title: Fluorogel elastomers with tunable transparency, elasticity, shape-memory, and antifouling properties.
abstract: Omniphobic fluorogel elastomers were prepared by photocuring perfluorinated acrylates and a perfluoropolyether crosslinker. By tuning either the chemical composition or the temperature that control the crystallinity of the resulting polymer chains, a broad range of optical and mechanical properties of the fluorogel can be achieved. After infusing with fluorinated lubricants, the fluorogels showed excellent resistance to wetting by various liquids and anti-biofouling behavior, while maintaining cytocompatiblity.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (USA). yaoxi@seas.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Stuart S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Philseok
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Meredith
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Alvarenga
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aizenberg
keywords: antifouling; omniphobic surface; polymer gel; shape memory; surface chemistry