Bioinspired Surface Treatments for Improved Decontamination: Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane (POSS)

Abstract

This effort evaluates bioinspired coatings for use in a top-coat type application to identify those technologies that may improve decontamination capabilities for painted surfaces. This report details results for evaluation of a slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) based on a textured fluoropolymer layer. Retention of the simulants paraoxon, methyl salicylate, dimethyl methylphosphate, and diisopropyl fluorophosphates following treatment of contaminated surfaces with a soapy water solution is reported. Wetting behaviors and target droplet diffusion on the surfaces are also discussed. Evaluation of the surface performance following VX, HD, and GD contamination is also reported.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 23, 2018
Accession Number
AD1051637

Entities

People

  • Anthony P. Malanoski
  • Brandy J. Johnson
  • Brian J Melde
  • Martin Moore

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Engineering
  • Ethylene Glycol
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Heptanes
  • Hydrophilic Properties
  • Hydrophobic Properties
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Plastics
  • Resistance
  • Self Assembled Monolayers
  • Surface Energy
  • Surface Finishing
  • Water

Readers

  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology