title: Organic/inorganic hybrid nano-microstructured coatings on insulated substrates by electrospray deposition.
abstract: Organic/inorganic hybrid nano-microstructured coatings on insulated polymer films were prepared by electrospray deposition (ESD) from an acrylic resin/silica sol blend solution. The surface morphologies of the coated films were observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The SEM images showed that a nano-microscaled fibrous structure was formed on the film. The fiber diameter decreased from 4.4 microm to 600 nm with the increase in the silica sol content. Energy-dispersive X-ray analysis also revealed that silica atoms were homogeneously distributed in the fibrous structure on the polymer film. These results indicated that the ESD method is potentially a useful option for producing nano-microstructured coatings on not only conductive, but also insulating surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, and International Research Center of Macromolecular Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1-S8-27 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan.
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizukoshi
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nitta
authors.forename: Mie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tanioka
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamagata