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Anti-Fogging/Self-Healing Properties of Clay-Containing Transparent Nanocomposite Thin Films
Matt W England1, Chihiro Urata1, Gary J Dunderdale1
1National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) , 2266-98, Anagahora, Shimoshidami, Nagoya 463-8560, Japan.
Abstract:
Highly transparent antifogging films were successfully prepared on various substrates, including glass slides, silicon, copper and PMMA, by spin-coating a mixture of polyvinylpyrrolidone and aminopropyl-functionalized, nanoscale clay platelets. The resulting films were superhydrophilic and showed more than 90% transmission of visible light, as well as excellent antifogging and self-healing properties.
