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Sanghyuk Wooh1, Noemí Encinas1, Doris Vollmer1
1Department of Physics at Interfaces, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128, Mainz, Germany.
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Abstract:
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) can be grafted to metal-oxide photocatalysts such as titanium oxide by simple UV irradiation in solution or melt. The PDMS graft metal oxides are still photocatalytically active. They are hydrophobic, liquid repellent, self-cleaning, prevent biofouling and are long-term stable even in UV light.
