@article {837506, title = {Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, Shape- Memory, and Antifouling Properties}, journal = {Angew. Chem. Int. Ed}, volume = {53}, year = {2014}, note = {We thank Dr. M. Aizenberg for discussions. This work was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) under award number DE-AR0000326.}, pages = {4418-4422}, 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 resist- ance to wetting by various liquids and anti-biofouling behavior, while maintaining cytocompatiblity.

}, doi = {10.1002/anie.201310385}, url = {http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27662698}, author = {X. Yao and S. Dunn and Kim, P. and M. Duffy and J. Alvarenga and Aizenberg, J.} }