PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Miller, Vojtěch
AU  - Bakalova, Totka
AU  - Exnar, Petr
AU  - Lovětinská Šlamborová, Irena
AU  - Louda, Petr
TI  - Mechanical Resistance of Hydrophobic Inorganic-Organic Nanolayers with Antifouling Effect
DP  - 2018 Oct 1
TA  - Manufacturing Technology Journal
PG  - 781--786
VI  - 18
IP  - 5
AID - 10.21062/ujep/177.2018/a/1213-2489/MT/18/5/781
IS  - 12132489
AB  - This paper deals with the preparation, composition and mechanical resistance of inorganic-organic nanolayers with built-in hydrophobic groups through sol-gel synthesis. The components of the nanolayers are 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate, tetraethyl orthosilicate and hydrophobic chains - hydrocarbon chains in the range of 8 to 16 carbons. The study is aimed at evaluating the mechanical properties of prepared nanolayers with different hydrophobic chains compared to a reference sample without any hydrophobic groups. An abrasion resistance test was performed on several selected nanolayers with the best hydrophobic and antifouling properties. In the framework of the research, nanolayers prepared with polymerization achieved by heating at 85 °C or 150 °C were compared. The best mechanical properties and hydrophobicity of prepared nanolayers was AF12 with a hexadecyl hydrocarbon chain polymerized at 150 °C. These nanolayers are suitable for marine, underwater or any other hydrophobic application results from performed research.