • metal carboxylates such as zinc octoate, tin octoate, cobalt octoate and tin oleate
  • dibutyltin dilaurate dibutyltin dioctoate
  • dibutyltin diacetate dibutyltin diacetate
  • hydrosilylation catalysts such as Pt/1,3-divinyl
  • the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator may be added in a so-called catalytic amount.
  • concentration of the first modification accelerator or the second modification accelerator in the surface modification composition is within the range of 1.0 ppm to 20%.
  • the modifier produces silanol (Si—OH) as a result of hydrolysis, and the silanol causes dehydration condensation to form a siloxane bond to polymerize the modifier itself while the silanol also causes dehydration condensation with a hydroxyl group on the surface of an oxide so as to modify the surface of the oxide.
  • the surface modification composition concurrently contains the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator, and they do not act as a catalytic poison of each other while accelerating the hydrolysis reaction and the dehydration catalytic reaction of the modifier. Therefore, it is possible to modify the surface of an oxide at ordinary temperature in a short time only by applying the composition and drying it.
  • the surface modification composition can impart good antifouling property even to the surface of an oxide layer that is formed on a base material with low heat resistance such as resin.
  • a modification layer formed by the surface modification composition has uneven film thickness. That is, it forms a comparatively thick area and a comparatively thin area.
  • the surface modification composition concurrently contains the first modification accelerator that accelerates hydrolysis of the modifier and the second modification accelerator that accelerates dehydration condensation of the modifier, the modifier is polymerized by the hydrolysis reaction to have wider molecular weight distribution before applying the surface modification composition onto the oxide layer.
  • the application onto the oxide layer causes dehydration condensation reaction, and the surface of the oxide layer is coated by various sizes of the modifier with different molecular weights.
  • the high-molecular-weight modifier forms the thick area while the low-molecular-weight modifier forms the thin area.
  • the surface modification composition contains water, it can promote the hydrolysis reaction to polymerize the modifier in a short time.
  • hydrolysis of the modifier is also caused by water in the air.
  • the amount of water added in the surface modification composition is preferably less than ten times the weight of modifier. When water is added in the amount of ten times or more of the weight of the modifier, it inhibits the dehydration condensation reaction, and the surface of the oxide cannot be sufficiently covered.
  • the surface modification composition contains the first modification accelerator that promotes hydrolysis of the modifier to cause polymerization, the modifier sometime precipitates when the surface modification composition is stored for a long time.
  • the composition can be stored for a long time as the surface modification composition set in which the modifier, the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator are stored individually in separate containers.
  • the above-described surface treatment method which modifies the surface of the oxide layer to decrease the surface free energy of the oxide layer so as to improve the affinity for lubricant oil, involves producing a surface modification composition and applying the surface modification composition.
  • the surface modification composition is produced from the surface modification composition set, i.e. the modifier is mixed with the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator.
  • the modifier is mixed with the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator.
  • water may be further mixed at the same time in order to promote the hydrolysis reaction.
  • the surface modification composition may be produced and stored in a sealed container so that hydrolysis is not caused by water in the air, and water may be added before use. Adding water after producing the surface modification composition and before applying the surface modification composition onto the surface of the oxide layer can prevent development of the hydrolysis reaction.
  • the surface modification composition is applied onto the surface of the oxide layer.
  • a coating method known in the art may be employed. Examples of such methods include, for example, spin coating, spraying, roll coating, flow coating, dip coating and the like.
  • the surface modification composition is applied onto the surface of the oxide layer preferably after the elapse of preferably 15 minutes or more, more preferably 2 hours or more from the production of the surface modification composition. Just after the production of the surface modification composition, the modifier has not been sufficiently polymerized yet. Since the thick area is not sufficiently formed, the surface free energy of the antifouling structure precursor may not sometimes be decreased.
  • the modifier may sometimes precipitate when the surface modification composition is stored for a long period of time, e.g. several months or more after the production. To avoid this, it is preferred that the surface modification composition is applied within 1 month from the production.
  • the surface modification composition of the present invention that concurrently contain the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator can modify the surface of the oxide layer at an ordinary temperature of, for example, from 20° C. to 30° C. In terms of accelerating the hydrolysis, it is preferred that the modification layer is formed in an environment at a humidity of 40% RH or more.
  • the antifouling structure precursor of the present invention will be described in detail.
  • the antifouling structure precursor includes the modification layer that has low surface free energy and high affinity for lubricant oil.
  • the antifouling structure precursor becomes the antifouling structure by being impregnated with lubricant oil to form a smooth water-repellent surface.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the antifouling structure precursor of the present invention.
  • the antifouling structure precursor 1 includes the oxide layer 2 and the modification layer 3 that contains the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain.
  • the entire surface of the oxide layer 2 is covered with the modification layer 3 . Since the entire surface of the oxide layer 2 is covered with the modification layer 3 , the entire surface of the antifouling structure precursor 1 is wet with lubricant oil. Therefore, dirt is not pinned but slides off.
  • the modification layer 3 includes the comparatively thick area 31 and the comparatively thin area 32 .
  • the comparatively thin area is dispersed in the comparatively thick area, and the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area 31 is equal to or greater than 10%.
  • the antifouling structure precursor When the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area 31 is equal to or greater than 10%, the antifouling structure precursor has sufficiently decreased surface free energy and exhibits stable antifouling performance.
  • the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area 31 is within the range of 10% to 99%, more preferably from 20% to 90%, yet more preferably 50% to 90%.
  • the modification layer with uneven film thickness forms an uneven pattern on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor. Since lubricant oil is likely to be held in recesses, this improves the retention in combination with the high affinity of the modification layer for lubricant oil.
  • the low-molecular-weight modifier is likely to penetrate into recesses of the oxide layer 2 while the high-molecular-weight modifier modifies protrusions of the oxide layer 2 .
  • a larger uneven pattern is formed on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor. This further improves the retention of lubricant oil.
  • the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area can be measured with an atomic force microscope (AFM) by obtaining a shape image (uneven pattern image) of the surface of the antifouling structure precursor along with a signal representing the physical property of the surface at the same time and mapping the thick area based on an analyzed phase image.
  • AFM atomic force microscope
  • the modification layer Since the modification layer has different cohesive forces between the thick area and the thin area, the phase difference between vibration (AC voltage) applied to an AFM probe and the vibration of a cantilever changes.
  • the film thickness of the modification layer can be evaluated by mapping the phase difference, and the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area can thus be measured.
  • the oxide layer is made of an inorganic oxide and has a hydroxyl group in the surface.
  • examples of such layers include inorganic glass coating formed on a resin-coated surface, glass, metal oxides and the like.
  • Such inorganic glass coating can be formed by applying a solution of polysilazane such as perhydropolysilazane (PHPS) onto a resin-coated surface and drying it.
  • PHPS perhydropolysilazane
  • the oxide layer has an uneven surface.
  • a larger uneven pattern is formed on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor. This can improve the retention of lubricant oil.
  • the antifouling structure precursor can be formed by applying the surface modification composition of the present invention onto the surface of the oxide layer and drying it.
  • the antifouling structure 10 of the present invention includes the antifouling structure precursor 1 that is impregnated with lubricant oil 4 .
  • the lubricant oil 4 forms the smooth surface of the antifouling structure precursor 1 to repel foreign matters such as water, oil, sand and dust so as to reduce adhesion of such foreign matters.
  • Lubricant oils that can be used include non-volatile lubricant oils having low surface energy such as fluorinated oils and silicone oils.
  • fluorinated oils include fluoropolyether oils, perfluoropolyether oils and the like.
  • Such silicone oils include straight-chain or cyclic silicone oils.
  • straight-chain silicone oils examples include so-called straight silicone oils and modified silicone oils.
  • straight silicone oils include dimethyl silicone oil, methylphenyl silicone oil, methylhydrogen silicone oil and the like.
  • modified silicone oils include straight silicone oils that are modified with polyethers, higher fatty acid esters, fluoroalkyls, amino, epoxy, carboxyl, alcohols.
  • cyclic silicone oils examples include cyclic dimethylsiloxane oil and the like.
  • a surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1, Harves Co., Ltd.) with 2.5 ⁇ L of alkoxysilane containing 20% of phosphoric acid as the first modification accelerator and 666 ⁇ L of an isopropyl alcohol solution containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex) as the second modification accelerator.
  • FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1 perfluoropolyether chain
  • the surface modification composition was applied onto a smooth glass surface by using a cotton, and the applied composition was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 50% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • An antifouling structure precursor was thus obtained.
  • a fluorinated oil (KRYTOX GPL103, DuPont Co.) (0.25 mL) was put on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor dropwise.
  • the oil was spread by using a cotton and allowed to stand for 5 minutes so that the antifouling structure precursor was impregnated with the oil. Thereafter, excess fluorinated oil was wiped off with a cloth until no rainbow pattern was observed. An antifouling structure was thus produced.
  • the surface of urethane resin coating was degreased with isopropyl alcohol. Thereafter, a solution of perhydropolysilazane (TRESMAIL ANP 140-01, Sanwa Kagaku Corp.) was applied onto the surface of the urethane resin coating by using a cloth impregnated with the solution and then dried. An oxide layer having an uneven surface was thus formed.
  • TRESMAIL ANP 140-01 perhydropolysilazane
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that the above-described surface modification composition was applied onto the surface of this oxide layer by flow coating, and the applied composition was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 70% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the surface modification composition was used 2 hours after the production.
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the surface modification composition was used 6 hours after the production.
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that water was added to the surface modification composition in the amount of 80% of the weight of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain.
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) was applied onto the surface of the oxide layer by flow coating and was kept in an environment at 45° C. and 70% RH for 24 hours to form the modification layer.
  • the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) was applied onto the surface of the oxide layer by flow coating and was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 70% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) was applied onto the glass surface by using a cotton and was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 50% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1
  • a surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) with 2.5 ⁇ L of the first modification accelerator containing 20% of phosphoric acid.
  • FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1 perfluoropolyether chain
  • An antifouling structure was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • a surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) with 666 ⁇ L of the second modification accelerator containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex).
  • An antifouling structure was obtained in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • a surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) with 8.2 ⁇ L of the first modification accelerator containing 10% of acetic acid and 666 ⁇ L of the second modification accelerator containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex).
  • FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1 perfluoropolyether chain
  • the second modification accelerator containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex).
  • An antifouling structure was obtained in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • the antifouling structure precursors and the antifouling structures of Examples and Comparative examples were evaluated by the following methods. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
  • the surface condition of the antifouling structure precursors was evaluated as follows. A scanner of an atomic force microscope (AFM) was vertically moved in the following conditions to obtain a force curve. The cohesion between a probe and a specimen was quantitatively evaluated from the force curve and mapped as described below. The coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area was measured, and it was confirmed that the oxide layer is not exposed.
  • a scanner of an atomic force microscope AFM
  • the AFM force curve method (contact mode) with a lamp length of 1 ⁇ m and a lamp speed of 0.2 Hz was employed.
  • the force curve in a 20 ⁇ 20 ⁇ m square was measured with a tapping mode AFM, and the maximum cohesion was determined in an attraction force section in a reverse scan.
  • a phase image was subjected to (primary) Flatten processing.
  • the phase image was further subjected to Gaussian processing (moving average of 500 nm).
  • Thick area cohesion of from 3.11 Fmax/nN to below 15.50 Fmax/nN;
  • Thin area cohesion of from 0.12 Fmax/nN to below 3.11 Fmax/nN;
  • Oxide layer-exposed area cohesion of 15.50 Fmax/nN or more.
  • AFM phase images of Example 1 to Example 3 and Comparative example 5 are shown in FIG. 3 .
  • white portions correspond to the thick area.
  • the surface free energy of the antifouling structure precursors was calculated from the contact angle of a 5 ⁇ L ethanol droplet that was measured with an automatic contact meter (DSA 100).
  • the sliding angle of a 20 ⁇ L pure water on the antifouling structures was measured with an automatic contact meter (DSA100).
  • the antifouling structure precursors of Comparative example 1 to Comparative example 3 were not able to hold lubricant oil, and a water droplet did not slide off. This was because the period of time from the production of the surface modification composition to the application thereof was short, and an uneven pattern that can hold lubricant oil was not formed on the smooth glass surface.
  • the antifouling structure of Comparative example 4 exhibited sufficient antifouling property since the modification was performed over a long time. However, since the thick area of the film of the modification layer was small, the retention property of lubricant oil was poor.
  • the antifouling structure of Comparative example 5 had insufficient antifouling property, and dirt was pinned. This was because the surface modification composition contained no modification accelerator, and the oxide layer was not completely coated.
  • the antifouling structure precursor of Comparative example 9 did not have sufficiently decreased surface free energy since acetic acid was used as the first modification accelerator.

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A surface modification method for modifying a surface of an oxide includes: producing a surface modification composition; and applying the surface modification composition onto the surface of an oxide layer. In producing the surface modification composition, a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain is mixed with a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid and a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound.

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    TECHNICAL FIELD
  • The present invention relates to an antifouling structure precursor, an antifouling structure, a surface modification composition and a surface modification method. In more detail, the present invention relates to an antifouling structure precursor and an antifouling structure that can be produced by a simple process and to a surface modification composition for producing the antifouling structure precursor and a surface modification method.
  • BACKGROUND ART
  • It has been known to treat the surface of a base material such as glass or plastic with a surface treatment agent to impart water repellency, oil repellency and antifouling property.
  • For example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a surface treatment agent that contains a silane compound having a specific perfluoro (poly) ether group can form a layer that has high surface slipperiness and high abrasion resistance as well as water repellency, oil repellency, antifouling property and waterproofing property.
  • CITATION LIST Patent Document
  • Patent Document 1: JP 5835512 B
  • SUMMARY OF INVENTION Technical Problem
  • However, the surface modification of Patent Document 1 is achieved by vapor deposition, which is not a simple process and requires large equipment.
  • The present invention has been made in view of the problem in the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a surface modification method that enables forming an antifouling structure on a base material with low heat resistance, such as resin, by a simple process.
  • Solution to Problem
  • As a result of a keen study for achieving the above-described object, the present inventors have found that an antifouling structure precursor can be produced in an environment at ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure in a short time by modifying the surface of an oxide layer with a surface modification composition that concurrently contains a modification accelerator for accelerating hydrolysis and a modification accelerator for accelerating dehydration condensation. The present invention has been thus completed.
  • That is, the surface modification method of the present invention involves producing a surface modification composition and applying the surface modification composition to the surface of an oxide layer.
  • In producing the surface modification composition, a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain is mixed with a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid, and a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt, and an organometallic compound.
  • The surface modification composition of the present invention concurrently contains: a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain; and
  • a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid; and a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound.
  • A surface modification composition set of the present invention is a combination of the above-descried modifier, the above-described first modification accelerator and the above-described second modification accelerator.
  • The antifouling structure precursor of the present invention includes: an oxide layer; and a modification layer containing a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain that covers an entire surface of the oxide layer.
  • The modification layer has an uneven film thickness, and a coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with a comparatively thick area is equal to or greater than 10%.
  • The antifouling structure of the present invention includes the above-described antifouling structure precursor that is impregnated with a lubricant oil.
  • Advantageous Effects of Invention
  • In the present invention, the surface of the oxide layer is modified with the surface modification composition that concurrently contains the modification accelerator for accelerating hydrolysis and the modification accelerator for accelerating dehydration condensation. Therefore, it is possible to provide the surface modification method that enables producing the antifouling structure precursor at ordinary temperature and ordinary pressure in a short time.
  • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the antifouling structure precursor of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an example of the antifouling structure of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is AFM phase images of examples and a comparative example.
  • DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
  • Surface Modification Composition
  • The surface modification composition of the present invention concurrently contains a modifier, a first modification accelerator and a second modification accelerator. It may further contain water, if necessary.
  • The modifier contains a compound having a perfluoropolyether chain.
  • Examples of such modifiers include silane coupling agents known in the art that have a hydrolysable group capable of binding to an oxide such as alkoxy group or ester group.
  • The first modification accelerator contains a hydrolysis catalyst that mainly accelerates hydrolysis of the modifier.
  • Such hydrolysis catalysts include inorganic acids, and such inorganic acids include phosphoric acid, diphosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, sulfurous acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, boric acid and the like.
  • The second modification accelerator contains a dehydration condensation catalyst that mainly accelerates dehydration condensation of the modifier. Such dehydration condensation catalysts include metal catalysts, metal salts, organometallic compounds and the like.
  • Specific examples of such catalysts include metal catalysts such as platinum and rhodium, metal carboxylates such as zinc octoate, tin octoate, cobalt octoate and tin oleate, dibutyltin dilaurate, dibutyltin dioctoate, dibutyltin diacetate, and hydrosilylation catalysts such as Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex and hexachloroplatinic (IV) acid.
  • The first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator may be added in a so-called catalytic amount. For example, depending on the type of modifier used, the concentration of the first modification accelerator or the second modification accelerator in the surface modification composition is within the range of 1.0 ppm to 20%.
  • The modifier produces silanol (Si—OH) as a result of hydrolysis, and the silanol causes dehydration condensation to form a siloxane bond to polymerize the modifier itself while the silanol also causes dehydration condensation with a hydroxyl group on the surface of an oxide so as to modify the surface of the oxide.
  • The surface modification composition concurrently contains the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator, and they do not act as a catalytic poison of each other while accelerating the hydrolysis reaction and the dehydration catalytic reaction of the modifier. Therefore, it is possible to modify the surface of an oxide at ordinary temperature in a short time only by applying the composition and drying it.
  • Further, the surface modification composition can impart good antifouling property even to the surface of an oxide layer that is formed on a base material with low heat resistance such as resin.
  • A modification layer formed by the surface modification composition has uneven film thickness. That is, it forms a comparatively thick area and a comparatively thin area.
  • It has not been revealed yet why the surface modification composition forms such an uneven modification layer. However, it is suggested as follows.
  • Since the surface modification composition concurrently contains the first modification accelerator that accelerates hydrolysis of the modifier and the second modification accelerator that accelerates dehydration condensation of the modifier, the modifier is polymerized by the hydrolysis reaction to have wider molecular weight distribution before applying the surface modification composition onto the oxide layer.
  • Then, the application onto the oxide layer causes dehydration condensation reaction, and the surface of the oxide layer is coated by various sizes of the modifier with different molecular weights. As a result, the high-molecular-weight modifier forms the thick area while the low-molecular-weight modifier forms the thin area.
  • When the surface modification composition contains water, it can promote the hydrolysis reaction to polymerize the modifier in a short time. However, hydrolysis of the modifier is also caused by water in the air.
  • The amount of water added in the surface modification composition is preferably less than ten times the weight of modifier. When water is added in the amount of ten times or more of the weight of the modifier, it inhibits the dehydration condensation reaction, and the surface of the oxide cannot be sufficiently covered.
  • Surface Modification Composition Set
  • Since the surface modification composition contains the first modification accelerator that promotes hydrolysis of the modifier to cause polymerization, the modifier sometime precipitates when the surface modification composition is stored for a long time.
  • However, the composition can be stored for a long time as the surface modification composition set in which the modifier, the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator are stored individually in separate containers.
  • Surface Modification Method
  • The above-described surface treatment method, which modifies the surface of the oxide layer to decrease the surface free energy of the oxide layer so as to improve the affinity for lubricant oil, involves producing a surface modification composition and applying the surface modification composition.
  • In producing the surface modification composition, the surface modification composition is produced from the surface modification composition set, i.e. the modifier is mixed with the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator. When mixing the modifier, the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator, water may be further mixed at the same time in order to promote the hydrolysis reaction.
  • Alternatively, the surface modification composition may be produced and stored in a sealed container so that hydrolysis is not caused by water in the air, and water may be added before use. Adding water after producing the surface modification composition and before applying the surface modification composition onto the surface of the oxide layer can prevent development of the hydrolysis reaction.
  • In applying the surface modification composition, the surface modification composition is applied onto the surface of the oxide layer.
  • A coating method known in the art may be employed. Examples of such methods include, for example, spin coating, spraying, roll coating, flow coating, dip coating and the like.
  • The surface modification composition is applied onto the surface of the oxide layer preferably after the elapse of preferably 15 minutes or more, more preferably 2 hours or more from the production of the surface modification composition. Just after the production of the surface modification composition, the modifier has not been sufficiently polymerized yet. Since the thick area is not sufficiently formed, the surface free energy of the antifouling structure precursor may not sometimes be decreased.
  • The modifier may sometimes precipitate when the surface modification composition is stored for a long period of time, e.g. several months or more after the production. To avoid this, it is preferred that the surface modification composition is applied within 1 month from the production.
  • The surface modification composition of the present invention that concurrently contain the first modification accelerator and the second modification accelerator can modify the surface of the oxide layer at an ordinary temperature of, for example, from 20° C. to 30° C. In terms of accelerating the hydrolysis, it is preferred that the modification layer is formed in an environment at a humidity of 40% RH or more.
  • Antifouling Structure Precursor
  • The antifouling structure precursor of the present invention will be described in detail. The antifouling structure precursor includes the modification layer that has low surface free energy and high affinity for lubricant oil. The antifouling structure precursor becomes the antifouling structure by being impregnated with lubricant oil to form a smooth water-repellent surface.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the antifouling structure precursor of the present invention.
  • As illustrated in FIG. 1, the antifouling structure precursor 1 includes the oxide layer 2 and the modification layer 3 that contains the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain. The entire surface of the oxide layer 2 is covered with the modification layer 3. Since the entire surface of the oxide layer 2 is covered with the modification layer 3, the entire surface of the antifouling structure precursor 1 is wet with lubricant oil. Therefore, dirt is not pinned but slides off.
  • The modification layer 3 includes the comparatively thick area 31 and the comparatively thin area 32. The comparatively thin area is dispersed in the comparatively thick area, and the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area 31 is equal to or greater than 10%.
  • When the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area 31 is equal to or greater than 10%, the antifouling structure precursor has sufficiently decreased surface free energy and exhibits stable antifouling performance.
  • It is preferred that the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area 31 is within the range of 10% to 99%, more preferably from 20% to 90%, yet more preferably 50% to 90%.
  • When the coverage rate is within the above-described range while the oxide layer 2 has a smooth surface, the modification layer with uneven film thickness forms an uneven pattern on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor. Since lubricant oil is likely to be held in recesses, this improves the retention in combination with the high affinity of the modification layer for lubricant oil.
  • When the oxide layer 2 has an uneven surface, the low-molecular-weight modifier is likely to penetrate into recesses of the oxide layer 2 while the high-molecular-weight modifier modifies protrusions of the oxide layer 2. As a result, a larger uneven pattern is formed on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor. This further improves the retention of lubricant oil.
  • The coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area can be measured with an atomic force microscope (AFM) by obtaining a shape image (uneven pattern image) of the surface of the antifouling structure precursor along with a signal representing the physical property of the surface at the same time and mapping the thick area based on an analyzed phase image.
  • Since the modification layer has different cohesive forces between the thick area and the thin area, the phase difference between vibration (AC voltage) applied to an AFM probe and the vibration of a cantilever changes. The film thickness of the modification layer can be evaluated by mapping the phase difference, and the coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area can thus be measured.
  • The oxide layer is made of an inorganic oxide and has a hydroxyl group in the surface. Examples of such layers include inorganic glass coating formed on a resin-coated surface, glass, metal oxides and the like.
  • Such inorganic glass coating can be formed by applying a solution of polysilazane such as perhydropolysilazane (PHPS) onto a resin-coated surface and drying it.
  • It is preferred that the oxide layer has an uneven surface. When the oxide layer has an uneven surface, a larger uneven pattern is formed on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor. This can improve the retention of lubricant oil.
  • The antifouling structure precursor can be formed by applying the surface modification composition of the present invention onto the surface of the oxide layer and drying it.
  • Antifouling Structure
  • As illustrated in FIG. 2, the antifouling structure 10 of the present invention includes the antifouling structure precursor 1 that is impregnated with lubricant oil 4.
  • The lubricant oil 4 forms the smooth surface of the antifouling structure precursor 1 to repel foreign matters such as water, oil, sand and dust so as to reduce adhesion of such foreign matters.
  • Lubricant oils that can be used include non-volatile lubricant oils having low surface energy such as fluorinated oils and silicone oils.
  • Such fluorinated oils include fluoropolyether oils, perfluoropolyether oils and the like.
  • Such silicone oils include straight-chain or cyclic silicone oils.
  • Examples of straight-chain silicone oils include so-called straight silicone oils and modified silicone oils. Examples of straight silicone oils include dimethyl silicone oil, methylphenyl silicone oil, methylhydrogen silicone oil and the like.
  • Examples of modified silicone oils include straight silicone oils that are modified with polyethers, higher fatty acid esters, fluoroalkyls, amino, epoxy, carboxyl, alcohols.
  • Examples of cyclic silicone oils include cyclic dimethylsiloxane oil and the like.
  • EXAMPLES
  • Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with examples.
  • However, the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
  • Comparative Example 1
  • Production of Surface Modification Composition
  • A surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1, Harves Co., Ltd.) with 2.5 μL of alkoxysilane containing 20% of phosphoric acid as the first modification accelerator and 666 μL of an isopropyl alcohol solution containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex) as the second modification accelerator.
  • Production of Modification Layer
  • The surface modification composition was applied onto a smooth glass surface by using a cotton, and the applied composition was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 50% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer. An antifouling structure precursor was thus obtained.
  • Production of Antifouling Structure
  • A fluorinated oil (KRYTOX GPL103, DuPont Co.) (0.25 mL) was put on the surface of the antifouling structure precursor dropwise. The oil was spread by using a cotton and allowed to stand for 5 minutes so that the antifouling structure precursor was impregnated with the oil. Thereafter, excess fluorinated oil was wiped off with a cloth until no rainbow pattern was observed. An antifouling structure was thus produced.
  • Example 1
  • Production of Oxide layer
  • The surface of urethane resin coating was degreased with isopropyl alcohol. Thereafter, a solution of perhydropolysilazane (TRESMAIL ANP 140-01, Sanwa Kagaku Corp.) was applied onto the surface of the urethane resin coating by using a cloth impregnated with the solution and then dried. An oxide layer having an uneven surface was thus formed.
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that the above-described surface modification composition was applied onto the surface of this oxide layer by flow coating, and the applied composition was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 70% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • Example 2
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the surface modification composition was used 2 hours after the production.
  • Example 3
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the surface modification composition was used 6 hours after the production.
  • Comparative Example 2
  • A surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1, Fluorotechnology, Co.) with 3.9 μL of the first modification accelerator containing 20% of sulfuric acid and 666 μL of the second modification accelerator containing 3 ppm of organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex).
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • Comparative Example 3
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that water was added to the surface modification composition in the amount of 80% of the weight of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain.
  • Comparative Example 4
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) was applied onto the surface of the oxide layer by flow coating and was kept in an environment at 45° C. and 70% RH for 24 hours to form the modification layer.
  • Comparative Example 5
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Example 1 except that the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) was applied onto the surface of the oxide layer by flow coating and was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 70% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • Comparative Example 6
  • An antifouling structure was produced in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) was applied onto the glass surface by using a cotton and was kept in an environment at 25° C. and 50% RH for 1 hour to form the modification layer.
  • Comparative Example 7
  • Production of Surface Modification Composition
  • A surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) with 2.5 μL of the first modification accelerator containing 20% of phosphoric acid.
  • An antifouling structure was obtained in the same manner as Example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • Comparative Example 8
  • Production of Surface Modification Composition
  • A surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) with 666 μL of the second modification accelerator containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex).
  • An antifouling structure was obtained in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • Comparative Example 9
  • Production of Surface Modification Composition
  • A surface modification composition was produced by mixing 10 mL of the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain (FLUOROSURF FG-5020TH-0.1) with 8.2 μL of the first modification accelerator containing 10% of acetic acid and 666 μL of the second modification accelerator containing 3 ppm of an organic platinum catalyst (Pt/1,3-divinyltetramethyldisiloxane complex).
  • An antifouling structure was obtained in the same manner as Comparative example 1 except that this surface modification composition was used.
  • Evaluation
  • The antifouling structure precursors and the antifouling structures of Examples and Comparative examples were evaluated by the following methods. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
  • Coverage Ratio of Thick Area
  • The surface condition of the antifouling structure precursors was evaluated as follows. A scanner of an atomic force microscope (AFM) was vertically moved in the following conditions to obtain a force curve. The cohesion between a probe and a specimen was quantitatively evaluated from the force curve and mapped as described below. The coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the thick area was measured, and it was confirmed that the oxide layer is not exposed.
  • Pretreatment: Each specimen was fixed by the magnetic force of a magnet sheet so that it was electrically grounded.
  • Device name: NANOSCOPE IIIa (Bruker AXS Co.)+D3100
  • Probe: Si single crystal probe (OMCL-AC160TS, Olympus Co.)
  • Measuring conditions: The AFM force curve method (contact mode) with a lamp length of 1 μm and a lamp speed of 0.2 Hz was employed. The force curve in a 20×20 μm square was measured with a tapping mode AFM, and the maximum cohesion was determined in an attraction force section in a reverse scan.
  • Image processing: A phase image was subjected to (primary) Flatten processing. The phase image was further subjected to Gaussian processing (moving average of 500 nm).
  • Data processing: (Primary) drift correction between forward scan and reverse scan.
  • Thick area: cohesion of from 3.11 Fmax/nN to below 15.50 Fmax/nN;
  • Thin area: cohesion of from 0.12 Fmax/nN to below 3.11 Fmax/nN;
  • Oxide layer-exposed area: cohesion of 15.50 Fmax/nN or more.
  • AFM phase images of Example 1 to Example 3 and Comparative example 5 are shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 3, white portions correspond to the thick area.
  • Measurement of Surface Free Energy
  • The surface free energy of the antifouling structure precursors was calculated from the contact angle of a 5 μL ethanol droplet that was measured with an automatic contact meter (DSA 100).
  • Measurement of Sliding Angle
  • The sliding angle of a 20 μL pure water on the antifouling structures was measured with an automatic contact meter (DSA100).
  • TABLE 1
    First modification Second modification
    Oxide layer accelerator accelerator Water
    Comparative Glass Phosphoric acid Organic Pt None
    example 1
    Example 1 Silazane coating Phosphoric acid Organic Pt None
    Example 2 Silazane coating Phosphoric acid Organic Pt None
    Example 3 Silazane coating Phosphoric acid Organic Pt None
    Comparative Glass Sulfuric acid Organic Pt None
    example 2
    Comparative Glass Phosphoric acid Organic Pt Added
    example 3
    Comparative Silazane coating None None None
    example 4
    Comparative Silazane coating None None None
    example 5
    Comparative Glass None None None
    example 6
    Comparative Silazane coating Phosphoric acid None None
    example 7
    Comparative Glass None Organic Pt None
    example 8
    Comparative Glass Acetic acid Organic Pt None
    example 9
    Duration of Surface free
    Time until Modification Coverage energy Sliding
    use conditions rate (mJ/m2) angle
    Comparative 25° C. 50% RH, 1 h 12.8
    example 1
    Example 1 25° C. 70% RH, 1 h 24.7% 13.5 10.7°
    Example 2 2 hours 25° C. 70% RH, 1 h 50.3% 13.5 9° 
    Example 3 6 hours 25° C. 70% RH, 1 h 85.3% 12.7  9.5
    Comparative 25° C. 50% RH, 1 h 13.4
    example 2
    Comparative 25° C. 50% RH, 1 h 13.2
    example 3
    Comparative 45° C. 70% RH, 24 h  6.5% 13.14  8.8°
    example 4
    Comparative 25° C. 70% RH, 1 h  3.5% 13.61
    example 5
    Comparative 25° C. 50% RH, 1 h 20.3
    example 6
    Comparative 25° C. 70% RH, 1 h 14.33 15.2°
    example 7
    Comparative 25° C. 50% RH, 1 h 15.4
    example 8
    Comparative 25° C. 50% RH, 1 h 16
    example 9
  • The antifouling structure precursors of Comparative example 1 to Comparative example 3 were not able to hold lubricant oil, and a water droplet did not slide off. This was because the period of time from the production of the surface modification composition to the application thereof was short, and an uneven pattern that can hold lubricant oil was not formed on the smooth glass surface.
  • The antifouling structure of Comparative example 4 exhibited sufficient antifouling property since the modification was performed over a long time. However, since the thick area of the film of the modification layer was small, the retention property of lubricant oil was poor.
  • The antifouling structure of Comparative example 5 had insufficient antifouling property, and dirt was pinned. This was because the surface modification composition contained no modification accelerator, and the oxide layer was not completely coated.
  • The antifouling structure precursor of Comparative example 9 did not have sufficiently decreased surface free energy since acetic acid was used as the first modification accelerator.
  • REFERENCE SIGNS LIST
    • 1 Antifouling structure precursor
    • 2 Oxide layer
    • 3 Modification Layer
    • 31 Thick area
    • 32 Thin area
    • 4 Lubricant oil
    • 5 Resin coating
    • 10 Antifouling structure

Claims (12)

1-11. (canceled)
12. A surface modification method for modifying a surface of an oxide, the method comprising:
producing a surface modification composition; and
applying the surface modification composition onto a surface of an oxide layer,
wherein in producing the surface modification composition, a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain is mixed with:
a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid; and
a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound.
13. The surface modification method according to claim 12, wherein the surface modification composition is applied onto the surface of the oxide layer after an elapse of predetermined time from production of the surface modification composition.
14. The surface modification method according to claim 12, wherein in producing the surface modification composition, the modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain is further mixed with water at the same time.
15. The surface modification method according to claim 12, further comprising: adding water to the surface modification composition after producing the surface modification composition and before applying the surface modification composition onto the surface of the oxide layer.
16. A surface modification composition, concurrently comprising:
a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain;
a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid; and
a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound.
17. The surface modification composition according to claim 16, further comprising water.
18. A surface modification composition set, comprising:
a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain;
a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid; and
a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound.
19. An antifouling structure precursor, comprising:
a modification layer that contains a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain; and an oxide layer that has a surface entirely covered with the modification layer,
wherein the modification layer is derived from a surface modification composition simultaneously including:
a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain;
a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid; and
a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound,
has an uneven film thickness and comprises a comparatively thick area and a comparatively thin area that is dispersed in the comparatively thick area,
a coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area is equal to or greater than 10%,
the comparatively thick area is an area having a cohesion of 3.11 nN or more, and
the cohesion is measured by vertically moving a scanner of an atomic force microscope (AFM) on a surface of the antifouling structure precursor to obtain a force curve and quantitatively evaluating cohesion acting between a probe and a specimen from the force curve.
20. The antifouling structure precursor according to claim 19,
wherein the comparatively thick area has the coverage rate within a range from 24.7% to 85.3%.
21. An antifouling structure, comprising: an antifouling structure precursor, and a lubricant oil on a surface of the antifouling structure precursor,
wherein the antifouling structure precursor comprises: a modification layer that contains a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain; and an oxide layer that has a surface entirely covered with the modification layer,
the modification layer is derived from a surface modification composition simultaneously including:
a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain;
a first modification accelerator containing an inorganic acid; and
a second modification accelerator containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal, a metal salt and an organometallic compound,
has uneven film thickness and comprises a comparatively thick area and a comparatively thin area dispersed in the comparatively thick area,
a coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area is equal to or greater than 10%,
the comparatively thick area is an area having a cohesion of 3.11 nN or more, and
the cohesion is measured by vertically moving a scanner of an atomic force microscope (AFM) on a surface of the antifouling structure precursor to obtain a force curve and quantitatively evaluating cohesion acting between a probe and a specimen from the force curve.
22. The antifouling structure according to claim 21,
wherein the comparatively thick area has the coverage rate within a range from 24.7% to 85.3%.
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